| Ace High |
A five card hand that contains an ace but no pair. This hand loses to any pair. |
| Action |
Is when the betting takes place. |
| Active Player |
Means that player is still able to win the pot unless the player is drawing dead. |
| Advertise |
To make a bluff and intentionally expose yourself as a lose player. |
| All-In |
When a player bets the rest of their checks. |
| Ante |
A bet needed to be made before the start of a hand. I.e. Big Blind and Small blind. |
| Bad Beat |
When a very strong hand is beaten by a weaker one. Also know as a "Suck Out." |
| Bank Roll |
The amount of money you have to wager. |
| Belly Buster |
A draw to fill an inside straight. |
| Bet For Value |
Betting to raise the pot amount when you know you have the best hand. |
| Bicycle |
The lowest possible straight A-2-3-4-5 also known as the "wheel." |
| Big Blind |
The minimum bet put in before the cards are dealt by the player sitting left of the small blind. |
| Big Slick |
In the Hold'em world Ace / King is know as "Big Slick." |
| Blank |
A card that comes off the deck that has no effect to anyones hand. |
| Blind |
Is the ante that one or two players must pay before any of the cards is dealt. |
| Blow Back |
To lose the profit that a player just won. |
| Bluff |
When a player raises with a hand that is most likely not the best one. |
| Board |
Is the five cards that are turned faced up in the middle of the table (the flop, the turn, the river). |
| Boat |
Another name for a full house also known as a "full-boat." |
| Bottom Pair |
When you use the lowest card on the board to make a pair. |
| Broadway |
The highest straight posible 10-J-Q-K-A. |
| Bullet |
Any Ace. |
| Bump |
A term used when a player raises the pot. |
| Burn |
This term is when the dealer deals off the top card face down before dealing out the hands to the players. |
| Bust |
worthless hand that has failed to improve with the cards on the board. |
| Bust a Player |
To eliminate a player by winning all their checks. |
| Bust Out |
To be eliminated (Busted). |
| Button |
A chip that identifies which player is in the "dealer" position. |
| Buy-In |
The amount of money needed to play in that particular game. |
| Call |
To match the person who raised the pot. |
| Caught Speeding |
Slang for being caught bluffing. |
| Check |
When a player is not to bet but to reserve the right to call or raise if another player bets. |
| Check Raise |
To check and raise in the same round of betting. |
| Cinch Hand |
an unbeatable hand also know as "The Nuts." |
| Come Hand |
A hand which is not made and requires one or more cards on the turn or river. |
| Commit Fully |
To put in as many chips as possible to play out that hand. |
| Connectors |
When a player receives consecutive cards which might end up making a straight. |
| Cowboy |
Slang for a king. |
| Crack |
To beat a strong hand. |
| Deuce |
is a two, the lowest valued card in poker. |
| Double Belly Buster |
A hand with two inside straight draws. |
| Double Through |
Going all-in to double your chip stack. |
| Drawing Dead |
Having a hand which no matter what cards are drawn you still lose. |
| Drop |
When a player decides to fold or lay down your cards. |
| Early Position |
A position where the player must act before most of the players at the table have done their action. |
| Equity |
The value of a hand or combination of cards. |
| Fifth Street |
When the fifth and final community card is laid down on the board also know as "The River." |
| Fill |
To get the card one is looking for to complete their hand. |
| Fish |
An inexperienced player who usually loses their money. |
| Fish Hook |
Slang for a Jack. |
| Flop |
The first three community cards which are flipped face up. |
| Flush |
When you have five cards all of the same suite. |
| Flush Draw |
Having four cards of the same suite and drawing for the fifth. |
| Fold |
To concede the hand giving up the pot. |
| Four of a Kind |
Having four of the same valued cards. |
| Fourth Street |
The forth community card to be flipped on the board and the third round of betting. |
| Free Card / Free Ride |
A card that a player gets without calling or placing a bet. |
| Freeze Out |
When all the players start with the same amount until one lone player has all the chips. |
| Full House |
When three cards in your hand are the same and the other two are the same. |
| G-Note |
A thousand dollar bill. |
| Get the Right Price |
The pot odds look good enough for you to call. |
| Get There |
To make your hand. |
| Give Action |
Betting, calling, raising or re-raising. |
| Gut Shot |
A card drawn to fill an inside straight. |
| Hand |
a players best five cards. |
