Glossary of common poker terminology
The following is a glossary of poker terms used in
the card game of poker. It 💳 supplements the glossary of card game terms. Besides the
terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker 💳 slang terms. This
is not intended to be a formal dictionary; precise usage details and multiple closely
related senses are 💳 omitted here in favor of concise treatment of the basics.
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call To 💳 match a bet or raise. See main article: call. call the
clock A method of discouraging players from taking an 💳 excessively long time to act.
When someone calls the clock, the player has a set amount of time in which 💳 to make up
their mind; if they fail to do so, their hand is immediately declared dead. In
tournament play, 💳 any player can call a clock. calling station A player who frequently
calls bets, but rarely raises them. A calling 💳 station is usually a loose passive
player. See main article: calling station. cap A limit on the number of raises 💳 allowed
in a betting round. Typically three or four (in addition to the opening bet). In most
casinos, the cap 💳 is removed if there are only two players remaining either at the
beginning of the betting round, or at the 💳 time that what would have otherwise been the
last raise is made. Also, term for the chip, token, or object 💳 placed atop one's cards
to show continued involvement with a hand cap game Similar to cap above, but refers to
💳 a no-limit or pot limit game with a cap on the amount that a player can bet during the
course 💳 of a hand. Once the cap is reached, all players remaining in the hand are
considered all-in. card protector In 💳 games where all of a player's cards are facedown,
some players use items like specialty chips or glass figures to 💳 place on top of their
cards to protect them from being accidentally discarded.[6] cards Standard playing
cards are used. In 💳 home games it is common to have two decks with distinct backs, and
to shuffle the unused deck while each 💳 hand is in progress. Casinos typically use
plastic decks that can handle the added wear and tear, as casino players 💳 often read
their "hole" cards by peeking at the corner rather than lifting the card. Due to cost,
home games 💳 tend to use paper cards. It is not unusual for paper cards to become bent
quickly. Card quality can be 💳 preserved for longer if players agree not to bend cards,
and proper shuffling techniques are used. cards speak See main 💳 article: cards speak
case card The last available card of a certain description cash game A game where each
hand 💳 is played for real money as opposed to tournament play. See main article: ring
game. cash plays An announcement, usually 💳 by a dealer, that a player who has requested
to buy chips and can bet the cash they have on 💳 the table in lieu of chips until
receiving their chips. In many card rooms, it also refers to the policy 💳 thatR$100 bills
may remain on the table and are considered to be in play in cash form, rather than
converted 💳 to chips. cashing Winning a share of the prize money in a tournament cashing
out Exchanging chips for cash when 💳 leaving a game. Removing money from an online poker
site. catch To receive needed cards on a draw. Often used 💳 with an adjective to further
specify, catch perfect, catch inside, catch smooth. catch up To successfully complete a
draw, thus 💳 defeating a player who previously had a better hand catch perfect To catch
the only two possible cards that will 💳 complete a hand and win the pot, often those
leading to a straight flush. Usually used in Texas hold 'em. 💳 Compare with
runner-runner. center pot The main pot in a table stakes game where one or more players
are all 💳 in chase To call a bet to see the next card when holding a drawing hand when
the pot odds 💳 do not merit it To continue to play a drawing hand over multiple betting
rounds, especially one unlikely to succeed 💳 To continue playing with a hand that is not
likely the best because one has already invested money in the 💳 pot. See sunk cost
fallacy. check To bet nothing. See main article: check. A casino chip check out To
fold, 💳 in turn, even though there is no bet facing the player. In some games this is
considered a breach of 💳 the rules equivalent to folding out of turn. check-raise
Deceptive play whereby a player initially checks with the intention of 💳 raising should
another player bet. See main article: check-raise. chip A small disk or tablet used in
place of money. 💳 See casino token. Currency is difficult to stack or handle, so most
poker games are played with chips, or coin-shaped 💳 tokens of uniform size and weight,
usually 39mm wide and anywhere from 5 to 16 grams in weight, whose money 💳 value is
determined by their color. Historically, poker chips were made of bone; however, modern
casino chips are often made 💳 of clay or a clay composite and are considered the most
upscale variety of poker chip; other high-end chips are 💳 made of ceramic. Plastic chips
are also available, at a wide variety of quality levels. chip declare A method of
💳 declaring intent to play high or low in a split-pot game with declaration. See
declaration. chip dumping A strategy whereby 💳 one player deliberately loses chips to
another player. Where players have agreed to take such action together, this is a 💳 form
of collusion. chip leader The player currently holding the most chips in a tournament
