Playing a short stack isn’t really a big deal

When playing in a poker tournament you’ll often find yourself in situations where you’re short-stacked in relation to the blinds. This can happen for a number of reasons. Maybe you’ve lost a big hand, or perhaps the cards just haven’t been coming for you. Whatever the cause, you have limited options, but you do have options. Too often I see players go all-in with garbage hands, essentially giving up, since they are short-stacked. Well, would you believe that World Series of Poker champion, Jack Str…

Poker dictionary:

AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
STAKE - The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.
ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)

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