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 argot:
- BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
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