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Aces Full |
A full house with three aces and any pair. |
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Aces-High |
A five card hand that contains one Ace, with no straight
or flush or a hand with no pair in it. |
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Aces Up |
A hand that contains two pairs, one of which is Aces. |
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Action |
Checking/Betting/Raising. A game in which players are
playing a lot of pots is considered an "action"
game. |
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Active Player |
Any player who is still in the hand. |
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Add-on |
A purchase of more chips (optional) at the end of the
re-buy period in a tournament. |
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All-In |
When a player bets all his/her chips. In online poker,
you may be deemed "All-in" when you are disconnected
(even if you have chips remaining). |
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American Airlines |
Two Aces. |
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Ante |
Money placed in the pot before the hand is begun. |
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--B-- |
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Bad Beat |
When a hand is beaten by a lucky draw. |
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Belly Buster |
A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight. |
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Bet |
To place chips into the pot. |
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Bet the Pot |
When a player bets the amount of the pot. |
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Bicycle |
A straight that is A-2-3-4-5. |
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Big Blind |
A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting
in the second position, clockwise from the dealer, before
any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress must
post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.) |
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Big Slick |
A hand that contains an A-K. |
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Blind. |
The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting
directly to the dealer's left which start the action on the
first round of betting. The blinds are posted before any hands
are dealt. (A "Blind" bet is one that is made in
the dark without looking at your cards.) |
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Blind Raise |
When a player raises without looking at his hand. |
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Bluff |
To make other players believe that one has a better hand
that he/she might otherwise have by betting or raising when
they do not have the best hand. |
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Boardcards |
The cards that are dealt face-up in a poker game for all
players to see. In flop games, five cards are dealt face-up
in the center of the table. In Seven
Card Stud, four cards are dealt face-up in front of each
player. |
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Bottom Pair |
When a player uses the lowest card on the flop to make
a pair with one of his own cards. |
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Broadway |
An Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10). |
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Bring-In |
The forced bet made on the first round of betting by the
player who is dealt the lowest card showing in Seven
Card Stud and Stud
8 or Better. In Razz (Lowball) it is the highest car showing. |
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Bring It In |
To start the betting on the first round. |
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Broomcorn's Uncle |
A player who antes himself broke. |
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Bullets |
A pair of Aces. |
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Bump |
To raise. |
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Button |
Also known as the dealer button, it is a small round disk
that is moved from player to player in a clockwise direction
following each hand, to theoretically indicate the dealer
of each hand. |
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Buy-In |
The minimum amount of money required by a player to sit
down in a particular card game. |
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Call |
When a player chooses to match the previous bet. |
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Call Cold |
To call both a bet and raise(s). |
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Cap |
To take the last of the maximum amount of raises allowed
per round of betting. |
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Cardroom |
The room or space in a casino where poker is played. |
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Case Chips |
A player's last chips. |
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Cash Out |
To leave a game and convert your chips to cash. |
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Check |
When it's a player's turn to act and there has been no
action in front of them and he opts not to be, he "checks." |
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Check-Raise |
When a player first checks and then raises in a round
of betting. |
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Chop |
To return the blinds to the players who posted them and
move on to the next hand if no other players call. It also
means to "split the pot". |
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Collusion |
When two or more players conspire to cheat in a poker
game. |
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Community Cards |
Cards that are dealt face-up and used by all players. |
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Cowboys |
Two Kings. |
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