Poker Terms-
Commonly used poker terminology and slang
A
Ace
High
– When the highest hand you can make is an Ace with
no pair.
All
in –
When a player chooses to bet his last chips (he can
never win more then he risks from the remaining
players)
Ante
- Money placed in the pot before the hand is dealt
Auto
Blind
- a button that will automatically post the small or
big blind
B
Bad
Beat
- when a hand is lost with a hand that usually would
win.
Bankroll
-
the amount of money a players has in play.
Bet
–
Money put in play.
Big
Blind
– A full forced bet before any cards are dealt
Blind
- an opening bet before any cards are dealt
Bluff
-
a bet with a weak hand
Board
-
the cards used by all the players.
Burn
a Card -
removal of the top card of a deck by the dealer
Button
-
a disk that is used to show who is the theoretical
dealer.
Buy
in -
the amount of money it requires to get into a game, it
is the money available to bet in the game
C
Call
-
making a bet equal to the previous bet
Calling
Station -
a player who always seems to call and rarely folds.
Cap
-
the number of times a raise can be re-raised
Catch
-
when a draw makes a hand
Check
-
do not bet on one's turn to bet
Check
Raise -
a player checks on the first opportunity to bet then
raises on his next opportunity
Cold
Call
- calling a bet and raise at the same time after first
checking, or betting for the first time
D
Deal
-
distribute the cards to the players
Draw
-
receiving more cards in a game
Drawing
Dead –
When even drawing the card you need will not give you
a winner
E
Early
Position -
in an early betting position
F
Family
Pot -
where everyone at the table is still involved in the
pot
Flop
- the first community cards dealt at once in a game
Fold
-
to give up your cards and remove yourself from play of
the hand
Flush
-
a hand where all five cards share the same suit
Free
Card
- you get to see an additional card without having to
call or bet
Freezeout
-
a tournament format whereby you cannot rebuy, your
buyin is the limit of your play
G
H
High
Hand -
the best hand in any round of poker
Heads
Up -
one on one play, only two players are involved
Hold'em
- poker game where each player receives 2 pocket cards
and tries to make the best hand using these 2 cards
and 5 community cards dealt to the table, bets can be
made after the 2 pocket cards are dealt, after the
first 3 community cards are dealt and after the 4th
and 5th community cards are dealt, most popular game
played online
Hole
Cards
- the card or cards unseen by the other players
House
-
the owners management of the game who take the rake
and manage the games
I
Ignorant
End -
the lower end of the straightJ
K
Kicker
– A separate high card used to break a tie.
L
Late
Position
– Being among the last to act in a round of betting
Loose
Player –
A player who plays a lot of hands, good and bad
M
Monster
–
A powerful hand
Muck
–
Fold without showing your hand
N
No
Limit –
A game where anyone can bet all there chips at
anytime.
Nuts
– The highest possible hand in a poker game
O
Omaha
–
A game with four down cards and four board cards where
you must use exactly 2 down cards and 3 board cards
Overcard
- a card on the board higher than your pair
P
Pair
-
two cards of the same rank
Position
- the place of a player at the table in relation to
the opener , early middle or late
Pot
-
the total money or chips on the table after all the
betting is complete
Pot
-Limit -
a game where a player's maximum bet is the size of the
pot
Pot
Odds
- the calculated odds the money in the pot represents
in relation to how much it will cost to play and hand
and the players chances of winning the hand
R
Rag
–
A card that helps no ones hand
Rake
– The money the house takes on each hand
Raise
-
after betting has opened, increasing the amount of the
bet is a raise
River
-
the last community card dealt
Rock
-
a player who only plays extremely good hands
S
Seven
Card Stud -
a form of poker where 2 cards are down, 4 face up and
1 last card down. Or any variation of stud poker with
7 cards
Showdown
-
the showing of cards after the last bet has been made
Slow
Play
– Not raising a good hand to incite further betting
Small
Blind –
Forced half bet made before any cards are dealt
Spit
Pot -
hands in which the pot is split between more than one
player
Steal
-
raising in expectation that all other players will
fold
Stud
-
games in which there are no community cards, the
player plays only the cards in his/her hand
T
Table
Stakes-
Betting is restricted to the chips on the table.
Tells
- gestures or words by a player that give away the
value of his/her hand
Texas
Hold'em -
see Hold'em
Tight
-
a tight player is a player who never bets unless they
hold a good hand
Turn
- Fourth Street in a 7 card poker game
