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Poker Slang
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A
ace-high
A hand that has no special card rankings (pairs, full
house etc.) and the highest card is an ace.
aces full
A hand with 3 aces and a pair of any other value.
aces up
A hand that contains two pairs: one pair of aces and
another pair of any other value.
action
A check, bet, call, fold or raise.
active player
A player who is in the pot.
all-in
When a player bets all his or her chips.
all-in over the top
Raising with all of your chips after an opponents bet.
B
back into a hand
To draw cards that make a hand that is different from
the hand you were originally trying to
make.
back-door flush
When you have three cards that would support a flush,
but you need the turn and river to make a
flush.
back-door straight
When you have three cards that would support a straight,
but you need the turn and river to make
a straight.
bad beat
When a lucky hand beats a strong hand.
bankroll
The amount of money that a player has to wager for the
duration of his or her poker career.
battle of the blinds
When everyone folds to the players who have forced bets.
behind
When your hand is not the best hand before all the cards
have been dealt.
bet
To put money in the pot of your own free will.
bet for value
When you bet in order to increase the pot size, not to
make your opponents fold.
bet the pot
To make a bet that is the size of the pot.
big 'dog
An underdog. The person who has a very low chance of
winning.
big blind
The forced bet that is made by the person sitting two
seats to the left of the button. This is
the largest forced bet. In World Poker Tour (tournament
play) this amount increases after each
timed round.
big slick
Poker slang for A, K; a very strong starting hand.
blank
A card that is not of value to the players hand.
blind
A mandatory bet placed by the two players to the left of
the dealer button.
bluff
To raise or bet a weak hand in order to make your
opponent think you have a strong hand.
bust a player
To eliminate a player from the game by taking all of his
or her chips.
bust out
To lose all your chips and thus be eliminated from a
tournament.
button
A white disc-shaped object that moves clockwise around
the table each hand and indicates where
the action begins.
buy-in
A minimum amount of money that must be paid in order to
play in a tournament and live games.
C
call
To match (rather than raise) the previous bet.
cap
The number of raises allowed in a game.
change gears
To strategically alternate your play between
conservative and aggressive.
check
To not bet, reserving the option to call or raise later
in the betting round.
come over the top
To raise or re-raise another players bet.
community cards
The cards that are played face up on the center of the
table, and which can be used by all of the
active players.
connectors
Consecutively ranked cards that can help a player make a
straight.
D
dead man's hand
A pair of aces and a pair of eights; Wild Bill Hickock
was shot holding this hand.
dead money
Money that was put into the pot by players who have
since folded.
double up
Betting all your chips and winning, ending up with twice
as many chips.
down cards
The players cards which are dealt face down.
drawing dead
When you cannot win, no matter what cards come up.
E
early position
A position in a round of betting where a player must act
before the other players. This is a
disadvantaged position.
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