MARK PILARSKI: Video poker isn’t a teaching tool
QUESTION: Do you feel that video poker is a good place to start learning poker skills for the table game? I figure it’s about the cheapest way to learn. — Gary A.
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Poker jargon:
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- PAT HAND - In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.
- DRAWING DEAD - A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.
- LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
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