Reading the flop - trivia 1

1) What is the best possible hand?

Two - two

A nickname for a two and two is ducks.

Three - three

Some nicknames for a three and three are crabs.

Four - three

A nickname for a four and three is waltz.

Four - four

A nickname for a four and four is sailboats.

Five - two

Some nicknames for a five and two are bomber.

Five - five

A nickname for a five and five is speed limit.

Six - three

A nickname for a six and three is blocky.

Six - four

A nickname for a six and four is billion dollar hand.

Six - five

A nickname for a six and five is ken warren.

Poker - trivia 16

1) What is an inside straight draw?

a) when you have three cards to a straight but need two in the middle to complet it
b) when you have four cards to a straight but need one in the middle to complete it

2) What does passive mean?

a) to check and call more often than betting or raising
b) to bet more often than checking

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Poker - trivia 15

1) What is a four-flush?

a) four cards of different suites
b) four cards of the same suite

2) What does under the gun mean?

a) the player that acts second on a found
b) the player that must act first on a round

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Poker - trivia 14

1) What is the turn?

a) the third community card
b) the fourth community card

2) What is fourth street?

a) the third community card
b) the fourth community card

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Poker - trivia 13

1) What are the nuts?

a) the best possible hand at that point in the pot
b) the second best hand at that point in the pot

2) What is a semi-bluff

a) a playing who folds after a bet
b) a bet with a hand that is not the best at the moment, but has a good chance to improve later on

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Poker - trivia 12

1) What is a bluff?

a) a bet when you have a strong hand
b) a bet when you have a weak hand to make opponents think you have a strong hand

2) What is a check-raise?

a) when someone checks, but then raises after an opponent bets
b) when someone checks, but then folds after an opponent bets

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Poker - trivia 11

1) What is an active player?

a) a player who has folded
b) a player that is still involved in the pot

2) What does fold mean?

a) to bluff
b) to discard your hand and drop out of the pot

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Poker - trivia 10

1) What does backdoor mean?

a) a hand you thought you would make
b) when you make a hand that you weren't trying to make

2) What does all-in mean?

a) putting half of your money in the pot
b) putting all of your money in the pot

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Poker - trivia 9

1) What is a buy-in?

a) the amount of money required to enter a game or tournament
b) the amount of money you win

2) What are the blinds?

a) an optional bet
b) a forced bet that a player must put in

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Poker - trivia 8

1) What is fifth street?

a) the fourth community card
b) the fifth community card

2) What is heads-up?

a) to play against a single opponent
b) to play against two opponents

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Six - six

A nickname for a six and six is route 66.

Seven - two

A nickname for a seven and two is beer hand.

Seven - five

A nickname for a seven and five is heinz.

Seven - six

Some nicknames for a seven and six are trombones and union oil.

Eight - eight

Some nicknames for a eight and eight are little oldsmobile, snowmen, and piano keys.

Poker - trivia 7

1) What are outs?

a) cards that can improve your hand and possibly make you a winner
b) cards that will not make your hand better

2) What is a post oak bluff?

a) a large bet in a small pot
b) a very small bet in a large pot

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Poker - trivia 6

1) What is a bad beat?

a) when you have a very weak hand and win
b) when you have a very strong hand, but lose to a hand that wins as a result of a lucky draw by that opponent

2) What is suited?

a) having two or more cards of the same suite
b) having hearts

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Nine - five

Some nicknames for a nine and five are hard working man and dolly parton.

Nine - eight

A nickname for a nine and eight is oldsmobile.

Ten - two

A nickname for a ten and two is doyle brunson.

Ten - four

Some nicknames for a ten and four are broderick crawford and CB hand.

Poker - trivia 5

1) What is a set?

a) a four-of-a-kind
b) a three-of-a-kind

2) What is the board?

a) the set of face-up community cards
b) the pocket cards

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Big full

A big full is a full house made where the three of a kind has higher ranking cards than the pair. If the flop is A-A-7 and you have an ace and seven, you have the big full. Your full house would be A-A-A-7-7.

Underfull

An underfull is a full house made where the three of a kind has lower ranking cards than the pair. If the flop is A-A-7 and you have pocket 7's, you can be beaten by the big full. Your full house would be 7-7-7-A-A. The big full would be A-A-A-7-7.

Overpair

An overpair is a pocket pair with a higher rank than any of the community cards.

Ten - five

Some nicknames for a ten and five are dime store and woolworths.

Ten - six

A nickname for a ten and six is sweet sixteen.

Ten - seven

A nickname for a ten and seven is split (bowling).

Ten - nine

A nickname for a ten and nine is countdown.

Ten - ten

A nickname for a ten and ten is TNT.

Jack - five

Some nicknames for a jack and five are jackson 5 and motown.