(or occasionally a live no 💳 limit game) chip race An event in tournament poker where
chips of a value lower than the minimum required are 💳 removed from play. See main
article: chip race. chip up To exchange lower-denomination chips for
higher-denomination chips. In tournament play, 💳 the term means to remove all the small
chips from play by rounding up any odd small chips to the 💳 nearest large denomination,
rather than using a chip race. To steadily accumulate chips in tournament play,
typically by winning small 💳 pots with minimal risk-taking. chop To split a pot because
of a tie, split-pot game, or player agreement To play 💳 a game for a short time and cash
out. Also hit and run. A request made by a player for 💳 the dealer to make change An
agreement by all players remaining in a tournament to distribute the remaining money in
💳 the prize pool according to an agreed-upon formula instead of playing the tournament to
completion. Usually occurs at the final 💳 table of a large tournament. chopping the
blinds Ending a hand when all players have folded to the blinds with 💳 the blinds being
returned to those who paid them. See main article: chopping the blinds. click raise
Making the minimum 💳 raise. Refers to online poker where players click the raise button
without specifying the amount of raise. closed See main 💳 article: closed coffee housing
Talking in an attempt to mislead other players about the strength of a hand. This is
💳 also called speech play. coin flip A situation where two players have invested all
their money in the pot and 💳 have a roughly even chance of winning. Also race. cold call
To call an amount that represents a sum of 💳 bets or raises by more than one player
without previously calling or making a bet in the same round. Compare 💳 with flat call,
overcall. cold deck A "stacked" deck (a deck arranged in a preset order, to effect a
specific 💳 outcome once dealt) which is deceptively switched with the original deck of
cards in play, to benefit a player or 💳 the dealer. So named because when the deck is put
into the game, it has not had a chance to 💳 warm up from handling by the players and
dealer. collusion A form of cheating involving cooperation among two or more 💳 players.
See cheating in poker. color change, color up To exchange small-denomination chips for
larger ones combo, combination game A 💳 casino table at which multiple forms of poker are
played in rotation combo draw, combination draw A hand containing both 💳 a flush draw and
a straight draw. See draw. come bet, on the come A bet or raise made with 💳 a drawing
hand, building the pot in anticipation of filling the draw community card See main
article: community card poker 💳 complete hand See made hand completion To raise a small
bet up to the amount of what would be a 💳 normal-sized bet. See table stakes. connectors
Two or more cards of consecutive or close to consecutive rank continuation bet A 💳 bet
made after the flop by the player who took the lead in betting before the flop (Texas
hold 'em 💳 and Omaha hold 'em). Also called a c-bet. Compare with probe bet. cooler A
situation in which a player holds 💳 the second best hand, so strong considering the
circumstances, that they are apt to lose the maximum with it no 💳 matter how they play it
countdown The act of counting the cards that remain in the stub after all cards 💳 have
been dealt, done by a dealer to ensure that a complete deck is being used counterfeit
See main article: 💳 counterfeit. Also duplicate. cow A player with whom one is sharing a
buy-in, with the intent to split the result 💳 after play. To go cow is to make such an
arrangement. cripple In some community card games, to cripple the 💳 deck means to have a
hand that is virtually impossible for anyone else to catch up to. crying call Calling
💳 when a player thinks they do not have the best hand cut See main article: cut cut card
A distinctive 💳 card, usually stiff solid-colored plastic, held against the bottom of the
deck during the deal to prevent observation of the 💳 bottom card. While rarely used in
home games, the cut card is universal in casino play.[7] cutoff The seat immediately 💳 to
the right of the button. Name derived from its positional strength, obtaining absolute
position when the button folds.[8]
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early position See position.
effective nuts A hand that is not the actual nut hand but 💳 strong enough to be played
like it.[3] effective stack The smallest stack size among two players, in a heads-up
pot 💳 the effective stack determines the maximum amount either player can lose.[3] eight
or better A common qualifier in high-low split 💳 games that use ace-5 ranking. Only hands
where the highest card is an eight or less can win the low 💳 portion of the pot. equity
One's mathematical expected value from the current deal, calculated by multiplying the
amount of money 💳 in the pot by one's probability of winning. If a split is possible, the
equity also includes the probability of 💳 winning a split times the size of that split.
expectation, expected value, EV See main article: expected value. Used in 💳 poker to mean
profitability in the long run. exposed card A card whose face has been deliberately or
accidentally revealed 💳 to players normally not entitled to that information during the
play of the game. Various games have different rules about 💳 how to handle this
irregularity. Compare with boxed card.
