WSOP Main Event on ESPN: Hellmuth’s Entrance, Hand of the Week and Our MVP
Say what you want about Phil Hellmuth, but at least he (or his publicist) is creative. The second week of ESPN’s coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off with the eleven-time bracelet winner’s Day 1 entrance…
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Poker terminology:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- BRODERICK CRAWFORD - In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
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