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+ to chip in: poner dinero, contribuir + to lay the cards on the table: poner las cartas sobre la mesa + to go all-in: ir a por todo + peppered: salpicado + idioms: modismos + rise: aumento + high-flying players: jugadores de altos vuelos + odds: probabilidades + appealing: atractivo + lure: encanto + dummies: tontos + to fold: retirarse + bluff: farol + to work out: calcular + dating: citas románticas + all walks of life: de todo tipo de condición social + despite: a pesar de + to such an extent: hasta tal punto + heads-up: partida entre dos jugadores + draw games: póquer tapado + stud games: póquer descubierto + the latter: esta última + chips: fichas + to deal: repartir
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Este artículo pertenece al número de August 2023 de la revista Speak Up.

Chip in + to chip in: poner dinero, contribuir . Lay your cards on the table + to lay the cards on the table: poner las cartas sobre la mesa . Go all-in + to go all-in: ir a por todo . The English language is peppered + peppered: salpicado with poker terms. Such is the popularity of the game that even non-players know what is meant by these idioms + idioms: modismos . With the rise + rise: aumento  of online poker, it is no longer the exclusive domain of high-flying players + high-flying players: jugadores de altos vuelos ; anyone with an internet connection can instantly play for money. Unless you are a professional player, however, the odds + odds: probabilidades are you will lose more money than you win. So, what is it about poker that is so appealing + appealing: atractivo ?

POKER FACE

For some, it is the psychology. For others, it is the lure + lure: encanto of money. According to the book Poker for Dummies + dummies: tontos , “the objective of poker is to win money by capturing the pot, which contains bets made by various players during the hand.” Bets are made by players according to ‘their hand’ (that is, the cards they hold.) If they think they have a strong hand, they try to convince their opponents to ‘fold + to fold: retirarse ’ or abandon their cards. They can also pretend to have a strong hand, even if they do not, as a bluff + bluff: farol , intimidating the other players into folding. The best players can do this very convincingly, their face expressionless or exuding confidence. This is what is called a ‘poker face’.

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GAME THEORY

In the language of game theory, poker is a game of imperfect information. None of the players know which cards are held by the others. A big part of the strategy is working out + to work out: calcular  what cards they have in their hands. Such a skill is useful in real-life situations like negotiations, dating + dating: citas románticas  or even war, so poker attracts people from all walks of life + all walks of life: de todo tipo de condición social .

Despite + despite: a pesar de  imperfect information, artificial intelligence has evolved to such an extent + to such an extent: hasta tal punto  that it has optimised game play. In 2016, DeepStack became the first AI capable of beating professional poker players at ‘heads-up + heads-up: partida entre dos jugadores , no-limit Texas Hold’em’.

TEXAS STYLE

Texas Hold’em is the most well-known variation of poker. There are three main categories: draw games + draw games: póquer tapado , stud games + stud games: póquer descubierto and community card games. Texas Hold’em belongs to the latter + the latter: esta última . Heads-up games involve two players and no-limit poker means there is no limit to the size of the bets that can be placed. Today’s AIs are so good, they usually beat humans in any kind of poker. They are therefore used by players to train and improve their game. They know that, when the chips + chips: fichas are down, poker apps can help them play the hand they’ve been dealt + to deal: repartir !

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