Inside Poker: 5/18/2008
By Steve Rosenbloom Most of the top poker players advocate aggressive play in tournaments because you need to amass chips to win, and top poker players are looking to win, not just get into the money.
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Poker slang:
- BARN - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- STAND OFF - To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- LATE BLIND - In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
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