What is Dirty Stack in Poker?
Dirty stack means a chip stack that is not organized neatly. There are two main rules players should follow with their chip stacks. 1. The same value chips should be grouped together. 2. Larger chip values should be placed at the front of our stack, not hidden behind smaller chips. Any stack that doesn’t follow these rules can be described as a dirty stack. Having a dirty stack can be considered a form of cheating because our opponent might think our stack size is smaller than it really is.
What is Dead Man’s Hand in Poker?
The Dead Man’s Hand is generally accepted to be two-pair Aces and Eights, although there is some debate on what actually qualifies as the dead man’s hand. The hand is based on legends and stories surrounding “Wild Bill Hickok” and has zero strategic relevance at the tables.
What is Cowboys in Poker?
Cowboys is a nickname given to pocket Kings in Hold’em. It’s the second best starting hand in Hold’em is generally considered strong enough to stack off in the majority of preflop scenarios (unless the stacks start becoming very deep).
What is Coinflip in Poker?
A coinflip is any situation where the outcome is relatively close to 50/50. For example, in Hold’em, we stack off preflop with our TT vs our opponent’s AKs. He will have around 46% chance to win while we will have around 54% chance to win. Seeing as this situation is very close to even, it’s common to refer to it as a coinflip. Often the word coinflip is shortened even further to flip.
