Poker 101 Crazy play pays off big
Sometimes it pays to be crazy. In poker, being crazy and making irrationally large bets is usually a recipe for disaster. But in the game of no limit hold ‘em there are times when being crazy (along with a little luck) can pay off big.In September 2005, I won an online poker tournament in which one of the craziest plays of my life turned into the pivotal hand that gave me the chip lead for good and gave me the momentum to finish strong.The situation came three-and-a-half hours into a $20 buy-in
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Poker terminology:
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- 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.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
- 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".
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