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 argot:
- BEE No. 92 (TM) - Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.

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