The ‘Other’ Games of Poker: Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better
This week’s ‘other’ poker game is a curious hybrid of two familiar poker forms. Pot-limit Omaha 8 or better (PLO8) combines the volatility and enormous pots of pot-limit Omaha hi and the patience and finesse required in limit Omaha hi-lo.
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Casino poker language:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- DOYLE BRUNSON - In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
- AMERICAN AIRLINES - In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.
- PROP - Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
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