The poker community are forever banging the drum that poker is a skill game, so much so, that Gutshot poker club had court case about it. This always struck me as an interesting poker phrase. The best time to use this poker phrase is after losing a massive pot and being left with very little chips. How many stories have you heard of a player who had a big blind left and came back to win the tournament or make a final table? A chip and a chair means as long as you have a chip, you are still in with a chance. It basically means you are in the game so don’t give up. This article will look at some poker phrases, what they mean and when to use them. A poker phrase, like puns and sayings you hear in ordinary life are a summation or snippet that requires no further elaboration.
Some are witty, some are ironic, and some are better forgotten. If you play long enough, you hear a lot of poker phrases.