American airlines |
A pair of Aces in the hole. |
Ante |
Forced bet that players must make before seeing any cards. This guarantees money in the kitty for each hand.
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Baby |
A small card. |
Back door |
Hand made in the last two cards. |
Bad beat |
Losing when you have a very strong hand, usually to a very unlikely draw on the last card.
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Baggage |
An onlooker of a poker game who is broke and cannot play |
Come |
Playing a worthless hand in the hope of improving it is called ‘Playing on the come'.
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cut it up |
To split the pot after a tie. |
card mechanic |
An expert who manipulates cards for the purpose of cheating. |
down to the felt |
Out of money. |
doyle brunson |
10-2 Hole cards in Texas Hold 'em |
equity |
The value of a hand or combination of cards. |
even money |
A bet in which you hope to win the same amount as you bet. |
expectations |
The profit or loss you would expect to make on an average Number of bets.
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exposed pair |
A face-up or open pair in Stud and community cards. |
four flush |
Four cards of the same suit. |
free card |
A turn or river card on which you do not have to call bet Because of play in previous hand.
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free roll |
A free to enter poker tournament, usually played online rather than at cardrooms. Prizes can range from a cash prize to entry into a bigger or major tounrament.
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full house |
A hand with three cards of one index and two cards of another. |
get the right price |
The pot odds are favourable enough for you to justify calling A bet or a raise with a drawing hand.
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get there |
To make your hand. |
give action |
Betting, calling, raising or re-raising. |
hit |
To pull the card one is seeking. |
hit and run |
A player who has only been at the table for a short while and Leaves after winning big.
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home run hitter |
A player who makes big plays that requires maximum risk
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jacks or better
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When a player needs a pair of Jacks to start betting. |
jam |
To bet the maximum. |
joker |
The fifty-third card in the pack used as a wild card. |
kansas city lowball |
A form of lowball poker played for a deuce to seven low. |
keep honest |
To call an opponenet on the river, even if you believe he has a Better hand than yours.
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key card |
The one card that will make your hand complete. |
kansas city lowball |
A form of lowball poker played for a deuce to seven low. |
ladies |
Queens . Indicates the weak hand. |
lay down |
To reveal your hand in a showdown. |
lay the odds |
To bet more money on a proposition than you hope to win |
miss |
To not make your drawing hand when final cards are dealt. |
monster |
A hand that is almost certain to win. |
nit |
To bide your time whilst waiting for a playable hand. |
no limit poker |
A game in which players can bet as much as they have in of them at any given round.
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nuts |
The best possible hand given the cards on the board. |
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ended straight |
A hand with four consecutive cards. A straight which can be Completed by drawing the fifth card at either end. |
outs |
Any remaining card that will give you the winning hand. |
outrun |
To beat. |
protect |
To keep your hand or a chip on your cards. |
push |
When a hand is finished and the winner is determined the dealer Pushes the winnings towards the winner. |
quads |
Four of a kind. |
rack |
A tray that holds a hundred chips in five stacks of twenty. |
rag |
Poor card that has no impact on the game. |
rainbow |
A flop containing three different suits. |
set |
Three of a kind. |
seventh street |
The final betting round on the last card in seven-card stud. |
school |
the players in a regular game. |
third pair |
In Seven-card stud, the first round of betting on the first three Cards. |
up card |
An open card dealt face-up. |
value |
Bet for value as opposed to bluffing. |
variance |
A measure of the up and down swings of your bankroll. |
walk |
To be away from the table long enough to miss a few hands. |
wheel |
The lowest hand in lowball, A-2-3-4-5. |
