Online Poker Software Sees 30 Percent Growth
Poker Pages Industry Index recently released figures showing that online poker casinos that offer free software saw a 30 percent growth in the first quarter of the year. This figure is in comparison with the same period in the year prior. This news is important to an industry that many claim to be on a downward trend, but industry experts anticipate that the growth will continue as the theme for 2006.
The founder of Poker Pages Industry Index, Mark Napolianto, has said that the online casino poker industry has seen growth that is boosted by intense interest in live poker tournament software…
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Poker talk:
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- 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.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BUTTON - A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
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