Idol Gossip: Warming up for poker tour
Talk show host Montel Williams surprised the poker room crowd at Borgata recently when he slipped into a seat at a table and spent a few hours playing. Williams said his unannounced visit was a “warm-up” session; he intends to return Sept. 16-20 for the World Poker Tour tournament at Borgata. …
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Poker jargon:
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
- BIG BLIND - A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
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