More Online Poker Rooms Continue to Populate Cyberspace

While the United States Congress continues to debate the merits of legalizing or outlawing online poker, the proliferation of online poker rooms has not slowed down. A few months ago the estimated number of online poker rooms was around 400; and recent studies show that now there are around 600 operating poker rooms. An independent poker web site which offers information about the online world of poker, conducted a survey…

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Poker terminology:

SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
SET - In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.
CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
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.
BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.

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