Playing Poker by Daniel Negreanu : Cash-game, tournament skills differ
There’s plenty of discussion on Internet poker forums about the differences between tournament and cash-game players. The general consensus is that cash-game players are superior. And while I do believe there is some truth to that sentiment, it is important to recognize that the skills required for each format are vastly different.
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Poker glossary:
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
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