Poker Book Review: Daniel Negreanu’s ‘More Hold’em Wisdom for All Players’

Since 2005, Daniel Negreanu has penned a weekly poker column, ‘Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu,’ that has been syndicated in newspapers around the U.S. and Canada. The column has additionally appeared in other places online…

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Poker jargon:

FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
HIT - To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."
HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.

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