888 Holdings Posts Strong Gains
888 Holdings, owner of Pacific Poker, Casino-On-Net, and Reef Club casino, reported a 59 percent increase in 2005 profit this week. The $65 …
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Poker lexicon:
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
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