Poker Pattern Name
Almost all online poker sites do not allow you to change your screen name – ever. That means you’d better give some serious thought to your choice right now because you’re going to have to live with it throughout your whole poker career.
For example, many Liverpool F.C. fans in 2010 decided that variations on ‘TorresLFC’ were a good idea. They must be regretting that now almost as much as poor old ‘TorresCFC’ is. If you’re a sports fan choose something that stands the test of time. Similarly, don’t use a currently popular band or video game or other possibly short-lived fad. Don’t use the current year or your current age – because next year they both mean absolutely nothing.
IF you are donked on for most of ur chips leaving you a shortstack (ie u end the first hour w/ double the average stack (i had 6.5k in the third tourney this happened in when the average was 3.2k and had won that much only playing about 8 hands and the three i showed down were KK, KK, and a straight i had made seeing the flop and turn for free in the bb).then sat out most of the 2nd hour w.
Instead of being its own separate variant of poker, HORSE is an acronym that includes 5 different poker variants: Hold’em, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz (Stud Lo), Stud (Stud Hi), and Eight-or-Better (Stud Hi/Lo). There’s Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Five Card Draw to name just a few. There are even variants which combine a number of different games into one, such as H.O.R.S.E. And 10 Game Mix. In this section of our poker guide you can find out more about a number of different poker variants, by reading our game guides that are listed below. Poker name puns poker love puns poker card puns poker chip puns poker face puns poker birthday puns poker game puns poker related puns Please note that this site uses cookies to personalise content and adverts, to provide social media features, and to analyse web traffic. Later on in the lesson we will provide some common betting patterns that you will see in many low and mid-stakes poker games. Recognizing these patterns will certainly help you improve your skills. But learning how to read your specific opponents is the most important skill that can help you become successful in the game of poker.
The best approach is to ask yourself what you want from a screen name. Let’s assess the possibilities one by one, bearing in mind that there can be plenty of overlap between them.
Choose a screen name that relates to you personally
If you have no concerns about being identified you can choose your own name or parts of it, or a nickname. You may need to include numbers in this kind of screen name as there’s a good chance that your first choice will be in use already. You can add numbers to the name or replace letters with similar numbers, e.g. ‘3’ for ‘E’ and ‘5’ for ‘S’. You can also use the names of those close to you, including pets, but bear in mind privacy concerns. You can even use something self-descriptive like ‘fivebellies’ or ‘sweatynutsack’.
Choose a screen name that may tilt your opponents
There are a number of ways to do this. You can choose a name that is offensive, either to almost everybody or just to certain groups. Be careful with these though. If you go too far and use racist/sexist comments etc. you can expect them to be rescinded by the poker room. Mild examples are ‘Religion_LOL’ and ‘lol_poor people’.
Then there are the personal insults like ‘durrrr’, ‘umakemelookpro’, ‘uhaveasmallPP’, ‘MyVPIPisurIQ’, ‘B4IFURU18’, ‘Nh Wp FU’, ‘Om Nom Nom’ and ‘UPay4MyWeed’.
Another way to try to tilt opponents is to issue a challenge to them. Examples include, ‘reload_pls’, ‘YouBetIJam’, ‘NiceTrySucka’, ‘imbad-beatme’, ‘idontchinkso’.
Self-deprecating or condescending names, particularly when combined with aggressive play or chat can also be tilting. Names like, ‘relax_max’, ‘WhyDaddyDrinks’, ‘ifartinmysleep’, ‘2stuk2givafuk’, ‘CheckCallPray’, ‘TrustFundGone’ and ‘LimpinAintEasy’. Although, to be honest, most of these are more likely to elicit a chuckle rather than tilt.
Another effective way to tilt people is to misspell your chosen name. Normally you should take care that you have spelled your chosen name correctly, but if you really want to wind up a grammar nit choose a name like ‘YouLooser’ or ‘PokerProffesional’. 95% of your opponents won’t even notice – but that other 5% will have steam coming out of their ears.
Finally, a clever choice is a name like ‘2donks1flop’ which succeeds in being both critical and self-deprecating – not to mention funny.
Choose a screen name that is misleading
Most poker players are men and many believe that women are no good at poker. Therefore some male players play using a female persona. The same principle holds for certain nationalities. Many players believe that Southern European players play more emotionally and are more fishy than average. You can try to take advantage of that. e.g. ‘repopadopolis’ would be a great name for a Greek player.
Choose a screen name that is unmemorable.
You usually don’t want other players to remember you. Therefore some players will seek out names that are pretty anonymous. Maybe a common name with some numbers like ‘John2589’ or maybe just numbers, or a meaningless jumble of numbers and letters or maybe something unpronounceable using symbols. Just remember not to get carried away and make it so obscure that it becomes memorable. The same goes for avatars. Some players will choose to play without an avatar. However, if nearly all the players in your usual games play with an avatar, playing without one will only make you stand out as “that guy without an avatar.”
