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Poker Glossary
A-Game A game played at the highest stakes in a certain
venue.
ABC Player A player who follows a predictable betting
pattern.
Able A basically obsolete term for the player immediately
to the left of the dealer, in games that use forced bets or blinds.
According to Hoyle A phrase used to emphasize the proper
rules of a game.
Act An intentional tell intended to give false information
about a players hand.
Action Involves checking/raising/betting/folding. Also, a
game in which players are playing a lot of pots is considered an
"action" game.
Angle Any action that isnt necessarily against the rules
but still incorporates unfair tactics nonetheless.
Acted A player has acted when he or she passes, checks,
raises, or calls as long as this action has been done in turn.
Advertise Process of making a bluff with the intention of
being exposed as a loose player.
Alcohol An imitation of Ill call. It is an announcement
by a player that they will make the minimum bet necessary to continue in the
hand and has no relation with alcoholic beverages.
All In Placing all of the players money in the pot. Also
known as All the Way.
Announce In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high
or low.
Ante The wager required from each player to begin the game
prior to dealing the cards.
Apple A big game, often the biggest in the casino or club.
Artist The name given to a cheater who manipulates the
deck.
As Nas A Persian game which many believe is a predecessor
of poker.
Assigned Better The first player to bet in a round.
Automatic A player being in a must-bet situation.
Automatic Bet A bet, or rather most often a bluff, made
regardless of one's cards in a situation in which the bet usually wins.
Back Into a Hand Drawings cards and making a hand that is
different from the hand you were originally trying to make.
Backer A nonplayer who finances an active player.
Backraise This is a re-raise from a player who has already
called.
Bad Beat Occurs when a player is beaten by a lucky draw.
Bankroll The amount of money a player has.
Barn Also known as Full Barn. Another name for a Full
House.
Battle of the Blinds Occurs when everyone folds to the players who have forced bets.
Beat the Board When a player has a hand better than all
the others showing.
Bet Initiates a wager, done by putting chips into the pot.
Bet the Limit Betting as much as is allowed.
Bet the Pot Done by betting as many chips as there already
is in the pot.
Bet for Value Bet a hand with the intention of getting
called by one or more lesser hand, as opposed to getting the other players to
fold.
Betting Stakes The limits of all bets and raises that are
permitted.
Big Blind A designated amount that is placed by the player
sitting in the second position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are
dealt.
Blank A card that is useless.
Bleed When a player wins a lot of money a little at a time
from either a game or a particular player.
Blind Bet A bet made prior to looking at the players own
hand.
Blocker A need card already in another players hand.
Blow Back Happens when a player loses all or most of the
money they have won.
Bluff A bluff is made when a player bets or raises with a
hand he or she does not think is very good.
Board (Boardcards) The cards that are held face up in the
players hand.
Boat See Full House.
Boss The best hand at a stage in the betting.
Boxed Card A boxed card is one that is considered
non-existent due to the fact that it appears the wrong way (face-up) in the
deck.
Bring It In The starting of the betting in the first round.
Bring In The forced bet made in the first round of betting
by the player who is dealt the lowest card showing in Seven Card Stud. In Lowball,
it is the highest card showing.
Broadway An ace high straight.
Broomcorn's Uncle An interesting term for a player who antes his or
herself broke.
Bug In certain variants of poker the bug is a
restricted wild card which can either represent an ace or fill a gap in a
straight or flush
Bull the Game To bluff often.
Bump Process of raising.
Burn Card The term for the standard procedure in which the
dealer removes the next card from the deck by placing it face down underneath a
chip. One card is to be burned between each betting round.
Bust A useless hand that has failed to improve as the
player hoped; also known as a busted hand.
Bust Out Happens when a player loses all their chips and
therefore is eliminated.
Button A rotating disc that is designed to represent the
dealer for indicating which player is last to act. The player immediately to
the left of the button acts first.
Buy To make a large bet in the hopes of discouraging other
players from continuing.
Buy-In The determined amount of chips necessary to enter
into the poker game.
By Me An expression that generally means to pass or to
check.
