Ladbrokes considering bid for 888
Executives of gaming group Ladbrokes have flown to Israel this weekend to hammer out a £470m takeover of online betting company 888.
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Poker dictionary:
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- 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.)
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