Party Gaming Awarded French Online Poker License

July 2 - Online poker for French Party Gaming players will be offered on www.partypoker.fr.

HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
SCOOP - To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.

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