Inside Poker: 10/12/2008
Holding the best hand is one thing. Getting the most money out of it is another. And sometimes the best way to maximize your value — maybe the only way — is to check the nuts. Colorful, aggressive pro Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari faced that kind of decision at the $25,000-buy-in World Poker Tour Championship at Las Vegas’ Bellagio in
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Poker jargon:
- SUITED - Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- LIMIT POKER - A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.
- DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER - A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.
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