Tilt Driven

Some tables in the poker room seem to be more distressful than others. Several years ago, I was playing blackjack while on a waiting list to play poker. The dealer said that there was a fight in the poker room earlier that day. He said that they were even throwing fists. I said, “It must have been on the Omaha Hi-Lo table!” He said, “Yeah! You’re right! How did you know?”

It seemed to me that there were more arguments at that table than any of the rest. So, I started doing some research to see what was different about the Omaha table. My conclusion is that the game attracts too many of the same personality types and when there’s a problem they are all right and none of them will concede it. That personality type is the “Boss” that I discuss in my book Beyond Tells.

The “Boss” is described as being very structured and very aggressive. This personality type is highly opinionated, and expects others to play the game in a perfect manner. Their distress pattern is predictable… Continue reading Tilt Driven

Thu, December 1st, 2005

Poker slang:

TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
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.)
SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
RAGS - Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.
CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".

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