Another Bid for Harrah’s?
Is Harrah’s in play again? It seems that investors think so. On Friday, not only did the stock bump up over a dollar, but the options volumes were unusually heavy. On December 19, 2006, Harrah’s agreed…
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Poker slang:
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- OPEN - Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.
- UNDER THE GUN - The position that has to act first in a round of betting.
- TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
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