On a Heater
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On a Heater – The term is used when the cards are going right for you; catching a one outer, hands holding up, and bluffs working. It’s also called on a…
How About You?
Do you prefer tournaments or cash games? I like the former. Here’s why: A loss is limited to the buy-ins, possible rebuys and, hopefully, gratuities if one finishes in the…
Steel Wheel
Steel Wheel – Definition: A five high straight flush (A-2-3-4-5 of the same suit). The odds are 1 in 32,000+ hands. Although it contains an Ace, it is only considered a…
Grinder
The name given to a full-time poker players who make a living by playing regularly in low stake games, with the goal of winning small pots and making steady, frequent…
Poker Pearls of Wisdom
“Fold and live to fold again.” – Stu Unger “Poker is not a game in which the meek inherit the Earth.” – David Hayano “People would be surprised to know…
GTO
Game Theory Optimal is the latest approach to win at Hold ‘em. The underlying premise is that the game can be broken into various factors: exploitative play, ranges of hands…
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
Although lost in the mists of time, legend has it that Las Vegas poker or blackjack dealers (depending on the source) at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino would utter the classic phrase…
Rake vs. Drop
A rake is when the house takes a percentage from each hand in cash games to pay for operating costs, etc. Think of it as a fee to play. Rakes…
Live Cards
A Hold ‘em poker term when your hand is behind your opponent but you’re not drawing dead and have outs. In other words, there are cards still in the deck…
Two Interesting Card Games
Aside from traditional limit and no limit Texas Hold ‘Em, Omaha, and dealer’s choice, Casino 99 offers blackjack, 3-card poker and Pai Gow poker. In Pai Gow, seven cards are…