NBC greenlights poker-based game show
By Jeff Labrecque ‘’Face the Ace,'’ hosted by Steve Schirripa, pits average Joes vs. poker pros; show will debut in prime time before moving to Saturday afternoons
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Poker lexicon:
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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