Online Poker Public Company Doing Well
When a company builds the nerve and the resources to take itself from privately owned to publicly traded, they risk a lot. Their worth is no longer dependant on turning out good product or services and having quality management alone; now they live or die on how the public perceives how well they are running their own company. When an online poker company takes the plunge they face the potential for big swings, but William Hill has been doing very well.
William Hill is one of the leading UK poker sites, actually suffered a bit during 2005 when it came to the online poker portion of the business, possibly due to the enormous growth that sector has seen recently…
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Poker argot:
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- SIXTH STREET - The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
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