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 slang:
- CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
- COMMUNITY CARDS - Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.
- SMALL BLIND - In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.
- ROYAL FLUSH - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
- POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.
- RAISE - To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
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