New Poker Index Shows Poker Continues Record Setting Pace of Growth
Gibraltar, March 22nd, Planet Ace Gibraltar Ltd- PokerPages.com today launched the PokerPages.com Industry Index (PPII), a new indicator designed to help the poker industry and the public track the popularity of poker worldwide. PokerPages.com Industry Index (PPII) data is based on over $1,000,000,000 in live tournament buy-ins and over 1,100,000 tournament entries since 2000, more than any other source in the world. PokerPages.com’s key Buy-In Index measures changes in total poker tournament bu
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Casino poker language:
- 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.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- THIRD STREET - In Stud, the third card dealt to each player.
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