| Heads-Up |
A game just between two players. |
| Hold'em |
A form of poker where players use five community cards combined with their two cards in their hand. |
| Hole |
This is the player’s hand which is concealed from the other players. |
| Home Run Hitter |
A player who makes big moves with the maximum amount of risk. |
| House |
The establishment or card room. |
| In |
Is when a player calls to remain in the hand. |
| In The Dark |
To bet or call without looking at your cards. |
| Inside Straight |
Four cards which require one in the middle to make the straight. |
| Jam |
To bet or raise the maximum. |
| Jammed Pot |
The maximum number of times a pot can be raised. |
| Keep Honest |
To call an opponent on the river even if his hand is better. |
| Key Card |
The one card that will make your hand. |
| Key Hand |
A hand that proves to change the path of a player for better or worse. |
| Kick-It |
slang for raising up the pot. |
| Late Position |
Is a place at the table where you act after most of the other players. |
| Lead |
To be the first to call after the hands are dealt out to the players. |
| Legitimate Hand |
A strong hand which is not considered a bluff. |
| Limit Poker |
Betting which is controlled for certain time periods. |
| Live Hand |
A hand that is still in the pot. |
| Lock |
A sure winning hand. |
| Look-Up |
To call the final bet after the river. |
| Loose |
Playing more hands than expected. |
| Loose Game |
When a lot of players are playing the same pots. |
| Main Pot |
When a player decides to go all in than he/she is entitled to only that pot if any other betting occurs after. |
| Make a Move |
Try a bluff. |
| Maniac |
A player who plays dangerous hands. |
| Mark |
An unskilled played targeted by the "sharks." |
| Meet |
To call a bet. |
| Middle Position |
This is a seat somewhere in the middle of betting. |
| Miss |
When you unable to get the card that you need on the river. |
| Monster |
A very strong hand. |
| Move-In |
When a player moves all of their chips in at one time. |
| Muck |
To laydown a hand without showing your cards. |
| Narrow The Feild |
To raise and hope to scare off your opponents with weaker hands. |
| Nit |
Wait for a strong hand. |
| No-Limit |
Means as much money as you currently have on the table can be bet at anytime. |
| Nut Flush |
The best available flush. |
| Nuts |
This is the best posible hand. |
| Off Suite |
Two cards of different suites. |
| On The Come |
When another card is needed to make your hand. |
| One Gap |
Inside straight. |
| Open Ended Straight |
When your holding four consecutive straight cards. |
| Open Card |
A card dealt face up or on the board. |
| Open Pair |
A pair on the board. |
| Out |
A card that would win you the hand if drawn. |
| Out Draw |
To draw a card on the board and improve your hand to win. |
| Out Run |
Out draw on the board. |
| Over Call |
To bet after a player has already called. |
| Paint |
Face cards. |
| Pair |
Two cards of the same value. |
| Pass |
To fold. |
| Pay Off |
To call even if your hand might not be the best. |
| Play Back |
To re-raise an opponent who has already raised. |
| Pocket |
The cards that you have and no one can see otherwise known as the hole. |
| Pocket Rockets |
Two aces in the hole. |
| Position |
This is where you are seated in relation to the dealer. |
| Post |
To bet and throw your chips in the pot. |
| Protect a Hand |
Means to bet high so no one will try to out draw you. |
| Protect Your Cards |
To make sure you don’t lose your cards by placing a chip on top of them so they are not accidentally mucked. |
| Provider |
A sucker who looses his money. |
| Push |
When someone wins the pot and the chips are moved to that person’s possession. |
| Put Down |
Fold your cards. |
| Quads |
Four of a kind. |
| Rag Off |
A river card that doesn’t help your hand. |
| Ragged Flop |
This is when the flop cards don’t help your hand at all. |
| Rags |
Low value cards or cards that don’t help your hand. |
| Rail |
This is the bench or side line of a poker table where the players decide on if they are going to play the hand or not. |
| Rail Bird |
Someone who only watches the game because they already lost their money. |
| Rainbow |
This is when a player's hand or the cards on the board have multiple different suites. |
| Raise |
To put more chips in the pot so the other players must do the same to continue to play. |
| Rank |
The value of a card. |
| Rap |
To check with a knock. |
| Read |
This is when a player is able to understand their opponents intentions or what value their cards might be. |
| Represent |
To bet your strong hand. |
| Re-Raise |
