Norman Chad: Playing a poker expert on TV doesn’t make you one in real life
LAS VEGAS — By day, I talk poker; by night, I play poker. This came as quite a surprise to Toni — a.k.a. She Is The One (And Then Some) — who assumed I just impersonated a poker player on TV to allow us to eat at Outback Steakhouse once a month.
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Poker jargon:
- DECLARE - In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.
- DEAD MAN'S HAND - Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
- POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
- FREEROLL - [1] A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment. [2] Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.
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