NYC transit strike means boom for poker
It was no coincidence that record numbers of people played online Texas Hold’em poker on the same day New York City’s transit system was shut down by a strike.
Marty Wallace, chief operating officer for DoylesRoom.com, told the Chicago Tribune the site usually has 3,000 to 3,500 people playing during business hours, but Tuesday, the count jumped as high as 6,500 players.
“At first we didn’t know what was going on with the flood of players we were getting from New York City,” he said.
BetOnSports.com’s poker room also experienced a 30-35 percent increase…
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Poker talk:
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
- 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.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
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