Californiam Lowball A very popular form of Lowball where a joker is used.
Call Matching another players bet or raise.
Call Cold To call and also then raise.
Caller The one who makes the call.
Capping the Raise The final raise, usually the third, in
most games.
Cards Speak Where a players hand is the most favorable
possible combination of cards, no matter how they call it.
Case Card The fourth and therefore last card of a certain
rank to become available.
Case Chips These are the players last chips.
Cash In To cash in ones chips for money.
Catch Bluffing Done when calling or raising a player who
is bluffing.
Center Pot The main pot in contrast to any side pots.
Change Gears A player changing his or her style of play.
Chase Process of playing a hand that is likely to be worse
than at least one other players hand.
Cheater A player who intentionally violates rules in order
to obtain an unfair advantage.
Check Occurs when a, on a players turn and there was no
act done before it, a player decides not to bet.
Check Raise Process of checking and then raising after
another player bets.
Cheese A substandard starting hand.
Chip The round token used instead of cash at poker tables.
Chop To return the blinds to the players who posted them
and move on to the next hand if no other players call.
Cinch Hand A hand that simply cant be beaten.
Coffeehousing Occurs when players talk about a hand they
are involved in with the intent of misleading or manipulating other players.
Cold Hands These are showdown hands.
Collection The fee charged in the game (can be taken from
pot or from each player).
Color Change This is a request to change chips.
Come Hand A drawing hand.
Common Card A card dealt face up to be used by all
players.
Community Cards Cards that are turned face up in the
middle of the table and which belong to all players still in the hand. These
are used in Hold 'em and Omaha.
Complete Hand This is a hand that is defined by all five
cards: a straight, a flush, a full house, a four of a kind, or a straight
flush.
Conservative A player only betting when having good hands.
Counterfeit When a hand becomes less valuable because of a
board card.
Crack Means to beat a hand, typically a big hand.
Cripple Means to cripple the deck, as a player has most or
all of the cards that somebody would want to have with the current board.
Cut To divide the deck of cards into two separate sections
so as to change the order of the playing cards. (also Cut the Deck)
Cut-Card Another name for the bottom card.
Dead Card Any card that is not legally playable.
Dead Hand A foul hand that is unplayable.
Deal To give each player his or her cards or to put cards
on the board.
Dealer The one who is in charge of dealing the cards.
Dealers Position Player being the last one to act during
a betting round. This is determined by the dealer button.
Deck The set of playing cards.
Declaration A player declaring which part of the pot the
player is going for in a Hi/Lo game of poker.
Discard This is in draw games where a player removes
certain cards so they can be replaced with others in hopes of obtaining a
better hand.
Door Card The first exposed card in a players hand.
Double Bluff This is a bluff that involves an initial bet,
being raised, and re-raising.
Double Up This happens when a player goes all in on a hand
during a no-limit game and winning which essentially doubles the players
bankroll.
Down and Dirty Term used for the final hole card dealt
in Seven Card Stud.
Down Card Cards that are dealt face-down.
Draw The point during play at which active players discard
the cards they don't want and receive new ones from the dealer.
Draw Card A card which a player has received as a result
of drawing.
Draw Out Beating a hand that was previously superior to a
players prior to the players draw phase.
Draw Snow Bluffing both before and after the draw.
Drawing Hand A hand that needs to be improved in order to
be able to win such as a flush or a straight.
Drivers Seat The player who is generally initiating all
of the betting in the game.
Drop Out To fold by deciding to retire and not call a bet
or raise.
Early Position The position in a round of betting where
the player must act before most of the other players at the table.
Edge This is an advantageous position.
Eight or Better To Qualify A offshoot of high-low split in
which the low hand must have an eight low card or smaller in order to qualify
for the low hand; otherwise, the high hand will win the entire pot.
End Bet The last bet of a betting interval.
Ethics/Etiquette The understandings and courtesies of
which violations do not constitute cheating.
Face Card Any king, queen, or jack.
Fill Drawing a card to fill the five card hand.
Flop These are the first three exposed community cards
which are dealt simultaneously.
Flush Five cards being of the same suit.
