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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Poker terminology:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- LAY ODDS - To give favorable odds to an opponent.
- CUT - To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.
- 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."
- UNDERDOG - Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
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