Poker terms ...

SkittlePokerSkittlePoker
in General Poker Chat
This is going to be one of those "don't be afraid to ask" threads. Post a poker term (or more) and the meaning that you have heard of in your poker "career".

Rail Bird ... I only saw this one recently (being relatively new to the game) but would assume it is the people that watch from the sides (I have not been to a casino yet, only seen them on TV). Not sure if this is a derogitory term or not.

Big lick ... cards: 69 ... hehe, that one cracks me up.

Post other terms that may not be straight forward to others.

Cheers

Comments

  • UnknownUnknown
    Kill Game: A game where the limits are doubled for a hand every now and then, based on certain criteria. One good example of a kill game is if a player wins two pots in a row, the 'kill' is on, and the next hand is a 'kill' hand. For this hand, the limits are double what they normally are.


    Straddle: In a cash game, it's a blind raise that comes from the UTG player, who puts in double the BB before the cards are dealt. It now (obviously) costs more for everybody to call preflop.

    Good thread, gotta go, if I think of any more semi-ambiguous poker terms I'll post them.

    Cheers,
    all_aces
  • SkittlePokerSkittlePoker
    Chop ... I've heard this one mentioned a couple of times ... don't know if I've actually heard what it means.

    anyone?
  • MrBluffsAlotMrBluffsAlot
    This could be the jackpot for you Skittle....

    Try this out!

    http://www.poker.net/school/glossary/default.htm
  • UnknownUnknown
    Chop... in a B&M cash game, if it is folded all the way to the blinds, they will often 'chop'. That means that each of them takes their respective blinds back, and the next hand is dealt.

    This is ostensibly meant to cut down on the amount of rake a casino takes. In many casinos, there is no rake taken from the pot if there is no flop dealt. If it's folded to the blinds, and the SB calls, then there will be a flop, which means that there will be a rake.

    The important thing to remember is that you should either be a person who chops, or a person who doesn't. (Most do.) You shouldn't be willing to chop if you have garbage, and unwilling to chop if you are dealt a big hand. I am a 'chopper', and because of this I've folded pocket aces in the small blind after asking the big blind if he is a 'chopper' as well. The theory is that in the long run (the very long run) you will save money by not paying a rake in these circumstances.

    Also, when a game gets shorthanded (usually 5 players or fewer) most cardrooms will announce that the blinds must play. Chopping is no longer an option.

    There is one other meaning to 'chop'--the more obvious one. When a pot is split between two players holding the same hand some people say the pot is 'chopped'.... saying it is 'split' is better, though, as it prevents confusion.

    Cheers,
    all_aces
  • AstroboyAstroboy
    Broadway: An Ace high straight
    Case Card: The one card left in the deck of the same value. i.e. Having 77 in your hand and a 7 hits the flop. The last 7 in the deck is called the case.
  • micr0bemicr0be
    A little known hand name:

    j9o= The 18 wheeler
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