PKR to Hit Record Numbers

The first ever virtual reality poker room online is going strong according to a recent press release. Online poker room PKR.com has experienced fast growth and is expected to hit 1.5 million registered users at some point in February of 2008. This is great news for the room, which has reached an average of 10,000 players logged on at the same time during peak hours, numbers that put it on par with many of the popular poker room giants that have been online a lot longer than PKR…

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Poker lingo:

BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
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.
DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.

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