Chuck Blount: Truth be told, not much to say about your various poker ‘tells’

When it comes to playing live poker, whether in a casino or home-game setting, a lot is made out of the aspect of the game that relates to picking up your opponents’ physical “tells.”

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Poker dictionary:

BICYCLE - The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.
FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
TABLE STAKES - A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
NUT / NUTS - The best possible hand of a given class. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.
LOCK - A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.

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