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Poker
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Poker has a language somewhat to itself. Party Poker provides with a glossary to familiarize yourself with poker terms.
A
Aces Full A full house with three aces and any
pair.
Ace-High
A five card hand that contains one Ace, with no straight
or flush or a hand with no
pair in it.
Aces Up A hand that contains two pairs, one of which is Aces.
Action
Checking/Betting/Raising. A game in which players are
playing a lot of pots is
considered an "action" game.
Active Player Any player who is still in the hand.
Add-on A purchase of more chips (optional) at the end of the re-buy period in a tournament.
All-In When a player bets all his/her chips.: In online poker, you may be deemed "All-in" when you are disconnected (even if you have chips remaining).
American Airlines Two Aces.
Ante Money placed in the pot before the hand is begun.
B
Bad Beat When a hand is beaten by a lucky draw.
Belly Buster A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight.
Bet To place chips into the pot.
Bet the Pot When a player bets the amount of the pot.
Bicycle A straight that is A-2-3-4-5.
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. (Players joining a game in
progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from
any position.)
Big Slick A hand that contains an A-K.
Blind The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting directly to the dealer's left which will start the action on the first round of betting. The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind" bet is one that is made in the dark without looking at your cards.)
Blind Raise When a player raises without looking at his hand.
Bluff
To make other players believe that one has a better
hand than he/she might otherwise
have by betting or raising when they do not have
the best hand.
Boardcards
The cards that are dealt face-up in a poker game for
all players to see. In flop
games,
five cards are dealt face-up in the center of the
table. In Seven Card Stud, four cards
are dealt face-up in front of each player.
Bottom
Pair When a player uses the lowest card on the flop
to make a pair
with one of his own
cards.
Broadway An Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10).
Bring-In The forced bet made on the first round of betting by the player who is dealt the lowest card showing in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. In Razz (Lowball) it is the highest card showing
Bring It In To start the betting on the first round.
Broomcorn's Uncle A player who antes himself broke.
Bullets A pair of Aces.
Bump To raise.
Button
Also known as the dealer button, it is a small round
disk that is moved from player to
player in a clockwise direction following each
hand, to theoretically indicate the
dealer of each hand.
Buy-In
The minimum amount of money required by a player to
sit down in a particular
poker game.
C
Call When a player chooses to match the previous
bet.
Call Cold To call both a bet and raise(s).
Cap To take the last of the maximum amount of raises allowed per round of betting.
Cardroom The room or space in a casino where poker is played.
Case Chips A player's last chips.
Cash Out To leave a game and convert your chips to cash.
Check
When it's a player's turn to act and there has
been no action in front of them and he
opts not to bet, he "checks."
Check-Raise When a player first checks and then raises in a betting round.
Chop
To return the blinds to the players who posted them
and move on to the next
hand if
no other players call. It also means to "split the
pot".
Collusion When two or more players conspire to cheat in a poker game.
Community Cards Cards that are face-up and used by all players.
Cowboys Two Kings.
D
Dead Man's Hand Two pair - Aces and Eights (Wild
Bill Hickock was shot in the back while playing
this hand).
Door Card This is the first exposed card, or "up" card, in a player's hand in Stud games.
Down Card Hole cards. Cards that are dealt face down.
Doyle Brunson It's a Holdem hand consisting of a 10-2 (Brunson won the world championship two years in a row on the final hand with these cards).
Draw Lowball Form of poker where each player is dealt five cards with the option of discarding one or more and replacing them with new ones and the low hand wins.
Draw
Poker Form of poker where each player is dealt five
cards down with the option of
discarding one or more and replacing them with new
ones to attempt to make a better
hand.
Drop Fold.
Ducks A pair of Twos.
Deuces
A pair of Twos.
E
Early Position Position on a round of betting where
the player must act before most of the other
players at the table. (It's considered the two
positions located to the left of the Blinds.)
F
Fifth Street Also known as the "river" card.
In flop games, this represents the fifth community
card on the table and the final round of betting.
In Stud games, this is the fifth card
dealt to each player and represents the third round
of betting.
Five-card Draw A poker game in which the player is dealt five cards down. They have one draw to replace them and the best high hand wins the pot.
Five-card Stud A poker game in which each player is dealt five cards, one down and four up, with betting after 2, 3, 4, & 5 cards.
Flat Call Calling a bet without raising.
Flop
In Hold'em and Omaha, the first three community cards
that are dealt
face-up in the
center of the table all at one time. The "flop" also
indicates the second round of
betting.
Flop Games Poker games (Hold 'em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are dealt face up in the center of the table.
