Empire Poker Knew Of Possible Damage

Closely watched by investors and poker enthusiast alike, the battle between online poker rooms Empire Online and Party Poker rages on, with new information coming out that could hurt Empire Onlines case.

Party moved to separate the poker system used by its own players from that used by players at its partner companies like Empire. When the change went into effect, it moved all of Partys players to a new and improved platform with better features, while keeping Empire players on an inferior platform. Empire is talking about legal action against Party Poker, since their shares have dropped since the change.

It turns out that Empire Online received a written warning that its relationship with Party Gaming might be changed in a negative way…

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Poker jargon:

DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".

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