Drawing pocket jacks is no walk in the park
Many Texas Hold ‘em players hate getting dealt two jacks because they feel they’re unlucky with them. Well, chances are it isn’t that they’re unlucky with these cards. They’re simply overvaluing the hand and misplaying it.
In Hold ‘em, the best hands you can get are A-A, K-K, Q-Q, and then J-J. However, there is a significant difference between the strength of the jacks and the queens. With queens, there are only two overcards cards higher than a queen that could hit on the flop and make Q-Q v
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Poker argot:
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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