Poker Dictionary Terms and Jargon

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lag - a player who plays a lot of pots and regularly makes small raise trying to outplay his opponents

laydown - laying down a strong poker hand thinking that there is a better hand on the table

lead - the player who makes the last bet of raise is the same player who begins the round of betting in the next hand

level - in the game of poker blinds go up in different periods of the game. Level 1 could be 100/200, level 2 200/400, level 3 400/800 and so on

light - a player holding a bad hand or hand unlikely to win but would be holding more than a high card

limit - the maximum or minimum bet allowed in a game of poker

limp in - to call a small bet the see the next cards without risking a lot. A bigger bet would have made you fold

live cards - when a player places the big blind he has the option to raise the pot even if all other players call or fold

live game - a game with a lot of action, large pots, crazy betting and normally seen a unskilled poker table

loose play - when a player who make small raises regularly and plays with hands like queen, eight offsuit he is said to be a loose player

live poker - a game of poker not played online

low - the lowest card by rank, two hearts

made hand -

match the pot - to place a bet the matches the number of chips in the pot

misdeal - a deal which has been spoiled by either a player or the dealer... its happens

missed blind - a blind that should have been posted but has not, due to lack of concentration or player may be absent from the table

move in - same a all in, placing all your chips in one pot

muck - to pass your cards without betting or being involved in the game, to fold your cards

multi-way pot - a pot where several players have a chance of winning a all continue to bet or raise, family pot

no-limit - a type of poker where a player can place any amount of chips they have in the pot and any time. No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is one of the most popular poker games

nut hand - the nut hand or the nuts is the best possible hand that a player can have

off-suit - two cards of different suits

one ended straight draw - where a player hold the ace, king, queen, jack and needs a 10 of any suit to complete a straight. The only other example of a one ended straight draw is when a player holds ace, two, three, four and needs a five to complete his straight

open limp - the first player in the prefop to bet but not raise

outs -

overbet - when a player bets more than the pot size

overcard - is when a player has a highcard than his opponents pocket pair

overpair - when a player holds a pocket pair in there hole cards higher than community card

pair - two cards of the same value... more.. Poker Hand Ranks

passive - a player who normally calls or checks

play the board - when a player uses all the cards on board to make his hand

pocket cards - the two card dealt facedown to each player, hole cards

pocket pair - if a player has two cards of the same value in there hole cards or pocket cards

poker face - a facial expression given by a player which does not reveal the strength of his hand

position

position bet - when a player makes a bet knowing his position on the table is good

post - to post a blind in a game like texas holdem poker

pot - the amount in which all players have bet and blinds enter for the winning of the poker hand to take

pot limit - pot limit poker is when the maximum bet or raise allowed is the total amount in the pot

preflop - bets made before any community cards have been dealt

prode bet - a bet made after the flop by a player who did not make the first bet in the previous round of betting

push - when a player places all his chips in the pot.. going all in

put on - having an idea of what cards a player hold by judging there play and bets

quads - a player holding four cards of the same value

rabbit run - to continue to deal the cards to see what would be dealt after the game is over

rag - of low value card of card of no particular value

rainbow - if the flop show three cards of different suit

raise - if a player makes a bet, and another player adds more chips to the bet, other player must call his raise to continue in the game

rakeback - after a online poker player loses or most of its money an online poker room might offer a rakeback to encourage the player to continue player

rakeback pro - if a player uses the rakeback provided by the online poker room and turns is into winnings

range of hand - a player judging the value of the cards his opponent might be holding

rebuy - the amount of poker chips provided after the re-buy

redeal - after a misdeal takes place the hand must be dealt again

represent - to represent a poker hand as the winning whether you think you hold the winning hand or not

reraise - to raise a player who have already raised the original bet

ring game

river - the last card dealt on the board in a community card game

rock - a player who only bets when they hold a strong hand

rolled-up trips - three cards of the same value dealt in a game of seven card stud poker

rounder - a professional poker player who travels the world looking for games of high stakes poker

royal card - poker cards which have pictures on them. Jack Queen & King of any suit

runner runner - filling a hand using the turn and the river

rush - a player and a roll, when a player wins most hands he was dealt in a period of time

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