Poker Lingo – Essential Glossary of Poker

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If you want to enrich your vocabulary for Poker, get acquainted with the following terms -

Bluff: While you are playing Poker, you have to pretend that you have better cards in your hand. It is a useful tactic to worry the other players. A player who bluffs generally stakes higher than his cards’ merit. The opponents are forced to think that you are holding extraordinary cards.

Aggressive Play: A player who stakes high at an early stage and forces his opponents to abandon their comfort zone is considered as an aggressive player. He regularly goes for the maximum limit. If you are an expert, you can easily earn a lot of cash by using this strategy.

Conservative Play: A conservative player generally stakes the minimum. If he thinks that the game is not in his favor, he can easily fold. It is a good strategy to keep money in hand. A conservative player is habitually alert to bluffing.

Action: Action indicates the amount of betting which is going on at the table. In a real casino, you will often hear the voice of a player who tells that he is leaving as there is not adequate action on the table.

Tell: If you have a good hand, you can unwind and if you haven’t, don’t be nervous. No one wants to disclose his tell. You should always try to discover what your opponents’ tells are and hide yours. Try to be patient and remove the slightest possibility of your tells being known by others.

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