Small Stakes Tournaments Part 6: The Fourth Street Thief
Recently a friend and I were having a conversation about various “moves” in No-Limit Hold’em Tournaments. In my previous two articles, I discussed several moves. In this article we will take a look at one last move, breaking it down to understand not only this move but the conditions for any move to work.
We had some fun trying to come up with a name for this very simple play when “The Fourth Street Thief” came up. The name fits since you will usually pick up the pot on the turn when used. In short, you call a raise from the blinds pre-flop, check-call on the flop, then take the lead by betting the turn. While there’s nothing profound about the action, you can easily exploit many types of players.
It requires the following conditions:
1. You are in one of the blinds
2. Your opponent enters for a… Continue reading Small Stakes Tournaments Part 6: The Fourth Street Thief
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Useful poker terms:
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- CHECK RAISE - To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- 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.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
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