ON POKER: Raising stakes brings action to the table

Texas Hold’em is a game played in several different formats, including Limit, Spread Limit, Pot Limit, No Limit and No Limit with a cap. Any of these variations also can include an ante. Playing with an ante changes the game significantly and necessitates a change in playing strategy.

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Casino poker language:

• S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
• KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
• FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
• LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
• TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
• CRYING CALL - A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.