eCOGRA study profiles poker and casino players
The largest and most comprehensive global study of online gambling and gamblers was unveiled to the press at the International Casino Exhibition in London this week.
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Poker glossary:
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- FOURTH STREET - In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).
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