Ladies Night: A Primer on Hosting a Poker Night Home Game
Even though only 4 to 8 per cent poker tournament players are women, the ladies want to play. Here’s a quick guide to setting up your own Ladies Poker Night.
What Is a Cooler in Poker? When You’re Running Hot, this Could Cool You Down!
A cooler is a hand that is clearly too strong to fold but ends up being second best after the chips go in. The most common example of cooler is picking up pocket Kings preflop and our opponent has the Aces. In most situations it would be completely incorrect to fold KK preflop, but we have to accept that sometimes we will be coolered by the AA. Other examples might include ‘set over set’ or losing with a full house against a stronger full house (depending on the exact circumstances).
What is a Connector in Poker? Learn the Pros and Cons of these Tricky Hands!
Connector means that one card is directly connected to another by rank. For example, in Hold’em, 78s (Seven Eight suited) is referred to as a ‘suited connector’ because the two cards are directly connected by rank.Cards with a gap (such as 79s) may also be referred to as connectors but they are more commonly referred to as one-gappers, two-gappers or three-gappers, depending on the size of the gap.
What is Complete in Poker?
The meaning of complete depends on the poker variant in question. In poker variants with blinds (such as Hold’em and Omaha), to complete means to limp in the SB. We don’t have to pay the full big blind in this instance since we have already invested a small blind; we simply complete our bet by investing the remaining chips. The second meaning involves Stud games on third street (the first betting round). The first player to act on third street can either pay the ‘bring-in’ amount or complete by raising to the amount of the small bet.
