Inside Gaming: Macau to the Rescue
Last week, Inside Gaming reported on the stream of dismal accounting sheets produced by casino operators during the second quarter of 2010. But the major international companies, including the Sands, the Wynn, and MGM, all found one bright spot on…
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Poker terminology:
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- 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.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
- 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.
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