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:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
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