Chuck Blount: Poker tradition has always been in the cards
All in all, it’s pretty safe to say that poker players are a pretty forgiving bunch. Understanding the nature of the game, they will chuckle when dealt a bad beat â a statistical improbability that causes you to lose a pot.
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Poker jargon:
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- 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".
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
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