Online Poker Player Data Up for Grabs
Online poker players produce a lot of records playing games at various poker rooms, and that information is valuable to other poker players looking for an edge over their opponents. Knowing how a particular opponent plays can give insight into how to earn their chips, the ultimate goal in a game of poker. One source, Poker Sharks Radar, claims to have created a database using info on three million online poker players and their game stats and is offering the data for free on their site…
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Poker terminology:
- LOOSE - Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- FREEZE-OUT - A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.
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