Inside Poker: 4/27/2008
Bluffing is about telling a story of a hand that you don’t really hold, so make sure that your betting is convincing. Darrell Dicken didn’t, and it cost him. At the World Poker Tour’s $15,000-buy-in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Las Vegas’ Bellagio in 2007, Dicken drew 7-5 offsuit in the hijack seat.
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Poker terminology:
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- FLOP GAME - Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- BUNNY - An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- TRIP - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
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