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game flow How players'
strategies at 💳 a table change over time as they adjust to their perceived image.[10] gap
hand In Texas hold 'em, a gap 💳 hand is a starting hand with at least one rank separating
the two cards. Usually referred to in context of 💳 one-gap and two-gap hands. get away To
fold a strong hand against a supposedly superior hand. Compare with laydown. going
💳 north To sneak additional chips onto the table so as to have effectively bought in
above the table limit going 💳 south To sneak a portion of chips from the table while the
game is underway. Normally prohibited in public card 💳 rooms. Also ratholing. grinder A
player who earns a living by making small profits over a long period of consistent,
💳 conservative play. Compare with rock. guts, guts to open A game with no opening hand
requirement Any of several poker 💳 variants where pots accumulate over several hands
until a single player wins. gut shot, gutshot, gutter See inside straight draw 💳 gypsy To
enter the pot cheaply by just calling the blind rather than raising. Also limp.
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half bet 💳 rule In some casinos, the rule that placing chips equal to or greater
than half the normal bet amount beyond 💳 the amount required to call constitutes a
commitment to raise the normal amount. Compare with full bet rule. See "all 💳 in" betting
hand Main article: List of poker hands hand-for-hand In tournament play, the act of
equalizing the number of 💳 hands played at two or more tables by waiting for slower
tables to finish each hand before beginning the next 💳 hand on every table. This is
usually done to ensure an accurate finishing order to distribute prize money. hand
history 💳 The retelling or documentation of a hand played. hanger When the bottom card of
the deck sticks out beyond the 💳 others, an unwanted tell that the dealer is dealing from
the bottom of the deck. heads up
Playing against a single 💳 opponent heater See rush hero
In hand histories the player from whose perspective the hand is played, as opposed to
💳 villain.[3] hero call Calling when a player has a relatively weak hand but suspects
their opponent may be bluffing high 💳 hand, high The best hand using traditional poker
hand values, as opposed to lowball. Used especially in high-low split games. 💳 high card
A no pair hand, ranked according to its highest-ranking cards To defeat another player
by virtue of high-ranking 💳 cards, especially kickers To randomly select a player for
some purpose by having each draw one card, the highest of 💳 which is selected (for
example, to decide who deals first). high-low, high-low split See main article:
high-low split hijack seat 💳 The seat to the right of the cutoff seat, or second to the
right of the button. Name derived from 💳 its positional strength, obtaining absolute
position when the button and the cutoff folds.[8] hit and run Cashing out of a 💳 ring
game shortly after winning a large pot. Considered poor etiquette by most players
barring extenuating circumstances. hole cards, hole 💳 Face-down cards. Also pocket cards
A seat, often preceded by a number relative to the button. hole cam A camera 💳 that
displays a player's face-down cards (hole cards) to television viewers. Also pocket cam
or lipstick cam Hollywood To "Hollywood" 💳 (used as a verb) refers to acting or talking
in an exaggerated way so as to encourage a specific reaction 💳 from an opponent during a
hand. home game A game played at a private venue (usually the home of one 💳 of the
players), as opposed to a casino or public cardroom. horse A player financially backed
by someone else. Compare 💳 with bankroll and staking H.O.R.S.E. See main article:
H.O.R.S.E.
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ICM ICM stands for independent chip model, and is 💳 defined as the
act of assigning a monetary value to a chip stack in tournaments or sit n gos. This
💳 value dictates the decision making process especially in push/fold situations. ignorant
end, idiot end In flop games, a player drawing 💳 to, or even flopping, a straight with
undercards to the flop has the idiot end of it. A player with 💳 8-9 betting on a flop of
A-10-J puts themself at great risk, because many of the cards that complete their
💳 straight give credible opponents higher ones. implied pot odds, implied odds See main
article: implied pot odds improve To achieve 💳 a better hand than one currently holds by
adding or exchanging cards as provided in the rules of the game 💳 being played. in
position A player is said to be in position, if the player is last to act on 💳 the flop,
turn and river betting rounds. Compare with out of position in the middle In a game
with multiple 💳 blinds, an incoming player may sometimes be allowed to post the blinds in
the middle (that is, out of their 💳 normal order) rather than having to wait for them to
pass. in the money To finish high enough in a 💳 poker tournament to win prize money in
turn A player is said to be in turn if that player is 💳 expected to act next under the
rules. inside straight See inside straight draw. Also "belly buster", "gutshot".
