POKER: The small pots add up to big pay
Much of the poker that you see on television involves big stacks and big bets. But those hands are only a small percentage of the thousands of pots played in a tournament.
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Poker dictionary:
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- OUT - [1] A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2. [2] Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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