CardRunners Strategy: Brain Fail Part 3
How can you get inside an opponent’s head if you don’t know what makes him tick? In this series that fuses poker, behavioral psychology, and entertainment, JimmyLegs cracks open the human mind to find out just how it works…and sometimes fails. This week: He discusses superstitious thinking and unrelated events.
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Poker lexicon:
- IN - Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- SIDE POT - When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
- GUT SHOT - A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.
- 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.
- CHASE - To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush.".
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