Compare to outside 💳 straight draw insurance A deal in which players agree to split or
reduce a pot (roughly in proportion to the 💳 chances of each of them winning) with more
cards to come rather than playing out the hand, or a deal 💳 where one player makes a side
bet against themself with a third party to hedge against a large loss. irregular
💳 declaration An action taken by a player in turn that is not a straightforward
declaration of intent, but that is 💳 reasonably interpreted as an action by other
players, such as pointing a thumb up to signify a raise. House rules 💳 or dealer
discretion may determine when such actions are meaningful and binding. irregularity Any
of a number of abnormal conditions 💳 in play, such as unexpectedly exposed cards, that
may call for corrective action. See public cardroom rules isolation See main 💳 article:
isolation ITM "In the money," see above.
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jackpot A game of jackpot poker or
jackpots, which is 💳 a variant of five-card draw with an ante from each player, no
blinds, and an opening requirement of a pair 💳 of jacks or better. A large pool of money
collected by the house and awarded for some rare occurrence, typically 💳 a bad beat.
joker A 53rd card used mostly in draw games. The joker may usually be used as an 💳 ace,
or a card to complete a straight or flush, in high games, and as the lowest card not
already 💳 present in a hand at low. See bug juice Money collected by the house. Also vig,
vigorish. See rake junk 💳 A hand with little expected value
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kicker See main
article: kicker kill button In a kill game, a 💳 button that shows which player has the
kill action. See main article: kill game kill game, kill pot See main 💳 article: kill
game kill hand A hand with different betting rules in a kill game. See main article:
kill game 💳 kitty A pool of money built by collecting small amounts from certain pots,
often used to buy refreshments, cards, and 💳 so on. The home-game equivalent of a rake.
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lag A loose aggressive style of play in which a 💳 player plays a lot of starting
hands and makes many small raises in hopes of out-playing their opponents lammer a
💳 plastic, chip-shaped tokens with text written on them. Most commonly used is a dealer
button with either the word "DEALER" 💳 or a "D" written on it; this item (also known as
the buck) indicates who shall deal next. In a 💳 casino setting, lammers are also used to
indicate which variant is being used, whose turn it is to pay the 💳 blind, etc., and
lammers are also a name for "chips" awarded in satellite tournaments as buy-in chips to
larger tournaments.[11] 💳 last to act A player is last to act if all players between the
player and the button have folded. 💳 laydown The choice to fold a strong hand in
anticipation of superior opposition lead The player who makes the last 💳 bet or raise in
a round of betting is said to have the lead at the start of the next 💳 round. Can also be
used as a verb meaning to bet out into the pot, to lead into the pot. 💳 level Used in
tournament play to refer to the size of the blinds that are periodically increased
leg-up, leg-up button 💳 The button used to signify who has won the previous hand in a
kill game light A hand that is 💳 not likely to be best. Usually used as an action
descriptor; call light, three-bet light. See semi-bluff limit The minimum 💳 or maximum
amount of a bet See fixed limit limp, limp in To enter a pot by simply calling a 💳 bet
instead of raising limp-reraise A reraise from a player that previously limped in the
same betting round. Also backraise 💳 live bet. A bet posted by a player under conditions
that give them the option to raise even if no 💳 other player raises first; typically
because it was posted as a blind or straddle. live cards In stud poker games, 💳 cards
that will improve a hand that have not been seen among anyone's upcards, and are
therefore presumably still available. 💳 In games such as Texas hold 'em, a player's hand
is said to contain live cards if matching either of 💳 them on the board would give that
player the lead over their opponents. Typically refers to a hand that is 💳 weak, but not
dominated. live hand A hand still eligible to win the pot; one with the correct number
of 💳 cards that has not been mucked or otherwise invalidated live game A game with a lot
of action. See also 💳 live poker. live poker A retronym for poker played at a table with
cards, as opposed to video poker or 💳 online poker lock up To lock up a seat in a cash
game means to place a poker chip, player's 💳 card, or other personal effect on the table
in front of the seat, to signify that the seat is occupied 💳 even though the player may
not be present. loose To play more hands than the average for the game or 💳 for the
player normally. See loose/tight play. Compare with tight, aggressive, passive. low The
