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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by sonofzeus
I'd like to learn more about these "hazards." Do you have a bibliography on the subject to share?
How 'bout a glossary?

Half kill: If the same player at the table wins two consecutive pots, the blinds go up by half again. And sometimes the player who won the two consecutive pots is punished by being forced to put in an extra blind. Punishment of any player who happens to have real poker skill, so real poker players avoid half kill games.

Bad beat jackpots:
An increasing jackpot amount, separate from the stakes being played at the poker table itself, which increases some amount per hand played. You win it by throwing a "bad beat" on someone else. Rules vary, but a typical one is: If you hold a full house, aces over tens or better, and are beaten by some stronger hand (there aren't many, but four tens is an example), then the person beating you wins, say, 60% of the jackpot; you win 30%; and the other players at the table split the remaining 10% just for having a pulse at the table when the bad beat is dealt. Jackpots such as this will often keep players in before the flop with small pocket pairs, praying for their miracle. So, it again skews the game away form skill and into Keno-style random luck. Again, a great reason to avoid bad beat jackpot games.

You can Google "poker terms" "glossary" and see more.
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