Act, An
An intentional tell intended to give false information about a
Action
Bets or betting. 'There's a lot of action on this table.'
Ajax
The name of an Ace and Jack in the pocket, suited or otherwise.
All-in
Putting all of the chips you have at the table into the pot, creating a side pot for the remaining players.
Aggressive
Adjective to describe a player who raises and re-raises and rarely
American Airlines
The name of a pair of Aces in the pocket.
Angle
An action that isn't against the rules, but still incorporates unfair
Angle-Shooting
Using unfair
Ante
The pot. The total amount being wagered
Backdoor
Making a hand other than the one intended. Example: Having J/10 of Clubs with a flop of A of Clubs, 5 of Clubs. 6 of Spades. The turn and river are K & Q of Hearts. You made a straight instead of the intended (and more likely)
Backraise
A re-raise from a player who originally
Bad Beat
When a good hand is beat by a longshot
Bankroll
The amount of money you
Bet Odds
The odds you get as a result of evaluating the number of callers to a
Bicycle or Bike
The largest blind posted prior to the dealing of cards. This is usually the player sitting two seats to the left of the
Big Slick
The name of an Ace and King in the pocket. Suited or
Blank
A useless
Blind
A mandatory bet placed before the cards are dealt to force money into the pot. You usually have to post a blind when you join a
Bluff
Betting even though you don't have a good
Boat
A full
Board, The
1. The communal cards dealt face up in Hold 'Em that all players can use.
2. The surface these cards are dealt onto. Typically a tabletop.
Bottom Dealing
A form of live cheating where the bottom card is usually preset and dealt instead of the top card.
Burn Card
In Hold 'Em, the cards before the flop, turn, and river that are discarded to prevent reading of marked
Button
A symbol to designate which player is sitting in the dealer's position.
Buy-In
The necessary amount of money needed to join a game.
Call
Matching a bet
Calling Station
A passive and loose player who does not raise much, but calls more than he or she
Cap or Capping
The idea that there can only be a raise, a re-raise, another re-raise, and one final re-raise. That's four bets total per player, per round, at
Cards Speak
Your hand is the most favorable possible combination of cards, no matter how you call it.
Cash Out
Taking your money and going home.
Check
When no bets are pending, to pass your turn.
Check-Raise
The act of calling, then re-raising a raise.
Cleaned Out
Being taken for all your money, in Hold 'Em or
Clubs
One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing the working
Cold Call
To call more than one bet at once as result of a
Collusion
A form of cheating where multiple parties help each other in deciding the best course of
Community Cards
Communal cards dealt face up in Hold 'Em that all players can
Computer Hand
Name of Queen and Seven in the pocket.
Connected
Two sequential pocket cards. Examples : 10/J or 3/4.
Cowboys
Dead Man's Hand
Two Pair of Aces and Eights. The hand Wild Bill Hickock was holding when Jack McCall shot him in the
Dealer
The man or woman who handles the cards, gives out the pots, and monitors the
Dealer's Position
Being the last to act in a betting round. On the
Diamonds
One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing
Dominated Hands
Hands that are okay to play, but tend to lose against similar non-straight/flush hands. Example: A2 is dominated because against other hands with an Ace, it loses or draws without
Dominating Hands
Primo hands that are not only good, solid hands, but have lots of room for
Draw
1. A drawing hand. 2. A game result where multiple players split the pot as result of having equal hands. 3. To take a card from a deck of
Drawing
Playing a hand to improve.
Playing a hand to improve.
A drawing hand that will lose even if it
Drawing Hand
A hand that needs improvement to win. Usually to a straight or
Early Position
Being one of the first to act in a betting round. Usually a
False Shuffle
A form of live cheating where the deck is shuffled in a manner to prearrange the cards.
Flop
1. the first three community cards dealt face up on the table. 2. used to describe what your hand was after the flop. 'I flopped the nuts!'
Flush
Having a poker hand of five cards whose suits all
Fold
To give up your hand and forfeit the pot to the remaining
Four-of-a-Kind
A poker hand consisting of all four cards of the same
Free Card
The card you get as result of semi-bluffing from late or last position so that all the players check to you.
Full House
A poker hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a pair. Worded as the three-of-a-kind being 'full' of the pair. Example: Three Aces and Two Tens is verbally declared as a 'full house, Aces full of
Grinding
Playing in a style with minimal risk and modest gains over a long period of
Gutshot Draw
A straight draw where only one card will complete the
Hand
1. The complete playing of all the cards given out in one deal. 2. The cards used by a player.
Heads-Up
When only two players are involved with a
Hearts
One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing the
High Limit
A game where the amounts wagered are high.
House, The
The establishment where a game is being held. It may be a casino in Las Vegas, a kitchen table, or an online casino's server in
I Forget
What you say when someone asks, 'So what did you
Image
What kind of player others currently perceive you as.
Implied Odds
The odds you are getting after the assumed result of betting for the remainder of the hand.
Jackpot
A prize fund awarded to a player who meets a set of predetermined requirements. For example, some casinos will give a jackpot to someone who gets four-of-a-kind or higher and
Kicker
In a tie hand between one pair, two pair, or three-of-a-kind, the remaining card(s) that make up the hand. The player with the highest card(s)
Kill Game
A game where certain predetermined requirements creates higher stakes and/or create a third
Late Position
Being one of the last to act in a betting round. Usually an
Limping
Calling a blind pre-flop without
Live Hand
An active hand. One that has not
Live Game
A game where you are physically near the other
Long Shot
Making a hand despite having few outs and/or poor
Loose
Adjective to describe a player who plays lots of hands and gets involved with a lot of
Low Limit
A game where the amounts wagered are
Main Pot
The first established pot before a player goes all-in and creates a side pot.
