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 talk:
- RUSH - A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".
- SHOWDOWN - The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).
- 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.
- RAINBOW - In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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