Poker: Rules avoid confusion, maybe even losing money
There is no question that poker is a game of many fine details. Most players know the ranks of hands and general flow of a game, but there are a lot of hidden rules that can be easy to forget. It’s always embarrassing when you do.
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Poker slang:
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- ON TILT - Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- HOLE CARDS - In Stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.
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