Phil Hellmuth Loses $69 000 on Bad Bluff
September 14 - Even the world’s top-rated poker professionals sometimes make costly mistakes, such as high-roller poker pro Phil Hellmuth who recently lost $69 000 in a ‘bad bluff’ on a recent episode of TV poker show, High Stakes Poker…
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Useful poker terms:
- 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.
- NO-LIMIT POKER - A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- OVERCALL - To call a bet after one or more players already called.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
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