Online
Gambling
Tip of
the Day
Poker
lingo
tips
Now that
online
casinos
have all
those
chat
room,
you will
want o
be able
to
understand
what
some
poker
players
are
chatting
about
when
they use
some of
those
interesting
phrases
they
use. You
know
bingo
right –
well,
you see
all
those
darn
chat
phrases
that go
on in
those
rooms,
these
days,
poker is
getting
almost
as bad
really.
No, you
will not
see a
bunch of
initialed
phrases
like LOL
and the
like,
but you
may see
terms
like
boat,
bullets,
rainbow
and so
many
more,
Instead
of being
in the
dark,
here are
a few
terms to
share
with you
that you
will
most
definitely
see in
the
poker
rooms:
Bad
beat:
When you
lose a
hand
that by
many
rights
you
should
have
won.
Boat: A
full
house.
Bullets:
This is
the term
used to
describe
a pair
of aces
– or at
least
one of
the
terms.
Bump:
This is
a raise.
Calling
station:
This is
many
times
used by
poker
player
to
describe
a weak
player
who
plays
too many
hands
they
should
have
ditched
really.
Catching
perfect-perfect:
Having
the last
2 cards
in a
game of
poker
that
complete
a
straight
or
flush.
This is
hand
completer
if
you will
(AKA –
making
runner-runner
and
backdoor
hand).
Door
card:
The
first
face up
card
each
player
gets.
Heads
up:
Playing
one on
one.
On tilt:
This is
referred
to as
playing
emotionally
and
quite
recklessly.
Some
poker
player
engage
in this
behavior
when
they are
trying
to win
there
losses
back –
bad
always
bad.
Pocket:
These
are down
cards or
hole
cards.
Quads: 4
of a
kind.
Rainbow:
In flop
games,
this is
a flop
that has
3
different
suits
(thus
making
flush
possibilities
not the
best).
Scare
cards:
Up cards
that
suggest
a strong
hand.
Set: 3
of a
kind
(trips).
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