ON POKER: Position provides power in Limit Hold’em games
While No Limit Texas Hold’em is the game you’ll usually see being played for millions of dollars on television, Limit Hold’em remains the most popular form of poker today.
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Poker terminology:
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
- CALLER - One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
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