What makes a good poker player? Patience and willingness to learn
Hamburg - The wave of interest in poker is not receding and it continues to boom on the internet. Apart from that, in countries like Germany, hardly a weekend without passes without one or more tournaments in large cities. But it hasn’t fully overcom…
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Poker terminology:
- POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- 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.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
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