U.S. DoJ Seizes Internet Gaming Merchants’ Funds from Citadel Commerce
The British Columbia-based online payment processor Citadel Commerce announced this week the U.S. Department of Justice had seized $9.25 million of its funds, most of which belonged to internet gaming merchants…
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Poker jargon:
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- OVERPAIR - In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
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