Steve Rosenbloom on Poker: TV exposure give players a read on their opponents
Many of the top pros believe that poker is a game of people, not cards. They develop an ability to read players, and they start with reading themselves.
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Poker lexicon:
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- 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.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
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