Murky law makes Poker website a legal gamble and bars US residents

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The LA Times reports today that while American players drive the $2.4-billion online poker market, but the profits they generate flow overseas to the foreign companies that dominate the business.

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REBUY - [1] To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed. [2] The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.
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.
DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.

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