Labrokes Poker Joins Cruise Industry
Hot on the heels of Ladbrokes public backing of UK poker regulation, Ladbrokes has announced that they will be setting sail on the high seas of poker cruising with LadbrokesPoker.com Poker Cruise in the Caribbean. Setting sail in January of 2008, Ladbrokes will stake over ten million dollars on the cruise, with an expected compliment of over a thousand players on a nine day poker journey. A two million dollar prize pool for the main event, and a $5,500 buy in will get you a seat…
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Casino poker language:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
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