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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Casino poker language:
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
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