Calculating odds and ratios isn?t that great a challenge
Someone suggested that not all my readers are comfortable with mathematics, and so I would never reach a significant part of the constituency to which I wish to preach. ?No reader left behind? is the motto here, so let?s have a little fun with maths today, and see if we can?t help the numerically challenged.We?ll start slowly. If you toss a coin in the air, what are the chances it will come down heads? There are several answers, all correct. Since there are two possibilities, heads and tails, th
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Useful poker terms:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- DEALER'S CHOICE - In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.
- BOARD - The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.
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