16_799068 bindex.qxp 6/29/06 10:58 PM Page 283 Index A C accounts, online poker setup, 191 call, bet matching, 21 ace-low straight flush, ranking order, 15 caps, Hold’em poker limit games, 99 aggressive play, tournament poker strategy, 250, 252 CardPlayer.com, play money only, 194 aggressive players, characteristics, 23 card rooms, casino poker, 225–227 alcohol, casino poker, 239 cards All-American Poker, video poker, 214 avoid showing other players, 182 all-in pots, 18, 252 faces, 8 ante (initial bet), 21, 32, 64, 130, 174 flop (community), 131 Jokers, 8 B muck piles, 25 backing the winner, stud poker strategy, 89 odds/supplementary odds, 16 balanced (right) pots, guidelines, 20 shuffling, 9 bankers strategy, 17 casino poker, 226 suits/ranks, 8 chip exchanges, 11 card tracking, stud poker, 88 guidelines, 19 Caribbean Poker, cruise ships, 230 home poker, 173 casino chips, relative value, 10 Pai Gow poker strategy, 235 casino poker banking accounts, online poker setup, 191 avoiding alcohol, 239 bankrolls, casino poker guidelines, 236 bankers, 226 Baseball, stud poker variation, 95 bankroll guidelines, 236 beginners bet lines, 226 draw poker, 30, 61 burning cards, 226 Five-Card Stud, 91 collections, 225 strategy cards, 17 dealers, 226 Three-Card Poker, 230–231 dealer talk, 227 bet lines, casino poker, 226 etiquette, 237 bets Five-Card Draw, 228 ante (initial bet), 21 game play rules/etiquette 224–227 blind contributions, 130 hole card display, 227 call, 21 Jacks-or-Better, 228 check, 21 Let It Ride, 232–233 check-raise, 41 money management, 239 draw poker, 33, 40–49 Omaha, 229 fold, 21 Omaha/8, 229 legal issues, 28–29 Pai Gow, 234–235 limit rules, 18 payouts, 236 pot building, 21 player collusion (cheating) concerns, 237 pots, 20 versus poker machines, 224 raise, 21 popularity statistics, 222 stud poker, 65 posted house rules, 228, 238 bet-the-river, 103, 135 rake, 225 bet-the-turn, 103, 135 Seven-Card Stud, 229 betting intervals, 40–41, 65, 68–85 Seven-Stud/8, 229 betting limits, 131, 173–174, 245 splashing the pot, 226 betting periods, 99, 102–103, 131 supervisors, 229 betting rounds, 40–41, 164 Texas Hold’em, 229 big blind bet. 98, 130 COPYRIGHTED Three-CardMATERIAL Poker (Tri Poker), 230–231 blind bets, Hold’em poker, 98 tilting, 238, 239 blind contributions, 21, 98, 130, 252 toking (tipping) dealers, 227 bluffing, 4, 22, 183, 251 viewing/hiding your cards, 227 board (face-up) cards, stud poker starting hand, 66 watch before you play, 237, 238 Bodog.com, online poker room, 196 winning strategies, 236–239 bonuses, online poker, 192–193, 197, 201 charts, 256–261 bug, wild Joker, 59 chasing (marrying) bad hands, 90, 158 burn cards, casino poker, 226 cheating (player collusion), casino poker concerns, 237 buy-in, tournament poker, 242, 244 check, zero bet, 21, 41, 90, 102 check-raise, draw poker strategy, 41 283 16_799068 bindex.qxp 6/29/06 10:58 PM Page 284 Chicago, stud poker variation, 95 Straight Draw, 57 chips, 10–11, 131, 172, 174 Straight Poker, 58 collections, casino poker seat fee, 225 Triple Draw Lowball, 59 colors, casino chips, 10 two to ten players, 32 community (flop) cards variations, 4, 56–61 Hold’em poker, 98, 99, 108–111, 125 Whiskey (Whisky), 60 Let It Ride poker, 232 Wild Cards, 56 Omaha poker, 131 winning strategies, 54–55 credit cards, online poker account issues, 191 Dr. Pepper, stud poker variation, 92 cruise ships, Caribbean Poker, 