Now, now, I know it might be tempting to take advantage of that fact, but c’mon, we were all new once.  Besides, it’s way more fun to be someone skilled.  We ought to let the newbies in on the more confusing aspects of your secret language.  But don’t worry, I won’t give ‘em the secret password just yet.

“Blinds,” for example.  We’re not talking about the Venetian variety here.  Blinds are actually forced bets.  They’re kind of a replacement for the amount usually placed in the ante at the beginning of a game.