Two PartyGaming Founders Leave Board
In April, internet poker giant, PartyGaming, announced that its then CEO, Richard Segal, would be stepping down. Yesterday, the company announced …
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Poker lingo:
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- 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.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.

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