230 cutoff, Hold’em poker table position, 100 E edge odds, people reading, 17 D Eight-Card Stud, stud poker variation, 94 danglers, Omaha poker strategy, 159 elimination tournaments, game play, 243 dead hands, dealer error, 24 EmpirePoker.com, online poker room, 197 deal, 16, 21, 24 English Seven-Card Stud, stud poker variation, 92 dealers etiquette casino poker, 226, 227 casino poker, 225–227, 237 guidelines, 19 rules, 24–25 Hold’em poker identification, 99 Europe, poker development history, 6 home poker, 173 EV (expected value), video poker ROI, 208 Omaha poker identification, 131 toking (tipping), 227 F Dealer’s Choice, draw poker variation, 56 faces, poker cards, 8 dealer’s choice, game selection, 18 face-up (board) cards, stud poker starting hand, 66 declaration chips, high-low poker, 172, 174 family poker, skill building opportunity, 26 deposit bonuses, online poker, 192, 197 Fat Cat Poker, software game variations, 27 deuces, 92 fifth street (river) card Deuces Wild, video poker, 212–213 Hold’em poker, 99, 116–119 door cards, stud poker, 64 Omaha poker, 131 Double Double Bonus, video poker, 214 FirePay, online banking service, 191 Double Double Jackpot, video poker, 215 fish. See loose players draw poker Five-Card Draw betting process, 33, 40–49 casino poker, 228 betting round, 40, 41 home poker variation, 176 check-raise strategy, 41 odds chart, 258 Dealer’s Choice, 56 Five-Card Stud discard strategies, 34–35 four betting intervals, 68 first interval betting, 40–45 hole cards, 64 game play, 30 home poker variation, 177 High-Low Draw, 57 stud poker variation, 91 initial bet (ante), 32 five-of-a-kind, wild card rank, 56, 92 Jackpots, 58 fives, Woolworth wild cards, 93 “kicker” strategy, 35 fixed-limit games, 18, 131 Knock, 60 flip cards, Seven-Card Flip, 94 Lowball, 59 flop (community cards) odds, 55 Hold’em poker, 99, 108–111, 125 openers (jacks or better), 32 Omaha poker, 131 Pass-out, 58 Omaha/8 poker strategy, 165 Poke (Pokino), 60 flush, 13, 55 pot distribution, 33 folding Progressive Draw, 57 draw poker strategy, 54 replacement cards, 33, 34–35, 41–49 Hold’em poker strategy, 124 rules, 32–33 muck cards, 25 second interval betting, 41, 46–49 Omaha poker strategy, 158 Shotgun, 59 online poker strategy, 203 showdown, 33, 50–54 withdrawing from the current deal, 21 Spit in the Ocean, 61 four-of-a-kind (quad), ranking order, 12 starting hand examples, 36–39 fours, 92, 95 starting hands/odds, 34 fourth/sixth street (turn) cards, Hold’em poker, 99, 112 284 16_799068 bindex.qxp 6/29/06 10:58 PM Page 285 fourth street (turn) card, Omaha poker, 131 fifth street (river) cards, 99, 116–119 France, poker development history, 6 flop (community cards), 99, 108–111, 1125 friendly attitude, home poker strategy, 180 fourth/sixth street (turn) cards, 99, 112 friendly poker. See home (friendly) poker game play, 98, 104–119 full house, ranking order, 13 hole cards, 99 full-pay games, video poker payout, 208 limit game caps, 99 FullTiltPoker.com, online poker room, 197 marginal hand, 124, 126 nuts hand, 125 G odds chart, 260 gambling, versus gaming, 28 post-flop bet, 102 Game Boy (game players), 27 pre-flop bet, 102 gaming, versus gambling, 28 rules, 98–99 gaming junkets, video poker, 221 showdown, 104, 120–121 good hands, aggressive betting strategy, 157 small blind bet, 98 graduated blind structure, tournament poker, 245 starting hands/odds, 100–101, 104–107 Graduate