With a chip and a chair, anything’s possible
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 because they are short-stacked. Well, would you believe that World Series of Poker champion Jack…
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Poker dictionary:
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- 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".
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
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