lowest card by rank The low 💳 half of the pot in a high-low split
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M-ratio A
measure of the health of a chip stack 💳 as a function of the cost to play each round. See
main article: M-ratio. made hand A hand that does 💳 not need improvement to win. Compare
with a drawing hand. maniac A very loose and aggressive player, who bets and 💳 raises
frequently, and often in situations where it is not good strategy to do so. Opposite of
rock. mark A 💳 person at a poker table that is the focus of attention, often due to their
inexperience match the pot To 💳 bet an amount equal to all the chips in the pot
micro-limit Internet poker games with stakes so small that 💳 real cardrooms could not
profit from them, are said to be at the micro-limit level. middle pair In a community
💳 card game, making a pair with neither the highest nor lowest card of the community
cards. See also second pair. 💳 middle position See position misdeal A deal which is
ruined for some reason and must be redealt missed blind A 💳 required bet that is not
posted when it is a player's turn to do so, perhaps occurring when a player 💳 absents
themself from the table. Various rules require the missed bet to be made up upon the
player's return. move 💳 in In a no-limit game, to move in or to go all in means to bet
one's entire stake on 💳 the hand in play. See table stakes. multi-table tournament (MTT)
See Poker tournament muck To fold To discard one's hand 💳 without revealing the cards.
Often done after winning without a showdown or at a showdown when a better hand has
💳 already been revealed. The discard pile multi-way pot A pot where several players
compete for it. Also known as a 💳 family pot, although family pot sometimes means a pot
where all players participate.
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negative freeroll See main article: 💳 negative
freeroll. nit A player who is unwilling to take risks and plays only premium hands in
the top range. 💳 no-limit Rules designating that players are allowed to wager any or all
of their chips in a single bet. See 💳 no-limit nosebleed stakes also known as nosebleed,
is the highest stakes offered in cash game poker, generally where the blinds 💳 are at
leastR$200/$400[12][13] nothing When a player only has the possibility of a high card
and no other hand that 💳 will win. nothing card In community card poker, a newly revealed
community card that does not affect the value of 💳 any player's hand. nut hand (the nuts)
The nut hand is the best possible hand in a given situation.[3] Players 💳 sometimes
evaluate hands by ranking them as being the pure nuts, the second nuts or the effective
nuts. nut low 💳 The best possible low hand in high-low split games
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offsuit
Cards that are not of the same suit. 💳 on the button Being in the dealer position. As the
position whose turn to bet comes last, it is the 💳 most advantageous and profitable
position in poker. one-chip rule A call of a previous bet using a chip of a 💳 higher
denomination than necessary is considered a call unless it is verbally announced as a
raise. one-eyed royals See main 💳 article: one-eyed royals one-ended straight draw Four
out of the five cards needed for a straight that can only be 💳 completed with one
specific rank of card, in cases where the needed card rank is either higher or lower
than 💳 the cards already held as part of the sequence; as opposed to an inside straight
draw or an open-ended straight 💳 draw. While A-2-3-4 and A-K-Q-J are the only truly
one-ended straight draw possibilities, an open-ended straight draw could be considered
💳 one-ended if one of the card ranks needed to complete it would also give an opponent a
hand of higher 💳 rank than a straight. open To bet first. See main article: open
open-ended straight draw, open-ended An outside straight draw. 💳 Also two-way straight
draw or double-ended straight draw openers The cards held by a player in a game of
jackpots 💳 entitling them to open the pot. Splitting openers refers to holding onto one
of the openers after discarding it as 💳 proof of having the necessary cards to open. open
limp Being the first person in the pot preflop by calling 💳 the big blind. option An
optional bet or draw The right to raise possessed by the big blind if there 💳 have been
no raises. orbit A full rotation of the blinds at a table, equal to the number of
people 💳 at the table. outs See main article: out out of position A player is said to be
out of position, 💳 if they are either first to act, or are not last to act in a betting
round. outside straight draw 💳 See main article: outside straight draw. Also two-way
straight draw or double-ended straight draw overbet To make a bet that 💳 is more than the
size of the pot in a no limit game. overcall To call a bet after others 💳 have called.
