Player manipulates pot with an unbeatable hand
The point of today’s hand is about maximizing value when you flop the stone-cold nuts or something close. But this hand also gives some insight into the kind of mental games some pros will play, perhaps getting less money out of a big hand in order to get into a player’s head, leading to a bigger payoff later. At the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic in February 2006, the blinds were $200 to Save
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Poker slang:
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- POCKET PAIR - Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.
- 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.
- LEAK - To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
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