Heart-rate monitors true test of poker face
Las Vegas In poker, its common to see pros covering up to keep from revealing their emotions and tipping their hands. Phil Unabomber Laak hides his head in a sweatshirt hood.
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Poker lingo:
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
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