Compare with cold call, flat call, smooth call overcard A community card with a higher
rank than a 💳 player's pocket pair. A higher card overpair In community card games such
as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, 💳 a pocket pair with a higher rank than the highest
community card. overs An option to increase the stakes in 💳 limit games. Players may
elect to play or not play overs. Those who choose to play display some sort of 💳 token.
If, at the beginning of a betting round, only overs players remain in the hand, bets of
a predetermined 💳 increased limit (or no limit) are allowed. Most often used in lower
limit live games as a compromise between aggressive 💳 and passive play.
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quads Four of a kind qualifier, qualifying low A qualifying low hand. 💳 High-low
split games often require a minimum hand value, such as eight-high, in order to award
the low half of 💳 the pot. In some home games, there are qualifiers for high hands as
well. quartered To win a quarter of 💳 a pot, usually by tying the low or high hand of a
high-low split game. Generally, this is an unwanted 💳 outcome, as a player is often
putting in a third of the pot in the hope of winning a quarter 💳 of the pot back.
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rabbit hunt After a hand is complete, to reveal cards that would have been 💳 dealt
later in the hand had it continued. This is usually prohibited in casinos because it
slows the game and 💳 may reveal information about concealed hands. Also fox hunt raccoon
A poor player. See also fish To make calls based 💳 on the hopes of hitting runner-runner,
inside, or backdoor draws rack A collection of 100 chips of the same denomination,
💳 usually arranged in five stacks in a plastic tray. A plastic tray used for storing a
rack of chips race 💳 See coin flip rag A low-valued (and presumably worthless) card.
Hence ragged - having a low value rail The rail 💳 is the sideline at a poker table—the
(often imaginary) rail separates spectators from the field of play. Watching from the
💳 rail means watching a poker game as a spectator. Going to the rail usually means losing
all one's money. railbird 💳 A non-participatory spectator of a poker game rainbow Three
or four cards of different suits, especially said of a flop. 💳 Betting a rainbow: to make
a bet of one chip of each colour currently in play. raise To raise is 💳 to increase the
size of an existing bet in the same betting round. See main article: raise rake See
main 💳 article: rake. Also juice, vig, vigorish rakeback Rebate or repayment to a player
a portion of the rake paid by 💳 that player, normally from a non-cardroom, third-party
source such as an affiliate. Rakeback is paid in many ways by online 💳 poker rooms,
affiliates or brick and mortar rooms. Many use direct money payments for online poker
play. Brick and mortar 💳 rooms usually use rate cards to track and pay their rakeback.
See main article: rakeback rakeback pro A rakeback pro 💳 is a poker player who may not be
a winning player but uses rakebacks to supplement their losses and turn 💳 them into
winnings. range of hands The list of holdings that a player considers an opponent might
have when trying 💳 to deduce their holding. See also put on rathole To remove a portion
of one's chips from the table while 💳 the game is underway. Normally prohibited in public
card rooms. Also going south rebuy An amount of chips purchased after 💳 the buy-in. In
some tournaments, players are allowed to rebuy chips one or more times for a limited
period after 💳 the start of the game, providing that their stack is at or under its
initial level. Compare with add-on redeal 💳 To deal a hand again, possibly after a
misdeal redraw To make one hand and have a draw for a 💳 better hand Second or later draws
in a draw game with multiple draws represent To represent a hand is to 💳 play as if it
were held (whether it is or not). reraise Raise after one has been raised. Also coming
💳 over the top ring game See main article: ring game river The river or river card is the
final card 💳 dealt in a poker hand, to be followed by a final round of betting and, if
necessary, a showdown. In 💳 Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold'em, the river is the fifth and
last card to be dealt to the community 💳 card board, after the flop and turn. A player
losing the pot due only to the river card is said 💳 to have been rivered. rock A very
tight player (plays very few hands and only continues with strong hands). A 💳 bundle of
chips held together with a rubber band, or other token signifying an obligatory live
straddle. If the player 💳 under the gun has the rock, they must use it to post a live
straddle. The winner of the pot 💳 collects the rock and is obligated to use it in turn.
