A blocking bet is a bet made by an out-of-position player with the intention of preventing an opponent in position from making a problematic bet when checked to. This type of bet can be made on the flop, the turn, or the river.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Chopping The Blinds - Glossary of Poker Terms
Chopping the blinds is a custom that occurs when all other players fold to the blinds before the flop. The blinds then remove their bets, ending the hand.
Chopping the blinds is a common occurrence in live ring games, whereas it is not allowed in tournament play (the small blind must call or fold and cannot reclaim their bet), and is seldom, if ever, possible in play on the internet.
Why players chop
Players generally chop for two reasons.
1. Many players do not enjoy playing heads-up, and would rather play multi-way pots, so if the first few players at a table fold rather than calling the big blind, the entire table may fold. In this case, chopping is more of a social custom.
2. Chopping allows the blinds to avoid paying the rake for a hand that is unlikely to develop into a large pot. In this case, chopping is more of an economic decision.
In higher-limit games, players tend to be tighter, and it is more common for everyone to fold to the blinds. In this case, chopping would occur so frequently that it would be pointless. Furthermore, higher-limit games are much more likely to be short-handed. Finally, the rake in higher-limit games is usually much smaller in comparison to the size of the pot, and if a collection is taken instead of a rake, this removes the economic reason for chopping. For all these reasons, chopping is much more common in lower-limit games than in higher-limit games.
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Chopping the blinds is a common occurrence in live ring games, whereas it is not allowed in tournament play (the small blind must call or fold and cannot reclaim their bet), and is seldom, if ever, possible in play on the internet.
Why players chop
Players generally chop for two reasons.
1. Many players do not enjoy playing heads-up, and would rather play multi-way pots, so if the first few players at a table fold rather than calling the big blind, the entire table may fold. In this case, chopping is more of a social custom.
2. Chopping allows the blinds to avoid paying the rake for a hand that is unlikely to develop into a large pot. In this case, chopping is more of an economic decision.
In higher-limit games, players tend to be tighter, and it is more common for everyone to fold to the blinds. In this case, chopping would occur so frequently that it would be pointless. Furthermore, higher-limit games are much more likely to be short-handed. Finally, the rake in higher-limit games is usually much smaller in comparison to the size of the pot, and if a collection is taken instead of a rake, this removes the economic reason for chopping. For all these reasons, chopping is much more common in lower-limit games than in higher-limit games.
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Double Check Raise - Glossary of Poker Terms
Double Check Raise - This play doesn't happen too often. Usually after the first check raise, the check raiser leads out and if not than the other player in position checks behind. Usually used on the flop and turn as opposed to turn and river. Used mostly it seems when there is a draw heavy flop(flush draw or straight draw) and the turn brings a blank.
In NBC Heads-Up Championship, Vanessa Rousso double check raised Daniel Negreanu in one hand. Vanessa flopped a set where Daniel flopped top pair. The board had possible flush and straight draws. Rousso checked raised small on the flop and than checked raised all in on the turn when the board paired.
There were two things going on in that hand. One, he was talking a bit, and I realized through the conversation that he did have a piece of the flop, even though he was trying to make it look like he didn’t. So, when the turn paired the board with a three, I’m hoping he either has trips or top pair with a six in his hand. So, I decided to check on the turn and let him believe that I checked-raised the flop just to see where I was in the hand. I planned on moving in after he bet, and did so very quickly. - Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso plays at Pokerstars under the name “LadyMaverick”
In NBC Heads-Up Championship, Vanessa Rousso double check raised Daniel Negreanu in one hand. Vanessa flopped a set where Daniel flopped top pair. The board had possible flush and straight draws. Rousso checked raised small on the flop and than checked raised all in on the turn when the board paired. There were two things going on in that hand. One, he was talking a bit, and I realized through the conversation that he did have a piece of the flop, even though he was trying to make it look like he didn’t. So, when the turn paired the board with a three, I’m hoping he either has trips or top pair with a six in his hand. So, I decided to check on the turn and let him believe that I checked-raised the flop just to see where I was in the hand. I planned on moving in after he bet, and did so very quickly. - Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso plays at Pokerstars under the name “LadyMaverick”
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wrap - Glossary of Poker Terms
Wrap - In Omaha hold 'em, an open ended straight draw comprising two board cards and three or four cards from a player's hand. A player holding 345A with the board 67K has a "wrap", as any 3, 4, or 5, or 8 will make a straight. A hand of 4589 would also be a wrap draw, but would often be referred to as a "big wrap" because it has twenty outs rather than thirteen, and is not at the idiot end.
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