The Nightly Turbo: NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, North American Poker Tour, and More

We have a few confirmations for the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, some news about the PokerStars North American Poker Tour, and more. As always, you’ll have to read below to get the info.

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Poker dictionary:

• SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
• ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
• 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.
• HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
• DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
• DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.