Inside Poker: 2/7/2010
By Steve Rosenbloom The evolving aggressive style of poker played in many tournaments over the last couple years has led to a lot of big bets with drawing hands, most notably A-K, A-Q and even K-Q. “I don’t disagree with limping with K-Q suited,” said Swedish pro Martin de Knijff.
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Poker jargon:
- SPLIT [THE POT] - To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- DRAW - [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw". [3] To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.
- SHARK - A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.
- TOKE - Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".
- 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.
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