The Poker Shrink, Vol 34 - The Yerkes-Dodson Law of Arousal

Arousal. See, now I have your attention. The Yerkes-Dodson psychological theorem states that an organism’s performance can be improved if that organism is aroused in some manner. Yes, this concept was first explained during experiments….

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Poker argot:

• LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
• BELLY BUSTER - An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.
• OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
• LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
• TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
• FISH - A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish.".