Inside Poker: 11/2/2008
By Steve Rosenbloom Many players flop a big hand, then slow-play it, trying to trap an opponent who might take a shot at the pot. But Jens Voertmann, who won a World Series of Poker bracelet earlier this year, prefers to play by the poker maxim of betting big with big hands, especially when facing a loose opponent.
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Useful poker terms:
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- ONE-EYED - The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
- BAD-BEAT JACKPOT - In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
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