Floorman An employee of the cardroom who makes rulings and decisions.
Flush Any five cards of the same suit.
Flush
Draw When a player has four cards in his hand of the
same suit and
is hoping to draw a
fifth to make a flush.
Fold To throw your hand away when it's your turn to act.
Forced Bet A required bet that starts the action on the first round of a poker hand.
Four of a Kind Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads").
Fourth
Street In flop games, it is the fourth community card
dealt
(also known as "the turn") and
represents the third round of betting. In Stud
games, it is the fourth card dealt to each player
and represents the second round of betting.
Full
House Any three cards of the same number or face value,
plus any other two cards of the
same number or face value.
G
Gut Shot To draw to and/or hit an inside straight.
H
Hand A player's best five cards.
High-Card
To decide the first dealer in the flop tournaments
each user is dealt
a single card
and
the player with the highest card (based on the
card and the suit order - of spades,
hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical
dealer.
High-Low Split pot games.
Hold
'em Also known as Texas Hold 'em, where the players
get two down cards and five
community cards. See our complete Hold 'em rules
in our Game Rules section.
Hole Cards These are the Down Cards in front of the players.
House The casino or cardroom that is hosting the poker game.
I
Inside Straight Four cards which require another
between the top and the bottom card to complete
a
straight. Players who catch this card make an
Inside Straight.
J
Jackpot Poker A form of poker in which the cardroom
or casino offers a jackpot to a player who has
lost with a really big hand (usually Aces full
or better).
Jacks-or- Better A form of poker in which a player needs to have at least a pair of jacks to open the betting.
K
Kansas City Lowball Form of lowball poker in
which the worst poker hand (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of
different
suits) is the best hand. It's also known as
Deuce to Seven.
Keep Them Honest To call at the end of a hand to prevent someone from bluffing.
Key Card A card that gives you a big draw or makes your hand.
Key
Hand In a session or tournament, the one hand that
ends up being a turning point for
the
player, either for better or worse.
Kicker The highest unpaired side card in a players' hand.
Kick It Raise.
Kill Pot A method to stimulate action. It is a forced bet by someone who has just won a pot(s).
Knock Check.
Kojak A hand that contains a K-J.
L
Ladies Two Queens.
Late
Position Position on a round of betting where the player
must act after
most of the
other
players have acted (usually considered
to be the two positions next to the button).
Lay Down Your Hand When a player folds.
Lead The first player to bet into a pot.
Limit
Poker A game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting
intervals along
with
a
prescribed number of raises.
Limper The first player who calls a bet.
Limp
In To enter the pot by calling rather than raising.
(The usual concept
of "Limp In" is
when the first person to speak just calls
the Big Blind.)
Live
Blind An instance where the player puts in a dark bet
and is allowed to raise,
even
if no
other player raises. It's also known as
an "option".
Live Card(s) In Stud Games, cards that have not yet been seen and are presumed to still be in play.
Live Hand A hand that could still win the pot.
Live One A not so knowledgeable player who plays a lot of hands.
Look When a player calls the final bet before the showdown.
Loose Is a player who plays a lot hands.
Lowball
Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins
the pot.
M
Main Pot The center pot. Any other bets are
placed in a side pot(s) and are contested
among
the remaining players. This occurs when
a player(s) goes all-in.
Make To make the deck is to shuffle the deck.
Maniac A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands.
Middle
Pair In flop games, when a player makes a pair with
one of his/her down cards
and the
middle card on the flop.
Middle Position Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).
Muck
To discard or throw away your hand. It's also a pile
of cards that
are no longer
in
play.
Minimum Buy-In The least amount you can start a game with.
Monster
A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins
to accumulate chips after
having a small stack is considered to be
a monster.
N
No Limit A game where players can bet as
much as they like (as long as they have it
in front
of
them) on any round of betting.
Nuts
The best possible hand at any point of the game. A
hand that cannot be beat.
O
Odds The probability of making a hand vs.
the probability of not making a hand.
Offsuit Cards of a different suit.
Omaha
A game in which each player is dealt four down cards
with five community
cards.
To
make your hand, you must play two cards
from your hand and three from the board.
Open To make the first bet.
Open-ended Straight Four consecutive cards whereby one additional (consecutive) card is needed at either end to make a straight.
Open Card A card that is dealt face-up.
Open Pair A pair that has been dealt face-up.
Option An option is a Live Blind made in the dark before the cards are dealt. If no one raises, the "option" player may raise the pot.
Out
Button A disc placed in front of a player who wishes
to sit out a hand(s) but
remain
in the
game.
