The Nightly Turbo: Matt Savage Announced as Executive Tour Director of the WPT, PokerStars Baltic Festival Update, and More

The World Poker Tour has announced Matt Savage as the Executive Tour Director, the PokerStars Baltic Festival is in full swing, and Gloria Balding likes to shoot things. Check it all out in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.

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Poker dictionary:

• OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
• ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
• SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
• FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
• CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
• BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.