What is Muck in Poker?
Muck means to return our hole cards to the dealer, usually without showing. Primarily this happens at showdown; our hand has lost and we slide our cards back to the dealer without showing the table. However, the term muck can also be used to describe a fold at any point in a hand (since we perform the same action of sliding our cards back to the dealer). The word muck is also used as a noun to describe the pile of cards that have been sent back to the dealer i.e. “he tossed his cards into the muck”.
What is Monster in Poker?
Monster is a nickname for an extremely strong hand in poker. It usually implies that a holding is either the stone cold nuts or very close to it. The fear of constantly running into strong holdings made by our opponent is nicknamed monster under the bed syndrome.
What is Maniac in Poker?
A maniac is an extremely loose aggressive poker player. The majority of maniacs are losing players although occasionally a winning maniac will appear for example Patrick ‘Isildur1’ Blom. Most maniacs are losing because playing such a wide range of hands profitably requires a large amount of skill. It’s generally accepted that the way to counter a maniac is to use their own aggression against them.
What Is a ‘Limp’ in Poker? Does Limp Poker Strategy Exist?
Limp means to just call in an unraised pot on the first betting round. It’s typically considered a weak play. It’s generally accepted that players should mostly either raise or fold preflop when the action is folded around to them in an unopened pot. If we are the first player to limp into the pot it’s referred to as an open limp. If a player has already limped before us a limp is referred to as an over limp or limp behind.
