Another Euro Merger: Playtech Purchases Tribeca
Hot on the heels of a press release issued last week, concerning the departure of U.K.-based poker network Tribeca Tables from the U.S. market, comes word that Tribeca itself will be purchased by rival Playtech. The deal is expected to make Playtech the
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Casino poker language:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
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