Save your chips for strong poker hands
Chicago Tribune Hard poker fact: The best you can do is get your money in the middle when you have the best hand and hope it holds up. Sure, winning is absolutely the best thing, but many of the best players in the world judge their level of play by whether they have read the situation well enough to risk all their money when they are ahead in the hand, knowing that they still can go broke.
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Poker terminology:
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
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