Choose a screen name that you find funny or interesting
This category is a kind of catch-all. It includes sports teams and players and characters from books, like ‘Isildur1’. It includes corrupted names of famous people, like ‘Cashisclay’ and ‘Fidel_Cashflow’. Also words and expressions corrupted to apply to poker terms. As you can imagine, the word ‘muck’ features a lot in these. Examples include ‘gomuckurself’, ‘shiphappens’, ‘donkeywhisperer’, ‘MuckingFaster’ and many predictable variations on the hand KJo.
You can simply use words or expressions that sound or look good. ‘ValueTowny’, ‘iclickbuttons’, ‘OMGSPLOSION’, ‘SirMucksalot’, ‘PfOaKcEeR’, ‘toadlystoned’, ‘PeppermintHippo’ and ‘BEEPBEEPIMAJEEP’ are great examples.
Names can just be funny like ‘DontRaiseImGay2’ or ‘wewaise’ (with an avatar picture of Elmer Fudd.) They can be an internet meme, such as 2plus2’s ‘THE F DO’ and ‘[ ]NameDelivers’. They can be just plain weird like ‘sexualintercoursewithdeadcats’ and ‘mydogisgay’. They can even be as obscure as a clever grammar joke such as ‘fckvwls’. Or maybe just something that sounds good, like ‘gobbledygook’ or ‘jabberwocky’.
Now choose your screen name
We hope you find some food for thought here to help you decide upon the perfect screen name for you. Most of the above names are real screen names, and we hope you agree that many are clever and funny too. So don’t just choose the first name that comes into your head. Think about the long term. You can try to be funny but not crude or juvenile, please. We’ve already got plenty of them – yes, I’m talking to you ‘Hugh G Rection’.
Above all be creative and come up with a unique name that you will be proud of for years to come.
PO-KE-NO RULES
or POKER KENO
Manufactured by The U.S. Playing Card Co.
Cincinatti, Ohio U.S.A.
A game that is a logical combination of the two games known as Poker and Keno (or Lotto), with features that make it more interesting and exciting than either.
Each player, except the dealer, is given a board and some counters. If there are no more players than boards, the dealer may also play if desired.
The dealer or 'caller' is furnished with an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards, shuffles them and turns over the top one, calling it out. For example, 'queen of spades.' Each player who has the queen of spades on his board covers it with a counter. The dealer continues turning over the cards in succession, and the players continue covering on their boards, until some one wins by having a COMPLETE row of five covered, - either horizontally or vertically - when he or she calls 'out.' The player who wins then becomes the next dealer.
One way of playing PO-KE-NO is for the winner to receive all counters lying on the other boards.
Other methods are given below.
The winner receives a reward, greater or lesser, according to the poker value of the line or 'hand.'
RANK OF POKER
1. Straight Flush - 5 cards of the same suit in sequence. If ace high it is called a royal flush.
2. Four of a Kind - 4 cards of the same denomination, as 4 aces.
3. Full House - 3 cards of one denomination and two of another.
4. Flush - Any 5 cards of the same suit.
5. Straight - Any 5 cards in sequence, as ace, 2, 3, 4, 5 of mixed suits.
6. Three of a Kind - 3 cards of the same denomination.
7. Two Pairs - 2 cards of one denomination and two of another.
8. One Pair - 2 cards of the same denomination.
Note that the boards are ingeniously arranged so that each line vertically and horizontally represents every different poker hand, ranging from the 'straight flush' to 'a pair.'
Although the values are balanced, no two boards are alike.
Poker Pattern Names
Same as the preceding except that the dealer continues turning over the playing cards until every one has five in a row, in which case the player with the line covered which has the greater poker value, is the winner.
Poker Pattern Order
PO-KE-NO may be played like 'Twenty-One' or 'Black Jack,' where the dealer covers his own board and plays against each individual player. The dealer turns over playing cards until he has five in a row covered on his own board. The other players who have not five in a row covered by this time or whose row has a lesser value than the dealer, lose to the dealer. He in turn loses to those who have rows covered of greater poker value. It may be arranged that the larger hands will entitle those holding them to a greater proportionate reward.
PO-KE-NO may also be played on a principle similar to Roulette. Each player except the dealer or 'banker' is given a board and may lay a wager on any figure thereon which automatically covers two rows, one vertical and one horizontal. The banker turns over playing cards and the players cover only those called which happen to be in the two rows on which he wagers. If one of these two rows is not covered by any player so that no one is 'out' on them by the time twenty-five cards are turned over, the banker gets the wagers. If player is 'out' on either his horizontal or vertical row, he gets a certain standard reward arranged in proportion as in Roulette.
Finally, many play PO-KE-NO just like regular Bingo.
Choose from 1 of 2 different PO-KE-NO games below. Some folks order both sets so they will have different game boards and up to 24 people can play at that same time.
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