Poker Dictionary Terms and Jargon

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act - To make any type of play in a game of poker. Let it be a call, raise, bet or fold

active player - a player still involved in the game and still holds onto his/her cards

add-on - in tournament all players are intitled to a single rebuy no nomather what about of chips they have. This happened once, usually at the end of a particular period at the game. Just before / after a break or when blinds have been raised to a certain level

advertising - this is when a player tells the table what cards he might be holding in one way or another. If a player shows there cards after all other players have folded they are trying to tell the other player there way of playing. If the player was holding the best hand players a likely to think he/she only bets when they are holding the winning hand. If the player is holding a very weak hand other player will think that his style of playing is bluff now and again and next time his opponents might call when he is holding the winning hand

aggressive - nshgfh hs gfshgf hs

all-in - when a poker player places all the chips in one pot

angle - when a player raises the pot with an odd number of chips, where other players are now confused if he wanted to call or raise. With a good hand comes a good raise with a odd weak raise player can find it difficult to follow your style of betting

ante - khg jvhj jhgh

ante off - when a player leaves the table and still has chips remaining his blinds are posted automatically to make the game more fair. Players may return to the table at any time.

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 positron with a reasonably small bat 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 poke 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-raise 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 hand 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

call -

call the clock - the a player is taking to long to make a decision of a play a player can call the clock giving him a certain amount to time until his hand his declared dead

cap - the number of raises allowed in one single round of betting, usually 3 or 4 raises is the maximum allowed and some tournaments casinos remove this rule is a game of head's up

case card - known that all other cards of the same value have been dealt and looking for the last. Board shows Qd, Qh, 10c, 6s and you hold the Qs. Catching the case card Qc you win the 4 queens

cash game -

catch perfect - the dealer turns the last two cards you required to make the winning pot for maybe a royal flush or straight flush where you know you have the best possible hand

center pot - the main pot in a game of poker placed in the center on of poker table

check -

check out - if a player folds in turn when no bets have been placed

check-rasie -

chip -

chip leader - the poker player currently holding the most chips

chip up - at a certain point in poker tournament chips of small value are exchanged for chips of a large value

chop - a spilt pot or an agreement between poker players

coffee housing - a player using word to describe his hand and giving a false idea of what he has

cold call - to call a bet after it has been raised or re-raised

cold deck -

colour up - the change small value chip for chips of a larger value

combination game - a poker table the changes the type of poker in rotation e.g. one hand of texas holdem poker, next hand is omaha, and next hand is 7 card stud poker

community card -

complete hand -

completion - to raise a weak bet to a normal size bet

connectors - a player with two or more cards of the same value

continuation bet - a player who bets after the flop and who is the same player who started the betting pre-flop

countdown - when a poker dealer counts the cards the remain in the deck after all cards have been dealt

cripple - to have an unbeatable hand after the flop e.g. play hold Ad 10d and flop shows Ah, As and 10 clubs

crying call - calling a player when you think you are going to lose

cut -

cut card - a blank or solid colour card placed at the bottom of a poker deck to prevent other players from seeing the bottom card while dealing

cutoff - the player sitting to the right of the dealer chip has a choice to cut the cards

dead blind - a blind which the player does not have the choice to raise if the other poker player just call. They can happen when a player is entering a game of poker and returning to the table

dead hand - when a player is forced to fold his cards because of a mistake made by him or the dealer. for example if the player holds three cards in a game of no-limit texas holdem or touch's another players cards

deal - dealing to cards to all players according to the rules of the particular game of poker been played

dealer - the person responsible for distributing the cards among the players and the board

dealer choice - as the dealer bottom rotates around the table the dealer has the choice to choose the type of poker he want to play

declare - the verbally indicate the the dealer and other players your action

deuce to seven - a method of evaluation low poker hands

dirty stack - a stake of chips which are not all of the same value

double raise - the minimum raise allowed in a game of no-limit or pot-limit poker

double suited - term used in a game of omaha hold'em. When a player receive 4 cards face down and holds two pairs in his hand

downcard - when a card is dealt face down

drawing dead - if a player cannot possibly win the pot even if they fill when they are looking for as opponent has been dealt a better hand like a house, flush or straight

drawing thin - when a player is chasing a straight or a card to give him the winning pot but odds are unlikely he is said to be drawing thin

drop - when a player folds there poker cards

dry ace - when a player holds a ace but has no other cards of the same suit on board

dry pot - in a game which ends in a side pot and one player raises and in only called

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