Steal (poker)

In poker, a steal is a type of a bluff, a raise during the first betting round made with an inferior hand and meant to make other players fold superior hands because of shown strength. A steal is normally either an "ante steal" or "blind steal" (depending on whether the game being played uses antes or blinds).

Steals are done with hands less valuable than what might normally be considered a raising hand, normally a below average one, with the hope that the few players remaining will not have a hand worth calling the raise, thereby winning the antes or blinds without further action. This play is used either in late position after several people have folded, or when the game is short-handed. Steals happen more often in tournament situations due to the escalating ante/blind structure making the starting pot quite valuable.

While steals don't win much money per hand, they can accumulate to considerable profit if the players to the left of the stealer are tight enough not to contest enough steals. Of course, skilled players will recognize repeated steal plays and frequently reraise for defense.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which he is not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or out at the next base, but the official scorer rules on the question of credit or blame for the advance under Rule 10.

A stolen base most often occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is pitching the ball to home plate.

Successful base-stealing requires not only that the runner be fast but also have good baserunning instincts and timing.

Background

Ned Cuthbert, playing for the Philadelphia Keystones in either 1863 or 1865, was the first player to steal a base in a baseball game, although the term stolen base was not used until 1870. For a time in the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a base hit from another player. For example, if a runner on first base reached third base on a single, it counted as a steal. In 1887, Hugh Nicol set a still-standing Major League record with 138 stolen bases, many of which would not have counted under modern rules. Modern steal rules were fully implemented in 1898.

Steal (game show)

Steal is a Saturday evening game show that was produced by Central Television and aired on ITV in 1990 and lasted for 20 episodes and was hosted by Mark Walker, who was the son of Roy Walker first & longest ever host of Catchphrase, with Stephen Rhodes as announcer. It featured an animated and computerised 'catburglar' called Jools who also featured in mini computer game challenges throughout the game. Other features of the game were the squares on the grid that had prizes such as cash, swag and the burglars mask which allowed the contestants to steal any prize from the other contestants.

Main game

Two male-female teams (married, engaged, siblings, good friends, etc.) competed in two rounds of gameplay to steal cash and prizes.

To start the game off, Walker read a toss-up question. The first to buzz-in with the right answer gained control of a 16-square grid with different squares on them, playing a memory game of sorts: