In Texas, we call the 6-9 the "happy meal"

submitted by: Lloyd Shinn last updated: 2005-09-21

The Shuffle Master Automatic shuffling system has greatly enhanced the speed and efficiency of poker games by pre-shuffling the deck for the dealer. This drastically reduces dealer error and eliminates the time is normally takes for the dealer to hand-shuffle the deck.

submitted by: pokerprof last updated: 2005-05-20

The standard fare of most serious home game players. Heavy (8g or 11.5g), very durable chips are readily available and can usually be customized through a hot stamping or decaling process for added security. These chips are injection molded from a particulate filled thermoset (does not soften when heated) plastic around an internal metal slug for that exact “Casino” look and feel. Almost all metal core chips are manufactured in either Taiwan or China.

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-05-05

Actual clay chips were used in the United States during the late 1800's; however, these easily broken chips were quickly replaced by clay filled composites that provided much greater durability and security. In the early part of the 1900’s chips were commonly molded from Plaskon, an ureaformaldehyde molding compound. In the 1930’s die cut metal foil was applied to the chips to give unique identity and added security. Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo Casino with these chips. In the 40’s printed centers appeared and edge spots were added for even greater security. The 1950’s saw most casinos using the newest chips with house designs, logos or both molded into the rim and top of chip. Today the style and materials utilized in the manufacture of gaming chips are unique to the particular casino. Some have metal “coin” centers with structural plastic outer rims. Cloth fiber reinforced polymer molded chips and a just introduced all metal alloy poker chip that is anodized in different brilliant colors

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-05-05

A gambler who travels in order to find illegal games in which to play. MAny noted professional poker players were once rounders including Sailor Roberts and Amarillo Slim Preston.

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-05-04

A 1998 film with Matt Damon (Mike McDermott) about the underground poker scene in New York. This film has become something of a cult classic.

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-05-04

In 1970 the first WSOP at Binion's Horseshoe took place. Johnny Moss was elected by his peers (who included Doyle Brunson and Benny Binion) as the first World Champion of Poker and received a silver cup as a prize. Starting in 1971 all WSOP events have been freezeout tournaments with cash prizes. In 1973 a new event, five-card stud, was added to the main event of no-limit Texas hold 'em. Since then new events have been added and removed. In 2003 and 2004 there were 36 events at the WSOP, including poker games like Omaha and Razz as well as events only for seniors and women. Event winners get, in addition to their prize money, a golden bracelet.

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-05-04

The term 'The Nuts' comes from old west poker games according to poker expert Richard Tennenbaum. When a player wanted to put his horse and wagons in the pot he would place the nuts from the wagon wheels in the pot. Since this would strand the bettor if he had the second best hand, people would only bet 'The Nuts' with the best possible hand.

submitted by: Joe Smith last updated: 2005-04-11

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a collection of poker tournaments with $5000+ buy-in's in which the final six players are filmed for the World Poker Tour Television Series. The tour had its debut season in the latter part of 2002 and early part of 2003, climaxing with the WPT Championship in April 2003 at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first season aired on the American cable station Travel Channel in the spring of 2003.

submitted by: PokerProf last updated: 2005-04-06

The lipstick camera is the table cam used for televised poker events that shows player’s hole cards. Before this invention hit the scene watching televised poker was, as Gary Thompson, director of World Series of Poker operations put it, ‘'watching poker was like watching paint dry”.

submitted by: PokerProf last updated: 2005-04-06