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Idiot end np. Also ignorant end. The low portion of a straight draw. If a player holding 78 draws to a board with 9Tx, he is drawing to the idiot end of the straight. It is too likely someone will complete a higher straight, and usually for an expensive pot. Note TJ drawing to QKx is not a bad draw, because ace high is the best straight. Ignorant end np. Idiot end. Immortal nuts np. The nuts (with verbal flourish). Also, inexplicably, the mortal nuts. Implied odds np. Pot odds adjusted for subsequent bets in a hand. The pot may offer only, say, 3:1 odds on the flop, but drawing may still be worth it because opponents may pump up the pot later on. See also reverse implied odds. In position adj. Acting after another. Don't pull that move unless you are in position. Infinite odds np. If there is no bet to drive players out and they get a free card, then they get infinitely good odds to chase the most ridiculous draws. Good players generally do not draw to backdoor hands because they are unlikely to hit, and in the long run, they'll pay more in calls than they'll win. But if they can stay in the hand for free, then any draw is worth it. The implication is that slow playing is often not worth the added deception, because opponents get a chance to draw. Note that the more opponents still in a hand, the more likely someone will draw out on you, and therefore the more important it is to raise, not slow play. Only by charging do you make draws unprofitable for others. Inside straight np. Aka gutshot straight or belly buster. A straight draw that can only be filled by one rank. Ex. T-J-K-A is completed only by Q. Considerably less valuable than an open ended straight. The hand A-2-3-4 is sometimes considered an inside straight because only a five completes it, though technically the five comes on the end. See one-end straight. Isolation raise v. Driving others out of a hand and keeping for yourself an opponent thought vulnerable. |
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