What is Bankroll in Poker?
The term bankroll in poker refers to the amount of money a player has that he has available for playing poker with. Many professionals prefer to keep their bankroll separate from the funds that they need for day to day living. Their decisions regarding which games to play will be based (in part) on the size of their bankroll. The skill of making good use of funds set aside for poker is called bankroll management.
What Is Barrel Poker? Dive into the Definition and Strategy for Beginners!
A barrel in poker is a bet made after also taking the last aggressive action on the previous betting round. For example, if we make a continuation bet on the flop in Hold’em, a second bet on the turn can be referred to as a “barrel” or a“turnbarrel”. The terms double-barrel and triple-barrel are also commonly used to describe a spot where we bet two or three times consecutively.
What is Bad Beat in Poker?
A bad beat in poker is where we lose a hand despite being a considerable favourite to win. A typical bad beat in Hold’em might involve two players getting all of their chips in on the turn. Although player one is a 95% favourite to win the pot, player two catches a lucky river card and wins the entire pot. (This is commonly referred to as a “suckout”). This is just one variant however, there are a number of different scenarios that players refer to as bad beats.
What is Back Raise Poker? Should You Incorporate this Advanced Play into Your Game?
A backraise is a raise made after already making a call earlier on the same betting round. It’s considered a tricky or deceptive line, since we decided not to raise when first given the opportunity. We decided to just call and only re-raise after someone behind us to decides to raise. The most common example in No Limit Hold’em is where a player calls against an open raise preflop but then decides to 4bet when facing a squeeze.
