The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 9
Could a brand new online poker room storm to life in 2009 and somehow capture a major share of that market? It depends on how you define major; I think the answer is that it takes time to gain that player equity…
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Poker lingo:
- 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".
- INSIDE STRAIGHT - Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- BAD GAME - Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- RIVER - The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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