888 online poker revenues surge
LONDON (Reuters) - Online casino and poker room 888 888.L on Thursday reported a 56 percent year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter revenues and a 138 percent increase in poker revenues.
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Poker argot:
- MILES OF BAD ROAD - Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- BIG BOBTAIL - An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
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