Former 888 CEO Summoned In French Gambling Investigation
France’s recent moves to restrict or ban certain forms of Internet gambling received confirmation with the news that that country’s authorities have summoned former 888 Holdings CEO John Anderson to an ‘interview’…
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Poker slang:
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
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