Deciphering body language in Poker
The scene, or a close variation, plays out virtually every time Joe Navarro observes the action in any busy Las Vegas poker room. A guy will push all his chips into the centre of the table, forcing his opponent to make a big decision for the rest of his money in a cash game.
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Useful poker terms:
- FOUR OF A KIND - A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.
- SEAT POSITION - The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".
- ACTION - Money that is being bet. "NO ACTION" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.
- PASSED OUT. - A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.
- EDGE - An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.
- SEVENTH STREET - The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.
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