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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Poker argot:
- KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
- MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
- FLOP - [1] In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously. [2] To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".
- POCKET ROCKETS - In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.
- 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.
- 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.
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