The Online Railbird Report: Hansen Grinds Out a Win, Antonius Sheds a Quarter Million
It was an exceptionally quiet weekend at the online tables, perhaps the lightest one we’ve seen this year. Some were glued to the Masters, others were taking their game live at the NAPT Mohegan Sun. Still, we saw Gus Hansen make some modest gains…
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Poker talk:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.
- SHILL - A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.
- DRAW OUT - To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.
- BIG SLICK - In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.
- FIXED LIMIT - A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.
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