Poker’s not all that hard - just follow the script
While at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City recently, my opponent moved all-in for $5,500 on a board of K-Q-8-2-2. I had Q-Q, and $40,000 in chips in front of me, which made for an easy call — but still, I looked into my opponents menacing clear blue eyes and asked, “Bluffing, Coach?'’Now ‘’Coach'’ peered down at his hole cards, exposing them to the four beautiful cheerleaders in full uniform standing behind him.Suddenly, the cheerleaders stepped into formation, and began the following cheer,
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Casino poker language:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
- MAIN POT - The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.
- FLUSH - A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
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