Wednesday January 02, 2008 - 14:58 EST
PokerStars became the first poker site in history to reach more than 20,000 simultaneous real money players, according to PokerScout.com. The site first reached the 20,000-real money player plateau on Dec. 27, but then shattered its own record with a new high of 22,293 players just three days later.
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- WillHill Grand Prix II to air on Sky from Wednesday 17th January
- Tournament Results - Aussie Millions
- Betfair Poker Offers January Bonus Boost
- Caribbean Adventure Won by Grad Student
- Website Snafu Creates Free Money Fiasco at Party Poker
- Iowa Stars Face-Off Poker Tournament
- Poker Players in Oklahoma and Missouri Can Play for Thousands This January
- Park City’s Harry O’s host celebrity poker match
- L. A. Poker Classic Kicks Off Today
- Tournament Results - WPT 2005 L.A. Poker Classic
- Canadian Student Poker Launched
- United Kingdom Poker Report: A Very ‘Devilfish’ January
Poker talk:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- 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.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
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