New Poker Reality Show Kicks Off

A highly anticipated new poker reality television show featuring four professionals hit US screens on Sunday.

HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.

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