roll your own In seven-card stud, when the player 💳 has some ability to choose which
cards are turned face up.[15] rolled-up trips In seven-card stud, three of a kind 💳 dealt
in the first three cards rounder An expert player who travels to seek out high-stakes
games royal cards Royal 💳 card are also known as face cards and picture cards. These
cards consist of the jack, queen, and king of 💳 every suit. royal flush A straight flush
of the top five cards of any suit. This is generally the highest 💳 possible hand. run it
twice, running it twice A gentleman's agreement (not allowed in some casinos) where the
players (usually 💳 two or three) agree to draw each remaining card to come in two
different occasions instead of just once after 💳 all parties have gone all-in (two flops,
turns and river for example for a total of 10 community cards in 💳 two sets of five). The
winner of one run gets half the pot while the winner of the second run 💳 gets the other
half. Running it twice is done to minimize bad beats and reduce bankroll swings.
Running it twice 💳 is a form of insurance. runner-runner A hand made by hitting two
consecutive cards on the turn and river. Also 💳 backdoor. Compare with bad beat and suck
out rush A prolonged winning streak. A player who has won several big 💳 pots recently is
said to be on a rush. Also heater
S [ edit ]
sandbag See slow play (poker) satellite A
💳 tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to another (larger) tournament. scare
card A card dealt face up 💳 (either to a player in a game such as stud or to the board in
a community card game) that 💳 could create a strong hand for someone. scoop In high-low
split games, to win both the high and the low 💳 halves of the pot. second pair In
community card poker games, a pair of cards of the second-top rank on 💳 the board. Second
pair is a middle pair, but not necessarily vice versa. Compare with bottom pair, top
pair sell 💳 In spread limit poker, to sell a hand is to bet less than the maximum with a
strong hand, in 💳 the hope that more opponents will call the bet. semi-bluff In a game
with multiple betting rounds, a bet or 💳 raise made with a hand that has decent chance of
improving, but with the intention of making a better hand 💳 fold on the current betting
round.[3]
See: semi-bluff
T [ edit ]
U [ edit ]
under the gun The playing position to
the 💳 direct left of the blinds in Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em. The player who is
under the gun 💳 must act first on the first round of betting. underdog An underdog or dog
is a player with a smaller 💳 chance to win than another specified player. Frequently used
when the exact odds are expressed. underfull A full house made 💳 where the three of a
kind has lower-ranking cards than the pair. Compare with big full up When used with 💳 a
card rank to describe a poker hand, refers to two pair with the named card being the
higher pair. 💳 upcard A card that is played face up. See main article: upcard upswing A
period during which a player wins 💳 more (or loses less) than expected. See also:
downswing up the ante Increase the stakes upstairs See raise
V [ edit 💳 ]
value bet A bet
made by a player who wants it to be called (as opposed to a bluff or 💳 protection bet).
See value variance The statistical measure of how far actual results differ from
expectation. See main article: variance 💳 vigorish, vig The rake. See main article:
vigorish villain In hand histories any opponent as seen from hero's perspective.[3]
VPIP 💳 Voluntary put money in pot. Represents the percentage of hands with which a player
puts money into the pot pre-flop, 💳 without counting any blind postings. VPIP is an
excellent measure of how tight or loose a player is.
W [ edit 💳 ]
wake up To "wake up
with a hand" means to discover a strong starting hand, often when there has already
💳 been action in front of the player. walk A situation where all players fold to the big
blind. wash To 💳 mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing
them up. weak ace An ace 💳 with a low kicker. Also small ace, soft ace, ace-rag weak
player A player who is easily bullied out of 💳 a hand post-flop by any sort of action.
webcam poker A form of online poker which allows players to watch 💳 each other during
play via a webcam. wet board A wet board is when the cards on the table make 💳 it
possible for players to have hit strong hands. Compare with dry board whale A
particularly weak player with a 💳 very large stack or bankroll that can be targetted with
minimal risk. wheel A five-high straight (A-2-3-4-5), with the ace 💳 playing low. See
list of poker hands and lowball (poker) In deuce-to-seven lowball, the nut low hand
(2-3-4-5-7)[17] wild card 💳 See main article: wild card. Compare with bug window card An
upcard in stud poker. The first window card in 💳 stud is called the door card. In Texas
hold'em and Omaha, the window card is the first card shown when 💳 the dealer puts out the
three cards for the flop. wrap In Omaha hold 'em, a wrap is a straight 💳 draw with nine
or more outs[18] comprising two board cards and three or four cards from a player's
hand. [19]
See 💳 also [ edit ]
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