North American Poker Tour, ESPN2 reach TV deal
The newly formed North American Poker Tour says it has reached an agreement with cable network ESPN2 to air 16 one-hour episodes of its tournaments. The tour, owned by poker event consultant Global Poker Tours Ltd., begins a six-day series of tournaments at the Venetian casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday.
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Useful poker information:
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
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