WPT Enterprises to Go Ahead with International Plans for Professional Poker Tour
Despite an ongoing legal dispute with the U.S.-based Travel Channel about domestic broadcasting rights, WPT Enterprises has announced that it is looking for sponsors to distribute its new poker series, the Professional Poker Tour (PPT), internationally. According to Steven Lipscomb, President and CEO of WPTE, this new venture falls in line with the company’s goal of driving people in overseas markets to our international online gaming business.
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Poker slang:
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- RING GAME - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
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