Poker Guy | Ideas on starting hands often don’t tell the tale
A LOT OF poker literature offers suggestions on starting hands from various positions, but so much of the game is situational - based on stack sizes, opponents, betting amounts and position, among other things.
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Poker glossary:
- OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- MARKED CARDS - Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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