eCogra Approves Pacific Poker

It may be a surprise to the customers of online web site Pacific Poker, but they have just recently been approved by the eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance, or eCogra. Getting the “play it safe” seal of approval makes Pacific Poker part of 111 online casinos that have been approved by the organization, which can do nothing but help Pacific Poker’s already solid standing in the online poker industry. In addition to Pacific Poker, Big Dollar Casino, Wild Jack Poker, and Coliseum Poker have also recently gotten the “play it safe” seal of approval from eCogra after passing the appropriate tests and reviews…

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Poker lingo:

TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
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.
MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.
BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.

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