Poker: Let opponent bet, and hope for mistake
In a game of incomplete information, poker becomes a game of mistakes. The trick is to induce your opponent to make more of them.
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Poker slang:
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- TRIPS - Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.
- WHEEL - A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- STUD - Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.
- TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
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