Break For Action poker
In lowball, throw away part of a good hand to get a play from
someone who would otherwise fold. "Come on, call the raise,
and I'll break for action." The preceding might be heard
in a no-limit lowball game in the following situation. One player
has raised. The opener does not want to call because he needs
two cards, which is not a good gamble against what might well
be a pat hand. The raiser wants a call from the other because
he has the potential of winning a very large pot as opposed
to just a small pot if the other folds, so he tries to entice
the opener, implying that if the opener draws two,
he will break his pat hand and draw one.
