Sexton’s Corner, Vol 10 – Benny Binion - Genius PR Moves
When we all play poker, there are some interesting stories we’ll come across, just talking and listening to the other players in the game. So it was about one month ago, when I was playing in an action packed Omaha high game…
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Useful poker terms:
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- LATE POSITION - For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.
- WALK - A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.
- TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
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