STEVE ROSENBLOOM: Things change quickly in poker
One of the keys to winning no-limit hold ‘em tournaments is to pay attention. Sounds basic, sure, but because the blinds and the button move after every hand, and because stack sizes do the same, poker becomes a situational game.
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Poker dictionary:
- 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.
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
- 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.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
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