WSOP Stories: Boyd, Bolotin, Luong Show Short-Handed Savvy
Poker tournaments are rooted in the idea of variance. No matter how well one plays, it is incredibly difficult to obtain consistent results. What is amazing about Event #45, the $5,000 short-handed no-limit hold’em tourney, is that…
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Poker lexicon:
- WHITE BLACKBIRD - A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- FAVORITE - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
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