The colorful quotations you hear in poker can be based on real events or just
made up from long ago. Here is a list of some popular quotations along with
our version of what a person really means when he uses the quote:
Phrase Translation
"I'd rather be lucky than good." Of course, everyone wants to be lucky,
and if you have good luck on your side then you probably
dont have to be that good at the game of poker! The player
who thinks this is the type of player who believes in lady
luck and winning streaks; if the player is on a run of
successive wins then they will continue to bet even on a
hand which is not very competitive. These players are
usually pushed out in the long run as it is skill which
really separates the pros from the amateurs, and the winners
from the losers.
Poker Phrase Translation
"You've got to know when to Typically said by a Kenny Rogers fan or hold'em, know when to fold' em."
someone who has no clue as to whether he should continue
playing the hand or fold.
Sheesh, what a bad beat." Unbelievably,
you lose a hand when youare carrying a very good hand, and
you are presuming that you are going to win the round. These
are not uncommon, and most poker players have a story to
tell about this.
"If you can't spot the fish at
the poker table, then it's you." You have trouble reading players and players
mentality at the table, and as a result you are losing..
"Hey Joe, bring us a live one." A cocky approach, this is said when a winning
player wants to take the money off a fresh new player at the
table.
"I'm down a little." - This is the tell
tale sign that the player has lost a bomb at the table..
"Boy, he is a tight player." A
player is very conservative with his hand and is not taking
many risks.
"Read 'em and weep." A player who(thinks)
he has a winning hand, and is usually holding an extremely
competitive hand.
"Sheesh, things can't get any worse" -
Dispair is what comes to mind here, a player has not had a
winning hand for a while, and is prone to take on a bet wher
he or she may not have the best hand possible. Sort of its
all or nothing now mentality.
"Trust everyone, but cut Means trust no one, and cut the cards as
the cards." This is good sign in order to stop any wrongdoings by players at the
table.
"Any two will do." It is not difficult in
Texas Hold'em to obtain a competitive hand, and it refers to
the theory that actually, only two cards are capable of
winning a hand at the table. It is used to justify and awful
hand that has just been recived by a player. However, to be
successful at poker, we need some good cards to be dealt to
us in the first round.
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