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Poker hands, just like the players that hold them, have their distinct nicknames. For example, AA is called rockets, bullets or American Airlines. KK are cowboys. QQ are Canadian rockets, Canadian aces, or Siegfried and Roy. JJ is fishhooks or simply hooks. 88 are snowmen or doggie balls. 77 is the Sunset Strip. 66 is Route 66. 55 are presto or something called the speed limit. 44 is the Canadian presto. 33 are crabs while 22 are ducks. There is the AK or the big slick, AQ or the big chick, KQ or the suited marriage and a lot more.

Carl is playing in a tournament when he drew pocket aces. He decided to slow play it and raise 100 chips pre-flop. Three players called. On the flop was 3-8-10 rainbow. Thinking his hand is strong, he went all in. Everyone folded except for one guy who had 3-8 off suit. The turn was a Jack and the river was a 3. Pocket rockets lost it for Carl.

Serge has pocket threes. Serge thought he could lessen the field by bumping it up a bit. 5 players called. The flop was 2 of clubs 2 and 3 of diamonds. Serge is glad with his full house. One player raised and two players folded. The turn was 6 diamonds. Again a player raised and Serge and the other guy called. The river was a 3 of hearts. The guy raised and Serge went all in and both called. One guy had a straight 6 high. Serge showed his quad 3s. The winner had straight flush.

Liz Lieu is one of the rising stars in professional poker. For years she concentrated only in cash games. She first entered the world of tournament poker via the 2005 World Series of Poker. Her first win came via the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic. She won the event again the next year. In 2006, she was named Final Table Grand Marshall by the WSOP and ESPN. Her $330,000 total prize money placed her in the 22^nd position on the all time female money earner list. The highlight of her career is placing 5^th during the 2005 WSOP No Limit Hold’em.

Phil Ivey started his poker career in 2002 at the age of 26. In that year alone, he had won a total of three WSOP bracelets. As far as high profile games go, Ivey is the most prolific player around. He is active on the WPT, EPT and the European Masters as well as other tournaments.

He has announced that he’ll be concentrating more on cash games in the future. This came as a surprise to some in the pro poker circuit. His most stunning win is with Andy Beal where he took home $16 million.

River betting should only be done if you really have a strong hand or if you think your opponent has a weaker one. Aggressive players tend to call on the river whatever their hand might be. You can exploit this. Then again, they might have a good hand and you might lose the game.

Also, your image will tell your opponents how to play you as well. You can show a loose-aggressive image so that they will call you down lighter on the river. You must also use all the information before deciding to bet in the river.