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Noun: "(poker) a call made right after the last player bets or raises"[ edit ]
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2007 — Phil Hellmuth, "A quick trip to a stop and go? ", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 April 2007:
I did my "insta-call ," standing up while I moved my chips into the middle so fast that they fell over.
2008 — Shawn Patrick Green, "Online Poker: Play a Hand With Ben 'bfineman' Fineman ", CardPlayer.com , 12 October 2008:
So, you end up calling, and the river puts out a blank, as far as you're concerned, the 6♥, and he ends up pushing all in. It's an insta-call on your part, I assume…
2008 — Rebecca McAdam, "PartyPoker Premier League First Day Heats Results ", CardPlayer.com , 24 November 2008:
Eastgate began the heads up battle with almost 200,000 more chips than Tran but after some highs and lows, the final hand saw Eastgate go all in with Q-3 followed by an insta-call by Tran with A-K.
2009 — Phil Hellmuth, "Poker: A time where I couldn't 'dodge bullets, baby' ", MLive.com , 1 June 2009:
Elky called instantly (what I call an insta-call ) and rolled over pocket aces!
2009 — Kevin Mathers, "2009 WSOP: Brian Lemke Captures Title in NLHE ", PokerNews.com , 9 June 2009:
Thomas Keller made a move when he shoved all in with Q♥J♦, but when Fabian Quoss woke up with A♣A♠ to make the insta-call , Keller was in bad shape.
2009 — Roy Winston, "What a Hand, What a Game! ", CardPlayer.com , 18 October 2009:
UTG+1 raises to $100 and three called when it came to me and with a suited ace in a 5-way pot, it’s an insta-call .
2010 — Brian Pempus, "World Series of Poker -- Steve Gee Wins Event No. 13 ", CardPlayer.com , 9 June 2010:
Hamby moved in for 431,000 and Baker made the insta-call .
Verb: "(poker) to call right after the last player bets or raises"[ edit ]
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2006 — Phil Hellmuth, "A bad beat for Layne Flack ", Lawrence Journal-World , 25 September 2006:
Now he moved all-in on the button for $80,000, and I 'insta-called' him from the small blind with K-J.
2006 — Bernard Lee, "Goals accomplished ", ESPN.com , 22 December 2006:
Immediately, I pushed all-in. However, the original raiser insta-called me, flipping over Ad-Ac. Ack!!
2007 — Ryan Lucchesi, "Jonathan Little Wins the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown ", CardPlayer.com , 23 May 2007:
Carroll insta-called with K♦ J♦ and the next two cards came 9♦ 7♣.
2008 — Neal Gersony, Poker Slam , iUniverse (2008), →ISBN , page 27 :
Bjorn looked at me intensely. The good news was that he didn't instacall , so I knew he didn't have a monster — no set, no two pair, and most likely no strong king.
2008 — Bernard Lee, "From bliss to bust ", ESPN.com , 7 March 2008:
Of course, I insta-called , prompting the big blind to shake his head disappointingly -- I had caught him trying the squeeze play, as he reluctantly turned over Jh-10c.
2008 — Lance Bradley, "Online Poker: Matthew Hilger (ionlyplayAA) Wins Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guaranteed ", Bluff Magazine , 28 April 2008:
The flop came Qh Qd 2c and UBENICE moved all-in for his last 1,814,180 and ionlyplayAA insta-called .
2009 — Dennis Oehring, "'Close But No Cigar' Recap ", NBC Sports , 3 January 2009:
Andy insta-called and spiked two aces on the flop, leaving Dewey drawing to the two remaining jacks to stay alive.
2009 — Roy Winston, "Bet Fold on the Turn, Good Job MJ ", CardPlayer.com , 18 June 2009:
The turn is a 2♠ and after I check he makes it $4,000 and I insta-call and he mucks his hand right away, before the river card.
2009 — "TassieDevil", "Ylon Schwartz Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,782) ", PokerNews.com , 6 November 2009:
The river was the K♥ and his opponent, Stewart Yancik, fired out another bet from the small blind with Schwartz insta-calling for his last chips.
2010 — Rebecca McAdam, "Kevin Stani Wins EPT Tallinn Main Event ", CardPlayer.com , 17 August 2010:
Stani shoved all in and Mattern insta-called for his tournament life.
2011 — "2011 World Series of Poker Day 36: Hellmuth at Final in Poker Player's Championship ", Ante Up , 6 July 2011:
Dror Michaelo insta-called from the big blind with pocket nines.