Maverick
The name of a Queen and Jack in the pocket. Suited or
Mechanic
A player who has the ability to illegally manipulate cards for favorable
Middle Position
Being in between early and late
Mneumonics
Mental devices used to remember things. In Hold 'Em, often players have names for what pocket cards they have, like Big Slick or
Muck
1. To discard your hand, especially after an opponent reveals a better hand. 2. The discard pile.
No Limit
Considered one of the last true forms of poker, where the amount you can bet is limited by the number of chips in front of you.
Nuts, The
The best possible
Odds
1. The proportion by which one bet differs from that of another. 2. The ratio between the probability for and against something happening.
On the Button
Being the last player to act in a betting round. Dealer's Position.
Outs
The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your
Overpair
A pocket pair higher than any of the cards on the board.
Pair
A poker hand comprised of two cards of the same type and three
Passive
Adjective to describe a player who frequently calls and rarely
Play the Board
To show down a hand in hold'em when your cards don't make a hand any better than is shown on the board. For instance, if you have 22, and the board is 4-4-9-9-A (no flush possible), then you must 'play the board' - the best possible hand you can make doesn't use any of your cards. Note that if you play the board, the best you can do is to split the pot with all remaining
Pocket Cards
The two cards dealt to you at the beginning of a Hold 'Em hand that no one else is entitled to
Position
In a turn-based game like Hold 'Em, your rank in the order of turns. This is typically categorized into early, middle, and late
Pot, The
The amount of money and sum of the bets being wagered on in a game.
Pot Odds
The odds you get when analyzing the current size of the pot vs. your next
Pre-Flop
The space of time after you've been dealt your pocket cards and before the flop is dealt.
Quarter
1. What you need to call your friend to pick you up after you lose all your money playing Hold'em before reading up on strategy. 2. What your opponent will need to call his or her friend after playing you after you read up on strategy.
Raise
Putting in the first bet in a
Rake
Money taken by the house to compensate for expenses.
Rank of Suits
An uncommon ranking system to determine who wins in a game with no draws. The cards in your final five-card hand are evaluated. The winner is decided by the highest pocket card involved with that hand. The player with the better rank wins. In order the ranks are Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs. If the players still have the same hand, the highest pocket card is the winner, if it is still a tie then the highest ranked pocket card
Ratholing
The illegal action of taking money off the table and putting it somewhere else.
Re-raise
Putting in another bet on top of a previous raise or
Reading
Analysis of a player based on how they play, mannerisms, and
Ring game
A normal game, as opposed to a tournament game or a non-money game with your
River
The fifth and last community card dealt face up in a Hold 'Em
Rock
A passive, tight player.
Royal Flush
The highest ranking hand. Having a straight 10 to Ace of all the same
Run, Going on a
The act of playing with more money than is typical or reasonable for you to
Rush
A winning
Sandbagging
Holding back and calling despite the fact that you have a very good hand, usually to disguise strength, provoke bluffs, and to
Semi-Bluff
Betting with a mediocre or drawing
Set
Having a pocket pair that matches one of the cards on the
Short Buying
Purchasing chips after your initial purchase. Usually the minimum for a short buy-in is less than the initial
Short-Handed
An adjective used to describe a game with few
Showdown
The final phase after all betting has ended and players reveal their
Side Pot
Bets made into a new pot after a player has gone
Signaling
A system used by colluding players to let each other know what they
Slow Playing
Playing deceptively with a strong hand by checking and calling with the intention of raising once the pot is
Small Blind
The smaller or the two blinds posted prior to the dealing of cards. This is usually by the player sitting directly to the left of the
Soft Seat
A seat or game which is favorable because of the lack of skill at the
Spades
One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing
Splashing the Pot
An illegal move where chips are placed in a haphazard way. Such as being tossed directly into the pot before being
Spread Limit
A betting structure where you can bet any amount within a certain
Stash
A poker player's 'gamblin'
Steal Raise
A raise by someone in late position in an attempt to reduce the number of players and/or steal the
Steamrolling
Re-raising to make a player(s) call two bets instead of
Straddle
Posting an extra blind when one sits to the left of the big
Straight
A poker hand with five sequential cards. In Hold'Em, Aces can be high or
Straight Flush
A poker hand comprised of five sequential cards all of the same
String Bets
Saying 'I'll call your bet .... and I'll re-raise!', instead of just 'Raise' or 'Re-raise'. Generally not allowed because of ethics involving angle
String Calls
An illegal call like saying 'I've got a pair of Jacks.', then after your opponents have revealed their hands or just simply reacted to that, saying 'Oh, and I've also got a pair of sevens, too' or a similar
Suit
A characteristic of a playing card. The card being either of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, or
Suited
Usually used in reference to your pocket cards when they are of the same
Table, The
1. The surface on which poker is played. 2. A term used in reference to the players at a table. 'A tight
Table Stakes
The rule that you can only play a hand with the money you have at the
Tell
An action that gives clues about the cards someone is
Three-of-a-Kind
A poker hand consisting of three cards of the same
Tight
Adjective to describe a player who selects hands very carefully and folds
Tilt, On
Behavior as a result of losing, usually
Top Pair
Having a pair with the highest card on the board and one in the
Top Two Pair
Having both your pocket cards match the highest two cards on the
Turn
The fourth community card dealt face up in a Hold 'Em
Under the Gun
Being the first person to act, being in the earliest
Underpair
A pocket pair of lower value than the lowest card on the
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