Statistics Predict Online Poker as the Main Revenue Source for World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) recently-launched online poker venture could eventually supersede the WPT-brand television shows as the number one source of revenue for WPT Enterprises. This, according to company officials, is likely to happen in the coming years based on growth figures cited from a study of worldwide online poker income potential. While it is unlikely that WPTOnline poker revenues will exceed those of the WPT television programming in 2006, company CEO Steve Lipscomb didn’t rule out the possibility that it could happen quite soon.
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Useful poker terms:
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- 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.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
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