Poker Rooms Locked out of US

A number of online poker rooms have been locked out of US access by the United States government. The domain names for major poker rooms FullTilt Poker, PokerStars, Absolute Poker and UB.com have all be sized by the US Department of Justice. US poker players were blocked from many of the poker rooms shortly after and a number of major players in the online poker industry were arrested on Friday, including the founders of three of the poker rooms. In total eleven people were arrested. The details of how this will impact the online poker industry are still developing.

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Poker slang:

TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
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.
SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.

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