Chuck Blount on poker: When it comes to coin flips, try weighing rewards
Nothing gets more television poker love than the almighty “coin flip,” where a smaller pair is up against two overcards for all the money.
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Poker glossary:
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
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