Online Poker News Archive - January 2008

On this page we’ve listed summaries of the most important news events of January 2008

FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.
REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
FORCED BET - In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.
POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.

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