It has been observed that poker players have loads in common with animals. A few legendary players of the poker game have had nicknames of animals attached to their names. Including Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, Billy ‘the Croc’ Argyros. Hunt them in Google if you haven’t heard about these players before. Study about them.
Loads of animals have made their way into the game of poker. Over the years to describe particular hands, games, player types and situations. Hence, we have compiled a list of 10 animals in poker. Let’s proceed without further ado:
Ducks
It is a pocket pair of two’s, also known as deuces. This term is primarily used in Texas Hold’em poker game. Duck fare when played heads-up preflop against one challenger. As they are statistically preferred for winning against every non-paired two card holding.
Crabs
Crabs suggest a pocket pair of threes which usually, just as Ducks, are best folded immediately in multi-way pots. That may be, obviously, unless you can limp in for affordable from late position and hit a set, whereby your crabs will commonly scoop a great pile of chips.
Fish
Previously all poker players used to be fish. Frequently new and unskilled with the poker game, a fish’s knowledge tends to be basic at best. At online poker games with a regular cast of characters, everybody mostly understands who the fish are. Just be specific never to “tap on the fish tank”, lest you frighten them (and your probable profits) away.
Sharks
Being the most feared animals in poker, the sharks are greatly talented players who stay at the top of the game’s food chain. If you see a shark or two lurking near you, it’s maybe best to appeal a seat change, as they feed on fish and feast on whales.
Whales
Whales normally come to play poker having loads of disposable income with them. Playing against whales is hazardous due to their heavy bankroll size. Eager for action, whales do not dither to get mixed up in large pots, knowing that they can re-purchase if they lose.
Donkeys
The wobbly cannons at any poker table, donkeys emerge to have little to no notion of how to play poker game. They also frequently make this noisily clear to everyone else sitting at the poker table both in actions and in words. Having a donkey at your table is an entertainment.
Horse
H.O.R.S.E. is the combination of five poker variations: Texas Hold’em, Omaha hi-low, Razz, 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud hi-low. Success in H.O.R.S.E. needs players to show great overall poker skills.
Rabbit (hunters)
Rabbit hunting happens when a player in hand which has just been finished without any showdown asks the dealer to expose the next board card or two. The rabbit hunters normally do this to check whether the incoming cards would’ve enhanced their hands had they not taken the decision to fold.
Railbirds
Railbirds are found on the fringes of events fields, usually rooting on friends, players or family members who they’ve got a stake in economically which are still playing in the competition.
Pigs
Found in the poker online games which feature hi-low poker versions with a “declare”, pigs are the players who announcing both “high” and “low” to not have to split pots. Relying on how lucky or unlucky they may be, players normally make pigs of themselves in the games by striving to details one pot too many.
Happy gaming!