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  2. Glossary of poker terms - Wikipedia

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    act. To make a play (check, bet, call, raise, or fold) at the required time, compare to in turn. acting out of turn. A player in poker that either announces their actions or physically plays before their turn (checks, folds etc.). Sometimes players act out of turn intentionally to get a read out of other players.

  3. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    It can also mean athletic football club, as seen in AFC Bournemouth. [22] Against the run of play – a goal scored, or a win or draw achieved, by a side that was being clearly outplayed. [23] Aggregate or aggregate score – combined score of matches between two teams in a two-legged match. [24]

  4. Final Score - Wikipedia

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    Final Score is a BBC Television football news and results programme produced by BBC Sport. The programme is broadcast on late Saturday afternoons in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, usually on BBC One. BBC Northern Ireland opts away during the last ten minutes to cover local results in Final Score from Northern Ireland, normally just after ...

  5. Poker - Wikipedia

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    While poker's exact origin is the subject of debate, many game scholars point to the French game Poque and the Persian game As-Nas as possible early inspirations. [3] For example, in the 1937 edition of Foster's Complete Hoyle, R. F. Foster wrote that "the game of poker, as first played in the United States, five cards to each player from a twenty-card pack, is undoubtedly the Persian game of ...

  6. Tony Bloom - Wikipedia

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    1. Anthony Grant BloomMBE(born 20 March 1970) is an English sports bettor, pokerplayer, and entrepreneur. He is the majority owner and chairman of Premier Leaguefootballclub Brighton & Hove Albion, and investor in and minority shareholder of Belgian First Division Ateam Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. [1] Poker and betting.

  7. Buying in (poker) - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Buying in (poker) In poker and gaming, " buying in " is the process of entering a tournament that requires an up-front payment. The size of the payment, otherwise known as the " buy in ", determines the total winning prize pool and also contains a fee, otherwise known as the rake, that is paid to the house. [1]

  8. List of British football commentators - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of media commentators and writers in the United Kingdom on the sport of Association football. A number of football players have had a second career as writers or commentators. However, many commentators never played the game at a professional level such as Dale Rowlinson and Gaz Mallachan, yet they have gone on to become famous names associated with the game.

  9. Timeline of BBC Sport - Wikipedia

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    14 August – To coincide with the BBC regaining rights to highlights of the Premier League, BBC Sport launches an afternoon-long football scores service Score Interactive. The programme is broadcast from 14:30 until 18:00 on the BBC's interactive service, the BBC Red Button. The BBC had operated an in-vision scores service on Saturday ...