WPT Enterprises Files Answer in Antitrust Law Suit
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — WPT Enterprises, Inc. filed its answer today in the United States District Court, Central District in response to a case filed on July 19, 2006, by seven poker players alleging certain anti-competitive and unfair business practices. A copy of the answer can be found on WPTE’s media website: www.media.worldpokertour.com.WPTE has engaged Makan Delrahim of the Washington, D.C. law firm of Brownstein, Hyatt and Farber to work in conjunction with the fir
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Useful poker terms:
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- 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.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- BLANK - Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank.".
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