Mastering The Luck
The role of chance in poker and baseball.
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Poker terminology:
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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