NBC puts poker in primetime
New series ‘Face the Ace’ will pit amateurs against pros NBC is betting that televised poker can be a prime-time draw for viewers — at least for a couple of Saturday nights in the summer.
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Poker talk:
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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