Today I am going to continue with poker terms you might want to know when you download money poker sites. Last time I left off at the letter E.
Whether you prefer tourneys or cash games on Ultimate Bet for Mac, “effective stacks” is a word that comes into play very often. If two players are heads up, they can only wager up to the amount that the shorter stack has. The shorter stack is the effective stack. For example, if Player A has 2,000 chips but Player B only has 1,500, the effective stack is 1,500.
For the F term, let’s talk about the word “flip”, an idea you might encounter while playing with friends on a Lucky Ace Poker download. If you decide to participate in a flip, you must push your entire stack in with any two cards that you are dealt. You might be thinking to yourself that this does not coincide with the definition of flip you heard the other day. Well a flip can also describe a situation in which you have 50% equity. For instance, if you sit at a cash table and you have JJ vs AQ all-in preflop, this is referred to as a flip since your equity in the hand is around 50%.
For the letter G, I chose the phrase “gutshot”. When you have a gutshot straight draw, you are basically hoping for one of 4 outs to complete your straight. For instance, if you take a break from Craps online and get dealt 78 in a ring game, you might feel frisky and decide to play it. You open limp on the button and you get A46 on the flop. You have a gutshot because you only have a straight when a particular card comes, which is four outs. This is also known as an inside straight draw.
“Hero fold” is my H phrase. It is a hero fold when you reluctantly lay down a strong hand. Perhaps you are playing on your Everest Poker download and you are against a passive player that never raises. You get dealt 22 and flop bottom set on an uncoordinated board, but instead of just calling your bet, your passive opponent raises. Folding this hand following a single raise is a clear case of a hero fold. An amateur player will find these hands difficult, but unlike many other games, poker requires a lot of discipline and sometimes big laydowns are needed.
I’m going to stop there, but I will be sure to continue on when I write another entry in a few weeks. Between now and then, hopefully you play a ton of hands. Give PokerStars a try if you have not already done so. Un millón de dólares garantizados, todos los domingos. Más de 100,000 jugadores conectados. Los mejores jugadores profesionales de póquer. No esperes más para descargar PokerStars.
12/10/2010
