Professional Poker Players Stay in Control
A positive trait of professional poker players is the ability not to get upset at what happens. In Texas Holdem, the professional poker player does not get upset when someone draws out on him or how unlucky he got in the hand. The professional player takes this as part of the game and moves on. The bad player lets it affect his entire game.
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Poker lexicon:
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- FOLD - To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
- TELL - Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)
- COLD CALL - Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.
- 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.
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