Old Book Makes Great Poker Gift

What do you get for the poker player in your life who has everything? If you play poker, or have a friend or family member who is just nuts about the game, and all the bases are covered when it comes to nice, casino style clay chips, a poker table, plenty of decks of cards, a blind timer, and every poker DVD and book on the market, then there is one more gift he or she will appreciate, and it has been around since 1944.

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior is the name of the book, and it was published in the forties as the first ever book on game theory. In fact, the author of the book is credited with inventing game theory…

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Poker jargon:

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.
STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.

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