French Follow USA in Online Poker Attitude
French club Le Salon des Ambassadeurs has a tournament coming in the near future, and online poker room Poker Stars is not welcome, according to recent reports. The images of the Poker Stars logo have been banned from the tournament. Online poker in general seems to be taking the hit from French authorities, and online poker advertising in specific, starting with a September 2006 action against the executives of sports betting site BWIN when they were arrested in the South of France…
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Casino poker language:
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.
- RIDER BACK (TM) - A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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