Myths Surround Video Poker
My favorite subject on almost any casino game is the myths and fallacies surrounding that particular game. Just like blackjack, video poker is not exempt from myths.
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Poker slang:
- MITES AND LICE - A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- 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.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
- 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.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
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