Poker Stars Boosted by Poker Resolution
After what some in the poker industry are calling “Black Friday”, October 13th, when US President George W Bush signed into law legislation that shook up the world of online poker, some online poker rooms have actually benefited while others suffer. Many online poker rooms, mostly those that are publicly traded on stock exchanges, have left the US market, driving their former customers to those who have stayed behind. Poker Stars, already one of the top performers in the industry, has shot to the top of the billing thanks to the influx of American poker players looking for a safe port in the storm.
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Casino poker language:
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- 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.
- DEAD MONEY - Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
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