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 slang:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
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