Kill Pots
In this installment of Improving Performance let’s discuss limit Hold’em games that employ what is known as a kill pot. For the uninitiated, a kill pot occurs when one individual wins two pots in a row and then the stakes for the ensuing hand are doubled.
Some card rooms have a specific threshold that the pot must reach in order for the next pot to be a kill but others view any two wins in a row as good enough to qualify. There are also games that employ a half kill which only raises the stakes by 50%. The kill pot feature adds another dimension to the game and another very good reason to always remain observant of your opponent’s tendencies.
Recently I was playing in a limit Hold’em kill pot game with my friend Jon when he leaned over and made an observation about how he felt most of the table reacted to the stakes being doubled on occasion. Jon said, “Notice how most of the players loosen up when they have a leg up to a kill (having won one pot and if they win the next… Continue reading Kill Pots
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Poker argot:
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- 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.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
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