It is a mini-tournament to gain entry into a larger tournament.

To win an entire pot.

A waiting list. A player would put his or her name on this list if there were no seats at the table at which they wish to play.

In flop games, when you pair the second highest card on the board.

To call.

A well-known poker game in which players get three down cards and four up cards. You play the best five of those seven cards.

This is the final round of betting in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better.

Shills are paid props who help start and maintain poker games.

At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards face-up to see who has won the pot.

A separate pot(s) which is contested by remaining active players when one or more players are all-in.

In Seven-card Stud, this is the fourth "up" card dealt to the player (their 6th card). It is also the 4th round of betting.

A fairly tight player (and reasonably good).

The amount put into the pot by the person immediately to the left of the dealer "button" prior to the cards being dealt.

A pair of fives.

Tie.

A pile of chips.

When a player remains in the game by calling rather than raising.

A five high straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the same suit.

A straddle is a blind bet which is usually double the size of the Big Blind (and that player may raise when the action gets to him).

Five consecutive cards of any suit.

Five consecutive cards of the same suit.

The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets, and raises in any particular game.

Games in which players get down cards and up cards.

A player who is losing in a game.

This is also the name for Hold'em, the most popular form of poker.

In Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first betting round on the first three cards.

Three Tens.

Three cards of the same number or face value ("trips").

A player who doesn't play many pots. A tight game is one that doesn't have much action.

Tournament of Champions.

In flop games, when the player pairs one of his down cards with the highest card on the board.

A pair of threes.

Three of a kind.

In flop games, this is the fourth card dealt. It is the third round of betting.

A hand consisting of two different pairs.

A card that is dealt face-up.