Inside Poker: 3/30/2008
The primary concept of a value bet on the river is to find an amount of money that will induce an opponent to call with a worse hand. It’s all about getting paid off on your best hands. But there is a secondary value to that bet that comes into play if you have been checkraised during the hand or otherwise aren’t sure you’re holding the winner,
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Poker terminology:
- FREE CARD - A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.
- EVEN-MONEY - A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.
- MUCK - [1] A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes. [2] To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.
- 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.
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
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