Playing Poker by Daniel Negreanu : Avoid small-ball in deep-stack games

Regular readers of this column know that I am a proponent of small-ball poker, which is characterized by low pre-flop raises and restrained betting on the flop. In small-ball poker, the investment before the flop is minimal compared with the size of the average chip stack.

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Tue, September 9th, 2008

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Poker lexicon:

  • BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
  • DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
  • FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
  • PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
  • SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
  • PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
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