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ABC Poker A player plays very predictable All In A player bets all of his remaining chips Advertising Faking a bluff, disappointment or good cards Aggressive Betting and Raising more often then checking or calling Ante A set amount posted by all players before the start of a hand |
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Backdoor Catching both the turn and river card to complete a draw Bad Beat Your strong hand is beaten by a weak hand Bankroll An amount of money you reserve to play poker with Betting the pot You make a bet that's the size of the pot Blinded off You don't get strong hands and your stack will slowly get smaller due to the blinds Bluffing You play your weak hand like a strong hand Belly Buster A draw to an Inside Straight Big Blind The player to the left of the dealer posts the small blind, the player to the left of the small blind posts the Big Blind. Blank A card that doesn't affect the hand, also known as brick Board The community cards on the table Boat A full house, three of a kind plus a pair like, A,A,A,Q,Q Bubble The place before getting in the money in a tournament Burn card The top card of the deck that goes into the muck before dealing the flop, turn and river Button The spot from where the dealer starts dealing |
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Call Placing a bet that matches a made bet Crying call Calling eventhough you think you're beat Calling Station A player that calls a lot, but doesn't raise or fold often Chasing You try to to outplay your opponent on the flop by bluffing and hope to make a hand on the turn and river Check If no bets have been made, you can check Check Raise You check to your opponent,he bets, and you raise him. Also known as Sandbacking. Chip Leader The person with has the biggest stack Connectors Consecutive cards, like 34 or JQ Community Cards Cards dealt to the table so all players can use these cards to complete a five card hand Cut off The player to the right of the button |
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Downcards Two cards that are dealt to you, also known as Hole Cards or Pocket Cards Donkey A very bad player, also know as a fish |
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EV, Expected Value A term used with odds calculation |
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Facecard King, queen, or jack Family Pot A hand that all players at the table are playing Fifth Street The last community card in a flop game also known as the river Fish A bad very player, also know as a donkey Floating Calling a bet with the aim to try to steal the pot on the turn or river Flop The first three community cards Fold You give up the hand and throw your cards into the muck Free card You can see the turn or river without having to call a bet Freeze out Poker tournaments with no rebuys Flush You have five cards of the same suit, like K,J,7,5,2 of hearts Four of a kind When you have four of the same cards, like K,K,K,K also known as quads Fourth street The fourth community card, also known as the turn Full house Three of a kind plus a pair like, A,A,A,J,J also known as a boat |
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Grinder A player that plays tight and safe poker. Usually a multi table player. Gut Shot An inside straight draw |
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Hole cards Two cards that are dealt to you, also known as Down cards or Pocket Cards Heads up There are two players left in the game or hand High card The highest card that decides the winner when none of the players made a combination Hit You get the card on the community board that you need |
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Implied Odds Pot odds that do not exist at the moment, but may be included in your calculations because of bets you expect to win on future betting rounds. Inside Straight Draw Four cards that need one more card in the middle to complete a straight. If you catch this card you make an Inside Straight. |
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Jamming Betting and raising constantly to get as many chips as possible into the pot, also known as Ramming and Jamming |
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Kicker Your highest unpaired card to go with a pair, two pair and three of a kind that decides the winner in tie situations. |
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Lay Down Fold LAGG Loose aggressive player Leak A fundamental shortcoming in your game why you constantly lose money Limper A player enters the pot by calling the Blind Longhand You play poker with more then seven players Loose A player that plays many hands |
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Made hand A hand that's completed and doesn't need anymore help from the board Maniac A very loose, aggressive player Married You keep playing a hand, when you know you're beat and don't have the proper odds to stay in the hand Monster A very strong hand Muck You throw your cards in without showing them |
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Nuts The best possible hand in a game, an unbeatable hand Nit A player that plays very tight and is afraid to gamble |
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O The symbol for offsuit Offsuit Cards that don't have the same symbol, like Spades and Klubs Odds The chance you have to hit a certain card Outs The number of cards left in the deck that can improve your hand Outside / Open ended Straight A hand of 4 consecutive cards that needs a high or a low card to complete the straight Overpair A higher pocket pair than the community cards on the board Overcards Higher hole cards then the community cards on the board |
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Pass Fold Pocket cards Two cards that are dealt to you,also know as downcards and pocket cards Pocket pair Two cards that are dealt to you are a pair Poker face Your face doesn't show what's on your mind Position The position that you have in the hand, the later the position you're in , the more information you have Pot Odds The calculation you make when you're deciding if you're going to call a bet Post A forced bet like a blind Pot The total of chips in the centre of the table Pre flop The first bettinground, before the flop Push Going All in |
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Quads Four of a kind |
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Ragged A flop that doesn't help anybody Rainbow A flop with three different suits Raise You raise the first bet Rake A set amount of money removed from each pot by the house Raise, Re-Raise A bet that increases the level of the current bet Rebuy Tournaments with the option to buy in again after losing all your chips River The last community card in a flop game also known as fifth street Rock A passive, tight player Royal Flush The highest possible handcombination, five consecutive cards of the same suit, A,K,Q,J,T of Spades Rush A short period of invincibility, you can't lose any hand you play, also known as on a roll, a streak and in the zone Runner The card that you need to complete your hand |
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Satellite Tournaments that reward a seat in a subsequent tournament Set Three of a kind, also known as trips Semi Bluff Betting your hand while your hand isn't completed yet Shark A good , strong player who consistently wins Short handed You play poker with less then seven players Showdown The betting rounds are finished and the cards are shown to establish the winner Slow Play To play a strong hand weak to try to make more money Small Blind A forced bet made by the player to the dealers left Smooth call Calling a bet or raise with a very strong hand to hide your handstrength Straight Five consecutive cards of any suit Straight Flush Five consecutive cards of the same suit Sucker Straight Five consecutive cards of any suit on the lowest side of the community cards on the board Suit The cardsymbols, Diamonds, Spades, Klubs and Hearts |
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T Symbol for ten TAGG A tight-agressive player, tight with the handselection but aggressive in playing them Tell Certain behavior of a player from which you can tell if he has a strong or weak hand Texas Dolly Pokerlegend Doyle Brunson's nickname, he won the WSOP twice with hole cards T and 2 Tilting Playing carelessly with bad decisions after a run of losing money, bad luck or a bad beat Trips Three of a kind, also known as a set Tricky play Playing your hand unusual to confuse your opponents, also known as deceptive play Two Gap A connector with two missing cards, like A and J Turn The fourth community card, also known as fourth street |
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Underpair A pocket pair lower than the community cards on the board Under the Gun The first player to act in a hand, the player to the left of the big blind |
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