When going gets tough, could be time to go
A few weeks back, I was in Aruba in a $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold ‘em side game with $20-$40 blinds. As I was leaving the game, I witnessed the following hand. This hand involved poker pro Eugene Todd, Masters of Poker DVD producer and Ultimate Blackjack Tour producer Houston Curtis, and 1992 World Champion of Poker Russ Hamilton. I happened to be standing behind Todd and Hamilton and saw both of their hands.With a flop of 5s-6s-8s, Curtis checked. Todd bet out $400, Hamilton made it $1,000 to g
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Poker jargon:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- TOURNAMENT - A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.
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