European Poker Tour Events Differ From U.S.
Poker is, and always has been, a global game. A game that crosses borders and language barriers to people of all nations and cultures; yet, primarily due to Hollywood but in no small part to the American ideal of doing thing in a big way, poker is often seen as an American game, at least one that Americans dominate in. This past year shows that times may be changing…
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Poker slang:
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- SPREAD LIMIT - A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- OPEN-HANDED - A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
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