The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 10
Can you think of something that doesn’t really exist in the poker world today that will be a given five years from now? Jeffrey Pollack: I think in the United States there will be interactive television components…
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Poker lexicon:
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- PAT - Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.
- OMAHA - A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
- QUARTER - [1] Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip. [2] To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".
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