The Rookie

Danny, Megan, Earl, Maude and the Rookie were seated at a table at the rear of the Carnegie Deli, steps away from the Mirage poker room.

“Well,” Earl asked the Rookie. “Are you sure you’re ready to give it a try? No limit Hold’Em is a rough game.”

The Rookie nodded.

“Ready as I’ll ever be, Uncle Earl.”

Danny leaned across the table, “Tell me again why you think so?”

“Been studying the game,” the Rookie said. “Reading books. Running hands on the computer. Plus, I’ve been winning pretty regularly at the games in school.”

“What’s your major?”

“Computer science.”

“You must be pretty good at math?”

“Getting my share of As and Bs,” the Rookie answered, with a shy smile.

“Then you understand pot odds?”

The Rookie nodded. “It’s the amount of money in the pot verses what it will cost you to call the hand. In some situations, it’s wo… Continue reading The Rookie

Fri, November 18th, 2005

Poker terminology:

LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
POSITION - One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.
COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
FLOORMAN - The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.

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