World Poker Tour Responds to Lawsuit

During the 37th annual World Series of Poker, seven high profile pro poker players let it be known that they had filed legal proceedings against the World Poker Tour, citing antitrust violations, among other things. The crux of the lawsuit was that the WPT was infringing on the pro players and their right to seek other relationships in order to make money on their image, something that the WPT does by using their images and likenesses. In their response, which runs 22 pages, to the lawsuit, the WPT picked an interesting avenue of counter attack…

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SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.

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