The Nightly Turbo: Olympic Poker Players, Million Dollar Challenge, and More
Wondering what has been going on in the world of poker since you read the Nightly Turbo yesterday? Well you’re in luck. We’re back at it again today. Now start reading, you might learn something.
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Poker jargon:
- SEMI-BLUFF - To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
- RUNNER-RUNNER - A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.
- 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.
- CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.
- 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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