Poker Cop: Y is for Yucker
“You have come to The House Of Cards,” says Jenny, “because, for you, playing for money is not enough. Here the stakes are, literally, an arm and a leg. In the early rounds we will play Biblical Rules - the bets will be ‘An Eye For An Eye.’ We will then progress to Vampire Rules, Cannibal Rules, and finally, when we are down to the last two players, Shakespeare’s Rules, when the bet will be ‘A Pound of Flesh.’”
One by one The Small Man leads eliminated players away to the slaughter. Finally only Shemp and I remain. Only one of us will leave this room alive.
I’m up a handful of chips. I’m dealt a 3d3s in the Big Blind. Shemp limps in. The rainbow flop comes
[Qh][Jd][Ks]
Shemp, who never checks, checks.
My “Poker Alarm” goes off, Danger! Jack Thayer, Danger!
Fourth Street brings a Kh. Check. Check. Fifth Street brings a 2d.
Step Away From The Hand!
I ignore the warning … Continue reading Poker Cop: Y is for Yucker
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Poker jargon:
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- BURN - To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.
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