Fold Process of giving up your hand and therefore any
chance of winning the pot.
Forced Bet The required bet to start the action on the
first round of a poker hand in Seven-Card Stud. It is usually the lowest card
on board that must make a forced bet.
Foul A hand which is forfeited and may not be played for a
given reason.
Four of a Kind Four cards of the same face value.
Full House Any three cards of the same face value plus two
other cards with them having the same face value as one another. For example,
three 10s and two 5s would constitute a full house.
Freeroll A chance to win something without having to pay a
cost.
Gallery The non playing spectators.
Gambler A player who wagers at unfavorable edge odds.
Gravy A players winnings.
Grifter A cheater.
Gut Shot This is a draw to an inside straight. Also known
as a belly buster.
Hand The players best five cards.
Head Up Playing against only a single opponent. Pot is
only being contested by these two players.
Help Card Any card which improves the players hand.
High-Low Split (aka High-Lo Split) The variation of poker in which the highest and lowest
ranking hands win and split the pot.
High Hand The best hand in the round.
High Roller A gambler who plays for high stakes.
Hitchhiker A player who comes to win the pot as the victim
of a trap.
Hole Cards The cards that are faced down in front of the
player.
Horsing Passing some money to another player after winning
the pot.
Hot Hand Having a run of good hands.
House The institute holding the game.
House Rules The rules which have been agreed upon by the
players.
Ice A name for a cold deck.
In the Hole The cards that are dealt face down in stud
poker.
Indirect Bet An opponent betting or raising for another
player sandbagging a good hand.
Inside Straight A form of a straight which can only be
made with a card of one rank that's usually somewhere in the middle of the
straight.
Intentional Flashing Purposely showing ones hand to
another player.
Iron Duke Any unbeatable hand (aka Ironclad Hand).
Jackpot The prize awarded to a player who meets given
conditions.
Jam A pot in which several players are raising.
Jammed Pot A pot which has been raising the maximum amount
of times.
Joker The partially wild card used in some poker games.
Key Card The card which gives the player a big draw.
Kibitzer A talking spectator.
Kicker Any unpaired card in a hand.
Leader The first player to bet into a pot.
Lid The top card of the deck.
Limit The amount any player may bet or raise on any round
of betting.
Limit Poker Any poker game where the minimum and maximum
amounts a player may bet or raise on any given round of betting are fixed.
Limper The first player who calls a bet.
Live One A player who isnt very knowledgeable.
Lock Another name for an unbeatable hand.
Look When a player calls a final bet.
Loose A player who plays a lot of hands.
Main Pot Another name for the central pot.
Make the Deck Shuffling the deck.
Mechanic See Artist
Misdeal A mistake in the dealing of a hand which calls for
the hand to be reshuffled and then dealt again.
Miss The act of not being able to make a drawing hand when
a player's final cards are dealt.
Monster A very big hand.
Muck To discard or throw away ones hand.
Move All-In To bet all the money a player has on the
table.
Natural A hand without any wild cards.
No-Limit Poker Any game of poker where players are allowed
to bet any amount of chips they have in front of them.
Nursing Process of playing conservatively due to only
having a few chips.
Nut The winnings needed to survive.
Nuts The best possible hand at any given point during the
game.
Odds The probability of making a hand.
Offsuit Cards that are of a different suit.
Open Making a first bet in a hand of poker.
Opener The player who made the first bet.
One pair Any exposed pair.
Outdraw When one player beats another by drawing a better
hand.
Outs The number of cards left that can improve ones hand.
Overcall When a play calls after another has already done
so.
Overcard A card higher than any card an opponent has
showing.
Overpair A pocket pair higher than any of those currently
present on the board.
Pair Any two cards of the same face or number value.
Pass To check or to fold.
Pat Not drawing any cards in a draw game.
Play Over Playing in a seat when the occupant is absent.
Pocket The down or hole cards.
Point The value of the card.
Poker The name of the game we all love. Uses cards and
involves manipulation and deception to win.
Position Where a player is seated in relation to the
dealer. Effects order in which player acts.
Post a Bet Place chips in the pot.
