ESPN’s gamble on TV poker pays dividends
Six years ago, ESPN took a gamble on poker. The cable network increased its coverage of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event in 2003, and cashed in. read mor
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Poker slang:
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
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