Inside Poker: 4/26/2009
It takes a lot of heart to bluff someone out of a big pot. Same goes for making a hero call. Reason is, if you try to pick off a bluff without a good read on your opponent, the texture of the board and the betting, then savvier players will break you, as Greg Raymer demonstrated at the World Poker Tour’s $15,000-buy-in Doyle Brunson Fi
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Poker glossary:
- FLAT LIMIT - A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.
- NICKEL - Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.
- BUTTON CHARGE - A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- WIRED [PAIR] - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.
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