Pot The money or chips in the center of the table to be
won.
Pot-Limit Poker Any game in which the player may bet or
raise any amount up to the current size of the pot.
Push When the dealer pushes the chips to the winning
player.
Quorum Minimum number of players needed to start a poker
game.
Rake The determined charge that the dealer extracts for
the house from each pot for the privilege of playing.
Rank The value of each card or hand.
Redeal A new deal after there is a misdeal.
Represent A Hand Term for when a player makes his or her
opponents believe that they have a bigger hand than they are showing on board.
For example, if in Seven-Card Stud he or she raisse with an ace showing, they
are representing a pair of aces. They may or may not in fact have a pair of
aces.
Re-raise To raise again after another player has already
raised.
River The last card given in any poker game.
Rock A passive player.
Rolled Up The process of being dealt three-of-a-kind on
the first three cards in Seven-Card Stud.
Rotation Movement in the direction of the deal which is
clockwise.
Run a Pot When a player bluffs on multiple bets to win the
pot.
Royal Flush An ace-high straight flush.
Rush A winning streak.
Sandbagging Holding back and calling despite the fact you
have a good hand used to disguise strength of the hand.
Scoop Winning the entire pot.
Scramble Face-down mixing of the cards.
Set This is a Three-of-a-kind.
Show Cards Process of showing ones cards at the end of
the round.
Showdown Occurs at the end of the final betting round. All
players turn cards face-up to see who wins the pot.
Shuffle Act of mixing cards prior to dealing.
Side Pot A pot separate from the main pot which is usually
formed by continued betting after a player has put all his chips into the main
pot.
Sitting Out When a player decides to leave a table for a
few hands.
Stack A pile of chips.
Stake What a player is willing to bet in any given game.
Stand-off To call or raise.
Stay When a player decides to stay in the game by calling
rather than raising the bet.
Steal To steal the pot is raising in expectation that all
other players will fold. If they do indeed fold then the player has stolen the
pot.
Steam When a player plays wildly and calls or raises a
lot.
Straight Five cards appearing in sequence (by number
value) in the hand.
Straight Flush Five cards in a hand appearing in sequence
(by number value) and all being of the same suit.
Stranger A new or unfamiliar card after the draw in a
hand.
Streak A run of winning or losing hands.
Street Cards dealt on a particular round in stud games.
For instance, the fourth card in a players hand is often known as fourth street, the
sixth card as sixth street,
and so on.
String Bet An illegal raise made in two distinct motions
since the player cant make the full bet in the first.
Structure The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets, and
raises in any given game.
Stub Portion of deck which has not been dealt.
Stuck Player who is losing in the game.
Suicide King The King of Hearts who appears to be
committing suicide.
Suit The characteristic of a playing card. The card being
either of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades.
Suited Two or more cards of the same suit together.
Super-Bluff Winning a hand by bluffing against a vastly
superior hand.
Table The surface on which the game is played.
Tap In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one
single bet.
Tell An action that gives clues as to what cards are held
by a player.
Three of a Kind Three cards of the same face value.
Ticket A card.
Tie Two hands of equal value. Pot is normally divided
between these two players.
Tied On When a players hand is good enough to play until
the end.
Tight When a player doesnt play for many pots.
Trapper Any player who underbets a good hand to create a
larger pot.
Trips Another name for a Three-of-a-kind.
Turn The third round of betting in the game.
Underplay To make a small bet in the hopes of enticing
others to bet as well.
Up Card Any card that is dealt face up.
Variance The measure of the up and down swings of a
players bankroll.
Walk A pot won by the last blind bet when no player opens.
Weak This is one who folds too many hands.
Welcher Any player who fails to pay off a debt.
Window The card flashed at the end of a players closed
hand.
Wing Term given to those who have a winning streak.
Winning Hand A hand that a player gets paid for.
Wired Pair Any pair in the hole.
World Series of Poker A Texas Hold Em Tournament with a
large grand prize held in Las Vegas.
Worst Hand A losing hand.
Zombie A poker player with no tells. Generally is one
who shows little emotion.
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