Armed With Psychological Savvy and Clinical Experience, The Poker Ph.D. Finishes the World Series of Poker $264,000
Plantation, FL (PRWEB) July 19, 2006 - Even novice poker players know that a key to success in this classic card game is watching for other players tells subtle physical or behavioral signs of what an opponent is thinking or feeling, indicating what kind of hand they have.
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Poker glossary:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- 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".
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
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