Inside Poker: 11/15/2009
By Steve Rosenbloom The key to running a successful bluff is making the story believable. So, the key to picking off a bluff is figuring out what doesn’t make sense, as young pro Matthew Brady did in this hand from the 2009 $25,000-buy-in World Poker Tour Championship at Bellagio in Las Vegas.
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Casino poker language:
- CASE - The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.
- TAPPED [OUT] - Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
- PAY OFF - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
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