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Aces Full |
A full house with three
aces and any pair. |
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Aces Up |
A hand that contains two
pairs, one of which is Aces. |
Action
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Checking/Betting/Raising. A game in which players are playing a
lot of pots is
considered an "action" game. |
Active Player
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Any player who is still
in the hand. |
Add-on
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A purchase of more chips
at the end of the re-buy period in a tournament. |
All-In
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When a player bets all
his/her chips.: In online poker, you may be deemed "All-in" when you
are disconnected. |
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American Airlines
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Two Aces. |
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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
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A draw and/or catch to
an Inside Straight. |
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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. |
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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
will start the action on the first round of betting. The blinds are
posted before any cards are dealt. |
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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. |
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Bring It In |
To start the betting on
the first round. |
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Broomcorn's Uncle
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A player who antes
himself broke. |
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Bump |
To raise. |
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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 poker game. |
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C
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Call Cold
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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 bet, he "checks." |
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Check-Raise |
When a player first
checks and then raises in a betting round. |
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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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Cowboys |
Two Kings. |
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D
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Dead Man's Hand |
Two pair - Aces and
Eights. |
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Dolphins |
These are people that really enjoy the
game. Win or lose, they enjoy playing poker. |
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Door Card |
This is the first
exposed card, or "up" card, in a player's hand in Stud games. |
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Down Card |
Hole cards. Cards that
are dealt face down. |
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Draw Lowball
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Form of poker where each
player is dealt five cards with the option of discarding one or more
and replacing them with new ones and the low hand wins. |
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Draw Poker |
Form of poker where each
player is dealt five cards down with the option of discarding one or
more and replacing them with new ones to attempt to make a better
hand. |
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