To put more chips in after someone has already raised you In turn making them put more chips in to continue to play. |
| Riffle |
To shuffle cards or play with chips. |
| River |
Is the last card to be flipped on the board. Also know as "Fifth Street." |
| Rock |
A person who plays a really tight game. |
| Rock Garden |
Is a table full of people who play really tight. |
| Roll |
To turn a card face up. |
| Rounder |
A pro who tries to play as many big games as he can. |
| Royal Flush |
Is a straight 10 to ace and all the cards are the same suit. This is the best possible hand in poker. |
| Run |
A straight or consecutive winning hands.. |
| Run Over |
To play aggressive and try to control the players at the table. |
| Runner Runner |
When the turn and river (last two cards exposed on the board) make your hand. |
| Running Pair |
When the river makes a pair for your hand. |
| Rush |
When you are winning hands. |
| Sandbag |
When a player checks a strong hand only to raise or re-raise their opponent later in the game. |
| Satellite |
These are small tournaments which the winner gains access to larger tournaments. |
| Scare Card |
A card on the board that may intimidate some players. |
| Scoop |
To take the whole pot. |
| See |
Means to call in order to see another card on the board. |
| Semi-Bluff |
To bet with a hand that might turn into the best hand. |
| Set |
Is three cards of the same value in a hand Also know as "Trips." |
| Short Stacked |
To have a small amount of chips left on the table. |
| Showdown |
When all bets are placed and the players left flip their cards and watch as the rest of the board is revealed. |
| Side Card |
A card which can determine a winner between to closely valued hands. |
| Side Pot |
A new pot started for those who are still able to bet after a player has gone all in. |
| Slow Play |
Not to bet a strong hand right away hoping the opponent might raise. |
| Slow Roll |
To slowly show your cards in a showdown. |
| Small Blind |
Half the minimum bet that must be paid by the player sitting left of the dealer. |
| Smooth Call |
To call an opponents raise with a monster hand hopeing for that player to continue betting later. |
| Snap Off |
To beat out a bluffer with a good hand. |
| Speed |
The aggression level at which you play. |
| Splash Around |
To play an unexpected loose game. |
| Splash The Pot |
Throw your chips in the pot instead of placing them on the table in front of you. |
| Split |
Is when two players share a pot evenly. |
| Squeeze |
To slowly look at your pocket cards with lifting them off the table. |
| Stack |
A players chip pile. |
| Stay |
To remain by calling and not raising. |
| Steal |
This means to bluff late in the hand to try and win the pot by scaring your opponents. |
| Steaming |
Playing wild because of your emotions. |
| Steel Wheel |
Lowest straight flush possible ace to five. |
| Straight |
Five cards in a hand which are all in sequence. |
| Straight Flush |
When your hand is all the same suit and in sequence. |
| Suck Out |
To win a pot when your an underdog going in. |
| Sweat |
When a player watches another player from across the rail. This is done to try and pick up a read |
| Sweeten The Pot |
Slang for raising. |
| Table Cop |
A player who calls to keep others honest. |
| Table Stakes |
Means only the money on the table can be put into action. |
| Table Talk |
Any verbal discussion of the current hand being played at the table. Used to obtain a read by some players. |
| Tap City |
To go for broke. |
| Tap Out |
To go all in. |
| Tell |
An action of some sort that a player does that might reveal his hand. |
| Third Pair |
Getting a pair with the third highest valued card on the board. |
| Three of a Kind |
Three same valued cards in a players hand. |
| Tight |
A player who only plays strong hands. |
| To Go |
Amount needed to enter a pot. |
| Top Pair |
Highest card on the board makes a pair in your hand. |
| Trips or Triplets |
Three of a kind. |
| Turn |
Is the fourth card to be exposed on the board. |
| Two Pair |
When two cards in your hand have a matching valued card, leaving one card as the kicker. |
| Under-Raise |
To raise less than the raise from the previous bet. |
| Under The Gun |
First to act. |
| Underdog |
The hand least likely to win. |
| Up Card |
A card dealt face up. |
| Walk |
To be away from the table long enough to miss a hand. |
| Walkers |
Players who constantly walk. |
| Wheel |
Lowest straight possible ace to five. |
| Whipsaw |
To raise before a person in the middle position calls. |
| Wired Pair |
When a player has two cards of the same vale in the hole. |
| Worst Hand |
The lowest hand possible. |
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