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 terminology:
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- ON THE COME - A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.
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