Poker terms
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Surprised that's not up there already, actually.
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J, 5
The Jackson Five.
I'm not lying whenever we play whoever has J, 5 always wins, always.
The Jackson Five.
I'm not lying whenever we play whoever has J, 5 always wins, always.
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Ok I just read on the first page that its a term used but we didn't know it and well my mate came up with it even though it isn't that original. I would have edited my post but I cant.
heater - going on a hot or winning streak
cooler - going on a cold or losing streak
Terms can be also used to define a single hand. Suffering a bad beat or losing a big hand would be a cooler. A heater might be winning a big hand, or just playing a hand to perfection.
For those that know of it, and if you're reading this, you should, Negreanu called his 6s full to gus hansen's quads a cooler (GSN HSP).
cooler - going on a cold or losing streak
Terms can be also used to define a single hand. Suffering a bad beat or losing a big hand would be a cooler. A heater might be winning a big hand, or just playing a hand to perfection.
For those that know of it, and if you're reading this, you should, Negreanu called his 6s full to gus hansen's quads a cooler (GSN HSP).
This is getting to be quite the glossary.
needle card - a hole card that is of little or no consequence to the board
eg. the board reads A8555 and you go all in on the river, no callers. You volunteer to flip over a 7, which might anger an opponent holding an Ace or 8. Maybe you had A7, 87 or 75 (nuts), or it was a complete bluff and you had 76 and missed your draw. There is actually a new "Show One, Show Both" rule which states that if a player volunteers to show one card, if another player asks, he/she must show the other. This is not to be confused with the "Show One, Show All" rule.
eg. the board reads A8555 and you go all in on the river, no callers. You volunteer to flip over a 7, which might anger an opponent holding an Ace or 8. Maybe you had A7, 87 or 75 (nuts), or it was a complete bluff and you had 76 and missed your draw. There is actually a new "Show One, Show Both" rule which states that if a player volunteers to show one card, if another player asks, he/she must show the other. This is not to be confused with the "Show One, Show All" rule.
whole list of terms: http://www.pokernews.com/pokerterms/
What a gay rule. Showing the needle card to your opponent is a good way to tilt them.
purple sneakers
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Broom Corn's Uncle
Was watching WPT Ladies Night and heard Sexton say "she's not going to go out like broom corn's uncle". Means pushing hands when short stacked rather than being blinded out.
Was watching WPT Ladies Night and heard Sexton say "she's not going to go out like broom corn's uncle". Means pushing hands when short stacked rather than being blinded out.
Did anyone see my post here from last night or the night before? It was just some crazy unintelligible crap. I must have been on drugs! I got on here tonight, saw it and thought WTF? I really should avoid posting after I've taken a sleeping tablet 
Anyway I deleted it. Just weird. Unless someone cracked into my account
Anyway I deleted it. Just weird. Unless someone cracked into my account
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Did anyone see my post here from last night or the night before? It was just some crazy unintelligible crap. I must have been on drugs! I got on here tonight, saw it and thought WTF? I really should avoid posting after I've taken a sleeping tablet
Anyway I deleted it. Just weird. Unless someone cracked into my account
I thought you were taking the pyss
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I commented to a fellow player yesterday I get 10-5 a lot. I then got dealt that hand twice within 20 minutes.
As I was playing crap yesterday I felt like going all in with 10-5 suited, I didn't though. Board read AT55x. Lucky for me, another player had rockets
Falchoon
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I commented to a fellow player yesterday I get 10-5 a lot. I then got dealt that hand twice within 20 minutes.
As I was playing crap yesterday I felt like going all in with 10-5 suited, I didn't though. Board read AT55x. Lucky for me, another player had rockets
useless trivia I'd never thought about
every straight has a 10 or a 5.
Maybe we need a poker trivia thread
chances of flopping a set with pockets etc
The first quote was from March 2006, but I guess Anna K is worthy of a 2nd mention!
ratholing - taking chips from the table. Some of you may recall I let out a tirade against this Asian chick that did it at Crown. She promptly left, not knowing what all the fuss was about. Apparently ratholing is legal in Brisbane.
Tourney chips or cash game chips?
Cash game. I went ballistic at this chick cos she was being very careful and thought no one noticed. She did it a couple times towards the end, then announced an all-in, after she'd pocketed maybe $100 or so. Her all-in then was just for like $5. I promptly told the dealer what she had been doing.
Hmmmm... I thought you could leave with your chips whenever you felt like it on a cash table.
Of course you can leave the table whenever you feel like it, but while you're at the table, all of your chips must remain on the table. Technically, you're not even allowed to pay for drinks with your chips, and I have seen some dealers enforce that.
Let's say I'm playing 1/2 and have KK, raise it up to 15, one caller who has AKs. Flop comes AKx. I bet out for 20, they raise to 40, I re-raise to 100. They're starting to wonder if I did hit a set, so while they have 200 on the table, he pockets 175 and says I'm all-in, that is, for the remaining 25 on the table. Can you see the problem now? I should be getting all his money. He ratholes to protect himself from losing more money just in case he is behind. If this scenario happened as I have explained it, I would absolutely insist with the dealer or call over a boss that his all-in bet is for the whole 200, not just 25. I'd call and just hope he doesn't spike an Ace, or a rivered broadway. Then I'd yell out SHIP IT!
Yeah that makes perfect sense. Didn't realise you meant during a hand like that.
