Sound Like You Got the Nuts Even When You Play Like a Fish
I was talking to one of my friends yesterday and he told me I should put some rarely used poker terms up on the site. I did some research and came across some poker lingo that will make you sound like a poker pro even if you are a
“fish”.
BotAs you can probably guess bot is actually short for robot. This is a computer program that plays poker against human players with little or no human help.
Calling Station This is a player who does not raise or fold very often and at the same time they always seem to call whatever comes out.
ChopDuring a game when two players agree to take their blinds back on a hand that no one calls or raises, this is a chop.
FishEvery poker players favorite kind of player. A fish is someone who does play well at all and loses all kinds of money. A common poker phrase is
“Don't tap on the aquarium,” meaning let the fish players have fun and let them keep losing money.
LeakA leak is a flaw in a poker player’s game that stops them from winning more money than they can.
NutsIf someone has the Nuts they have the best possible hand on the table. Or they at least think they have the best hand.
RaggedA Ragged flop is a card that gets turned up on the flop that does not appear to help anyone at the table.
RockA Rock is a person that plays by the book. They will fold when they have anything close to a bad hand and will raise you when they have a good hand. If you realize you are playing against a Rock do not match a raise unless you have the nuts.
TokeThis is a small tip given to the dealer after you win a hand. Who knows it could be good luck?
Happy Halloween
Well, it is almost Halloween and I thought that I write about the upcoming holiday. Most likely I will be spending that night going to a friend’s and like most years I will be caught in the dilemma of what to wear for a custom. I could probably go to any store and buy something that will do the job, but that is no fun.
I came across an interesting article about how the whole Jack O’Lantern thing got started and I know it really has nothing to do with poker, but I thought I would share it anyway. I found the story on a site called
Halloween Ideas.
he history of the Jack O’Lantern comes from an old Irish legend about a man named Stingy Jack.
Stingy Jack was a guy that everyone disliked, he liked to play tricks on everyone. He would play tricks on family, friends, his mother and even the Devil himself. One day he convinced the Devil into climbing up a tree to get a piece of fruit. Once the Devil made his way up the tree Stingy Jack lined the base of the base of the tree with crosses. While the Devil was stuck up the tree Stingy Jack made him promise that his soul would not go to Hell when he died. The Devil had little choice but to accept the deal if he was to ever get down from the cross-lined tree. Jack removed the crosses and the Devil went on his way.
Years went by and Stingy Jack finally died. He made his way to heaven and was told by Saint Peter that he was not allowed in heaven because he lead a worthless life and was cruel and miserable to those around him. It was at this point he ventured to hell and meet up with the devil. The kept his promise and would not let Stingy Jack into hell. It was at this point Jack realized there was no where for him to go, he was stuck in the darkness between heaven and hell and would wonder there forever. When Stingy Jack was asked to leave by the Devil he said he could not because he had no light to use on his way. The Devil reached below and grabbed a burning ember from the flames of Hell and threw it towards the recently deceased man.
During Stinky Jack’s life he quite enjoyed turnips and would often steal one to eat when he got the chance. Realizing the ember was much too hot to carry in his hands Jack’s craved out the turnip he had and placed the ember inside to light his path.
Stinky Jack began his journey of walking the earth with his Jack O’Lantern with no final resting spot.
On Hallow’s eve the Irish hollowed out turnips, potatoes and other vegetables and placed a candle inside. There original Jack O’Laterns were used to keep away any evil sprits, like that of Stinky Jack. The tradition came to North America with the rush of Irish immigrates in the 1800’s and still exists today.
Have a great Halloween everybody
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a good movie
I just watched the movie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, before I watched it I had some friends tell me it was really not that great of a movie, but I have to say I really liked it.
One thing that’s really cool about the movie is the fact that most of the creatures in the movie are actually people in customs, not the usual CGI.
The story is basically about this average guy hitchhiking across the Galaxy with his alien friend after the world is blown up to make way for a space highway. Sounds like a normal day, right?
The main character of
Arthur Dent is played by
Martin Freeman. He was in the British show
the Office, which is a really great show if you like English humor.
Those of you who saw the movie probably enjoyed the singing dolphins, for those of you who have seen the flick let me explain. According to the movie dolphins are actually much smarter than us humans and they have been trying to warn us humans about Earth’s upcoming doom. They try to spread the message by performing tricks like jumping through hoops and of course there is a great musical number with the dolphins.
To make a long story short if you get the chance you should watch The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, it was funny and interesting at the same time. It’s definitely worth renting on DVD.
