Inside the Poker Tour - 62 - Jesus Versus Vos
I am very interested in breaking down a hand and discussing it. The hand in question was reported in an email from Full Tilt earlier this month, where I come to a different conclusion than the one that the email reporter came to….
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Poker slang:
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- ASSAULT RIFLE - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
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