Terminology Clarification |
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Posted Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:10 pm GMT by alanstats
I have a disagreement with a friend. My friend swears that trips and a set are the same thing. I know they are both three of a kind, but I say a set is when you have a PP and you hit a third on the river, while trips is when there are 2 in the community and you hold a third in your pocket.
Whose right?
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Posted Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:18 pm GMT by no not baxter
I am pretty sure they are both the same...Hope that helps your argument with your friend
the reason i say this is because i was watching poker on tv and one of the announcers said the guy had a set when he did not have a PP, but what do the announcers know
Posted Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:18 pm GMT by ilikepoker
sorry to tell ya your friend is right. they're the same thing.
it doesnt have to come on the river. maybe you've heard of flopping a set? .. and there's no distiction as to where the cards are as far as i know. trips and a set are the same thing, but a set is older terminology from what i know.
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:10 am GMT by fonzerelli_79
i actually thought that you were right alanstats
im sure ive read it in a book somewhere that a set is when you get a third card for your pocket pair
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:13 am GMT by ilikepoker
hey could be. i'm certainly no authority. i shouldnt have jumped the gun on the answer i guess.
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:44 am GMT by ilikepoker
OK Supersystem has a glossary. Interesting that a set can be a Four-of-a-kind too.
| Quote: | SET A term used to describe Trips or Fours (Four-of-a-kind), as in a set of trips.
TRIPS Slang for Three-of-a-kind |
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 6:26 am GMT by Iron Butt
I've also heard that a set is made with a pocket pair and trips with a pair on the board, don't recall where. The important thing is whether you have the pocket pair, not which board card you hit it on. It's a useful distinction since by that definition it's a lot better to have a set than trips, but I don't think many people use it.
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:13 pm GMT by alanstats
Thats a good point about the set being better than trips, if there is a difference, because with a set, you can only be beat by a higher pocket pair that hit a third, while with trips you can be beat a full house, or outkicked by another person who shares the trips.
Posted Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:16 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
Set is made with a pocket pair. Trips are made with a pair on the board, and the singleton in the hand.
Posted Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:35 pm GMT by dakine
trip
(vi) Make three of a kind; often followed by up. "I started with two aces, but tripped." "I drew three and tripped up."
Derived from Poker Glossary.
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