Despite UIGEA 888.com profits up 34%
888 Holdings released preliminary financial results for 2006 today. Despite abandoning the US market in October 2006, representing 55% of it’s business, 888 Holdings’ profits before tax were up 34% to $90.5 million.
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Poker terminology:
- 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.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
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