Football Hurt Online Poker Room
When Pacific Poker and 888.com announced their gaming revenues, the numbers showed a drop in the three months to June 30, and football is to blame. 888.com representatives have pointed to the Euro 2008 football tournament as the culprit, saying that online poker players stopped playing during the run of the tournament to watch it on the television. Poker revenues were down an average of $116 per player…
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Casino poker language:
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
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