From the Poker Vaults: The Pride of Alabama
When you think about the history of poker in geographical terms, the first states that come to mind are Texas and California. Throughout its evolution, however, the game has…
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Useful poker information:
- ALL-IN - To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] - Up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.
- HOOK - A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.
- QUALIFIER - A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
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