As the World Series Turns: Heroes and Heartbreak on the Road to November
The Rio has closed its doors to the World Series of Poker until November. The tables are folded up and back in storage, the harsh florescent lights are packed away, and the Poker Kitchen’s grease has gone to clog arteries elsewhere. Thankfully…
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Poker argot:
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- SPLIT [OPENERS] - In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- 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.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- TIGHT - [1] A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE. [2] A FULL HOUSE.
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