Online Poker Domain Names Going On Auction
In an interesting move the U.S. Gaming Exchange is auctioning off more than 1,600 domain names on eBay. The bidding starts January 6th and goes on through January 16th, giving plenty of chance for late comers to join in the bidding and, likely, drive the price through the roof.
The 1,633 domain names are all gambling related, and all end with the extension of dot com (as opposed to dot net or dot org.) With keyword rich names like poker, blackjack, Omaha, Texas Hold’em and the like, the U.S…
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Poker jargon:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
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