All About Poker ‘Home Games’
Before I start, let me clarify what I consider home games. These are poker games that are put on for profit by someone other than a licensed casino. it is not your brother Billy Bob and the family, playing poker in the parlor for a few bucks. It certainly isn’t your buddies that get together once in a while to play a game, drink some beer and buy pizza! Those are social games where you may lose a few bucks, but you’re glad you’re there with all your close friends etc.
What I’m talking about are organized games that you can find in just about every city in the country. A promoter buys a professional poker table and chips, hires a couple of dealers, and then spreads the word it is by invitation only. The latter is because these games are quite illegal by virtue of their taking a rake for profit. if a plainclothes officer were to sit in on the game it would be disastrous for all present. Hence, the secur… Continue reading All About Poker ‘Home Games’
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Poker argot:
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- 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.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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