What is Play the Board in Poker?
Play the board essentially means to not make use of our hole cards when playing a hand. The first way this occurs is when the 5 community cards on the board make the strongest possible hand for us, so we don’t actually use our hole cards as part of our final hand. Imagine a TJQKA board in Hold’em, with no possible flush. Both players will play the board in this case. The second idea behind playing the board is that a player bases his decisions solely on the board texture and does not take into account his hole cards (presumably because they haven’t connected with the board in any meaningful way).
What is Overcall in Poker?
Overcall is a call made after there has already been a call on the current betting round. This means there has already been a bet or raise on the current street and at least one other player has called that bet or raise.
What is Overlay in Poker?
Overlay is extra money added to a tournament prizepool so that the room meets its guarantee on that tournament. If, for example, a poker room advertises a $5,000 guarantee tournament, it’s making a promise that there will be at least $5,000 in the prize pool. If only 400 players pay a buyin of $100, it means total buyins only amount to $4,000 (ignoring any fees) and there would be an overlay of $1,000 which the poker room must add to the prizepool. Tournaments with overlay are more profitable because we battle through less players for a big prize.
What is Overbet in Poker?
Find the meaning of the term "overbet" in poker along with a brief rundown of when overbets should be used in game.
