WhichPoker.com Figures Show Exact Effect of UIGEA on Online Poker Rooms, Party Poker and Poker Stars
Figures released by WhichPoker today show the devastating effect of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on those poker rooms which had to pull out the US market. But it also shows that their losses were other’s gains, as PokerStars and Full Tilt gobbled up the extra players.
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Useful poker terms:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
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