Stuck with a short stack? Don’t give up yet

When playing in a poker tournament you’ll often find yourself in situations where you’re short-stacked in relation to the blinds. This can happen for a number of reasons. Maybe you’ve lost a big hand, or perhaps the cards just haven’t been coming for you.Whatever the cause, you have limited options, but you do have options.Too often I see players go all-in with garbage hands, essentially giving up, since they are short-stacked. Well, would you believe that World Series of Poker champion, Jack St

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Poker lexicon:

• MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
• SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
• PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
• FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
• POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
• KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.