Inside Poker: 6/29/2008
By Steve Rosenbloom Gus Hansen has a reputation as someone who will play any two cards. He knows it and has milked that image to win four World Poker Tour titles. He bets fearlessly at a lot of pots with nothing, which gets him a lot of action.
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Poker glossary:
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
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