Hold’em. See Omaha poker versus stud poker, 98 suited versus unsuited hands, 123 H table position, 100, 122 two-tiered limits, 99 hand histories, 199 two to twenty players, 98 hand odds, 199 under-the-gun positions, 100 hand-ranking charts, 256–257 winning strategies, 122–127 hands hole cards dead, 24 casino poker display, 227 defined, 4 etiquette rules, 24 draw poker odds, 34, 55 Hold’em poker, 99 etiquette rules, 24–25 Omaha poker, 131 flush, 13 stud poker, 64 four-of-a-kind (quad), 12 home (friendly) poker full house, 13 ante (initial bet), 174 high card (no pair), 15 ask questions, 182 high-low (split) pots, 12, 15 banker determination, 173 lowest hand (ace-low straight flush), 15 betting limits, 173–174 odds/supplementary odds, 16 check-raising, 174 one pair, 14 chips/alternative tokens, 10 ranks, 12–16 dealer determinations, 173 showdown winner determination, 18 Five-Card Draw, 176 straight, 13 Five-Card Stud, 177 straight flush (Royal Flush), 12 flowchart, 169 three-of-a-kind, 14 friendly attitude, 180 two pair, 14 game play rules, 168–175 wild card variations, 56, 92 helpful attitude, 181 hand statistics, 198 high-low declaration chips, 172, 174 helpful attitude, home poker strategy, 181 keep hand covered, 182 high card (no pair), ranking order, 15 lay back (lose early/win late), 181 High-Low Draw, draw poker variation, 57 loser’s pot, 175 high-low (split) games, pots, 12, 15 Lowball, 179 high-low poker, declaration chips, 172, 174 low-limit bluff, 183 Holdem Genius, hand odds, 199 non-standard rules, 170–175 HoldemInspector, hand statistics, 198 Omaha, 178 Hold’em poker. See also Texas Hold’em Omaha/8, 178 best starting hands, 127 Pineapple, 178 bet-the-river, 103 pot splitting, 174 bet-the-turn, 103 Razz, 179 betting periods, 99, 102–103 reasons for playing, 168 big blind bet, 98 rule agreements, 170, 172–175 blind contributions, 21, 98 Texas Hold’em, 177 check (zero) bet, 102 variations, 176–181 community cards, 98 wild card flexibility, 170, 175 cutoff position, 100 winning strategies, 180–183 dealer identification, 99 house rules, casino poker, 228, 238 285 16_799068 bindex.qxp 6/29/06 10:58 PM Page 286 I Mississippi River, poker development history, 6 identity, online poker, 187 money management, casino poker strategy, 239 initial bet (ante) monthly bonuses, online poker, 193 draw poker, 32 muck cards, folded hands, 25 home poker, 174 multiple table play, online poker strategy, 203 Omaha poker, 130 MVPpoker.com, online poker room, 197 pot building, 21 stud poker, 64 N Internet, 186, 197 NETeller, online banking service, 191 Internet Relay Chat (IRC), online poker history, 186 nines, Baseball wild cards, 95 no-limit games, 18, 131, 251 J no pair (high card), ranking order, 15 Jackpots, draw poker variation, 58 nuts hand, 125, 157 Jacks-or-Better, 210–211, 228 jacks or better (openers), draw poker, 32 O Jokers observation, 121, 237–238, 251 Pai Gow poker, 234 odds poker cards, 8 charts, 258–261 stud poker wild cards, 92 dealing hand, 16 wild cards, 56, 59 draw poker, 34, 55 Jokers Wild (Kings), video poker, 215 Hold’em poker community cards, 125 Jokers Wild (Two Pair), video poker, 216 Hold’em poker starting hands, 100–101, 104–107 Jokers Wild, video poker, 213 Omaha poker out cards, 160 online poker software, 199 K pot, 17 kickers, 35, 219 Seven-Card Stud starting hands, 67, Kings (Jokers Wild), video poker, 215 video poker, 206, 217 kitty.