Mike Caro: ‘Mad genius’ of poker
Long before the Unabomber, the Professor, the Mouth and a dozen other cutesy poker nicknames largely derived from TV shows, there was the Mad Genius. He contributed the section on draw-poker strategy to Doyle Brunsons original Super/System book and later published his own influential Book of Tells.
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Poker glossary:
- EXPECTATION - The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
- 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.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
- TAP - In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
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