Absolute Poker to Stand By US Players
When the Safe Ports Act was passed last week, and along with it the attached Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, many poker rooms immediately hoisted sails and shipped out of the American online poker market, but others have taken a more cautious, wait and see, approach. One such company, that states that it has more flexibility because it is privately owned, is Absolute Poker, the fourth largest online poker company. Confident in their ability to provide the same level of service to their US customers, Absolute Poker recently pointed out that there was nothing specific in the act that would prevent US players from playing on their site.
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Casino poker language:
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
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