Poker Dictionary Terms and Jargon

B back into, backdoor, bank, bankroll, behind, bet, betting structure, big blind special, big blind. blank, bleed, blind off, blind, blocking bet, board, boat, boradway, bottom end, bottom pair, bounty, box, boxed card, brick and mortar, bridge in, bridge order, brush, bubble, bully, burn card, busted, button, buy in, buy the pot,

backdoor - a good example of a backdoor win is if a player hold the 6 of diamonds in his hole cards and three more diamonds one board. 8d 9d kd his is now hoping for a flush. Dealer draws 7 of clubs and 10 of hearts and player wins a straight.

back into - two player who are drawing a flush and both would fold to any bet. neither player get and pot is checked. Highest card wins

bank - the dealer, the casino, the person responsible for dealing the poker cards, controlling the blinds and paying the winner at the end

bankroll - the amount of money and player has betted during there poker career

behind - looking at your cards and known you do not have the best hand but you continue to bet thinking you might have a backdoor but knowing you are behind. Also when a player has chips not visible to the dealer, maybe behind a large stack of chips

bet - the wager, the amount a player bets

betting structure - the blinds, the minimum raises, the maximum bet, the buy-in. Each game of poker before starts must have a set betting structure which change from tournament to tournament but all have more or less the same pattern

blind -

big blind -

big blind special -

big full - the best possible full house available to any player using his hole cards and the community. If the board shows kd ks 10d Ah 5c and other player hold kc 10h is pretty confidant he has the best hand. Your hold Ad Ac and win the pot with Ad Ac Ah Kd Ks.

blank - a card dealt in the community cards but having no value to either player

bleed - when nothing is going right for a player constantly losing chips through bad play and bad judgment leading to bleeding chips

blind off - increasing blinds in a tournament can kill of players with low chip stacks

blocking bet - when a player bets out of position with a reasonably small bet to block or confuse an opponent from making a larger bet

board- the community cards in a game of poker which can be used by all player to make a best hand

boat - a full house

bottom end - the lowest possible straight a player can get in a community card game, also known as idiot end

bottom pair - a player holding the pair for the lowest community card on the board

bounty - some poker tournament present a bounty for the player who knocks out the most poker player in a particular tournament

box - the possible for the chip tray, the poker decks and the dealer]

boxed card - a card reveled by mistake during the deal. Normal rules poker card is placed aside and not used in the round of betting

brick & mortar - referring the poker tournament that will be held in a building, casino and other venue.

bridge order - in poker all suits are the same, a hearts flush is the same and a spades flush. Bridge rank rules are spades bear hearts, hearts beat diamonds, diamonds beat clubs

bring in - started at the beginning of stud poker games. The player holding the lowest card face-up must place a small bet to start the betting

broadway - a player holding a run to the ace. eg 10d Jh Qc Ks Ah

brush - in poker casino and poker tournament events, a brush is required to organize poker players and tables, control open seats and closing table

bubble - where all player hate to get knocked out, a poker tournament pays for the last 16 in a tournament and person knocked out in 17th position he is said to have been knocked out on the bubble

bully - a player who frequently raises and re-raises more cautions player to hope for a fold. Player holding a large chip stack or more likely to play like this

burn card -

busted - when a player goes bust and the table and lose of there chips or if a player is chasing a straight and never get he busted

button - a dealer chip passed around the table in clock-wise direction to indicate who deals, and places the blinds

buy-in the minimum amount a chips a player must purchase before entering a tournament

buy the pot - when all players are showing weak hands and no one is betting, a reasonable bet can force all poker players to fold and you take the blinds and any small bets that were placed

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