P
Paints Face or picture cards (Jack, Queen
and King).
Pair Two cards of the same face or number value.
Pass To fold.
Pay
Off To call on the final round of betting when you
may or may not think you have
the
best hand.
Picture Cards Face cards (Jack, Queen and King).
Play Back To raise or re-raise another player's bet.
Playing the Board In flop games when your best five card hand is all five of the community cards.
Pocket The down cards or hole cards.
Pocket Rockets A pair of Aces in the pocket or hole.
Position
Where a player is seated in relation to the dealer,
therefore establishing that
player's
place in the betting order.
Post When you post a bet, you place your chips in the pot. (You must post the Blinds.)
Pot The money or chips in the center of a table that players try to win.
Pot Limit This is a game where the maximum bet can equal the pot.
Prop A person hired by the cardroom to work as a shill.
Push
When the dealer pushes the chips to the winning player
at the end of a hand.
It's also
when dealers rotate to other tables.
Put
Down To fold a hand.
Q
Quads Four of a kind.
Qualifier In High-Low games, it is a requirement the Low hand must meet to win the pot.
R
Rack A tray that holds 100 poker chips in
five stacks of twenty chips each.
Rail The rim of a poker table or a barrier outside a poker area.
Railbird
Someone who hangs around a poker room who watches the
games and/or
is
looking
to get into action.
Raise To increase the previous bet.
Rake Chips taken from the pot by the cardroom for compensation for hosting the game.
Rank The value of each card and hand.
Rap When a player knocks on the table indicating that he/she has checked.
Razz Seven Card Stud where the lowest five cards win the pot.
Re-buy
The amount of money a player pays to add a fixed number
of chips to
his/her
stack
in
a tournament.
Re-raise To raise a raise.
Ring Game A "live" game that is not a tournament.
River
This is the last card given in all games. In Hold'em
and Omaha, it is
also known
as
5th street. In Stud games, it is also
known as 7th street.
Round
of Betting This is when players have the opportunity
to bet, check
or
raise. Each
round
of
betting ends when the last bet or raise
has been called.
Rounders
Guys who hustle for a living. This is also the name
of a popular poker
movie
starring
Matt Damon and Ed Norton.
Royal
Flush This is an Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10) of
the same suit. It is
the best possible
hand in poker.
S
Satellite It is a mini-tournament to
gain an entry into a larger tournament.
Scoop To win the entire pot.
Seating List A waiting list. A player would put his or her name on this list if there were no seats at the table at which they wish to play.
Second Pair In flop games, when you pair the second highest card on the board.
See To call.
Seven-card
Stud A well-known poker game in which players get three
down cards
and four
up cards. You play the best five of
those seven cards. Click here for information on
Seven-card
Stud.
Seventh Street This is the final round of betting in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better.
Shills Shills are paid props who help start and maintain poker games.
Showdown At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards faceup to see who has won the pot.
Side
Pot A separate pot(s) which is contested by remaining
active players when one
or more
players are all-in.
Sixth Street In Seven-card Stud, this is the fourth "up" card dealt to the player (their 6th card).
It is also the 4th round of betting.
Solid A fairly tight player (and reasonably good).
Small Blind The amount put in the pot by the person immediately to the left of the dealer "button" prior to the cards being dealt.
Speed Limit A pair of fives.
Split Tie.
Stack A pile of chips.
Stay When a player remains in the game by calling rather than raising.
Steel Wheel A five high straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the same suit.
Straddle
A straddle is a Blind bet which is usually double the
size of the
Big
Blind (and
that
player may raise when the action gets
to him).
Straight Five consecutive cards of any suit.
Straight Flush Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
Structure The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets, and raises in any particular game.
Stud Games Games in which players get down cards and up cards.
Stuck
A player who is losing in a game.
T
Texas Hold'em This is also the name for
Hold'em, the most popular form of poker.
Third Street In Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first betting round on the first three cards.
Thirty Miles Three tens.
Three of a Kind Three cards of the same number or face value ("trips").
Tight A player who doesn't play many pots. A tight game is one that doesn't have much action.
TOC Tournament of Champions.
Top Pair In flop games, when the player pairs one of his down cards with the highest card on board.
Treys A pair of threes.
Trips Three of a kind.
Turn In flop games, this is the fourth card dealt. It is the third round of betting.
Two Pair A hand consisting of two different pairs.
U
Up Card A card that is dealt face-up.
V-W
Walking Sticks A pair of sevens.
Wild Card A card that can be played as any value.
Worst Hand A losing hand.
WSOP World Series of Poker.
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