PartyGaming poker sales stall
A new customer loyalty scheme hit poker sales at PartyGaming , but this was mitigated by a strong showing from the online gambling companys growing casino business.
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Poker jargon:
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
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