More Online Poker and Casino Acquisitions in the Cards for Empire Online

Online poker and casino operator Empire Online posted preliminary results today for the 2005 fiscal year, citing considerable growth, while at the same time recognizing the hostile environment currently surrounding online gaming in the U.S. legislature. This has been quite a momentous year for Empire Online.

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Useful poker terms:

PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.

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