PokerNetwork has the world's best Poker Glossary section. Here you will find the definitions of all the key terms and expressions used in the poker community. Terms such as Flop, Turn and River are all explained in depth here.
| 5 Card Draw - 5 face down cards are delivered to each player. After a round of betting, players discard and draw. Another round of betting, and then a showdown |
| 7 Card Stud - Each player receives two private cards and an individual unique up card. After a round of betting, another up card is delivered to each player. Again there is a round of betting, then yet another card. This continues until each player has 6 cards with the last card being dealt to the remaining players face down. Players use their best 5 cards to make their final hand. There is no button in stud, rather the highest hand showing has the first action |
| Aces Up - A pair of aces with one other pair |
| Action - The betting. (If the action is on you, its your turn) |
| Action Card - A community card which could induce betting and raising because of it is likely to have “made” some people’s hands |
| Active Player - A player still involved in a hand, because they have not folded |
| Add-on - Some tournaments allow players the opportunity at a certain point to buy additional chips, called an add-on. This is different from a rebuy, because usually everyone still in the tournament is able to add-on. Add-ons usually mark the end of the rebuy period |
| Advertise - A tactical move to have a usually small sized bluff called in order to encourage opponents to call later. Also the action of showing a winning hand, despite the option to muck |
| Air - When a player holds no cards of value and needs to bluff to win |
| All-in - When a player puts the last of their chips into a pot, that player is said to be all-in. An all-in player is not eligible to win more money from any other player then what he had at the table before the pot. The all-in player will be eligible for the main pot and if other players bet more there will be a side pot, which will the all-in player is not eligible to win |
| Angle shooting - The action of misleading other players as to the contents of a concealed hand at showdown, such as deliberately announcing a different hand from which you have, so that other players at the table muck hands that would win. See Cheater |
| Announced Bet - A verbal bet made by a player before putting his money in the pot |
| Ante - Money put in the pot before dealing |
| Baby - A small card, usually a five or less |
| Back-to-back - A pair on the first two cards dealt in stud (Backed Up) |
| Backdoor - Catching cards on the turn and river in Hold ‘em to make a winning hand |
| Backer - A non player who finances an active player |
| Bad Beat - The situation in which a very strong hand is beaten by an even stronger hand. Or the situation in which a player is a high percentage favorite to win a hand and loses |
| Bad Beat Jackpot - In our poker room we offer a Jackpot for players that get beaten on extremely strong hands. What qualifies as a Bad Beat Jackpot varies from game to game and you can find all information about it under poker rules |
| Bankroll - Funds used to play poker with, usually exclusively for the purpose of poker |
| Beat the Board (Table) - To have a hand better than all others showing |
| Behind - To be an underdog in a hand by percentages. Also the amount of chips behind, is how many chips a player has left after they bet |
| Belly-Buster Straight - An inside straight |
| Bet - To be the first player to put money into the pot during a particular betting round |
| Bet Into - To bet before another player who apparently has a better hand |
| Bet the Limit - To bet the maximum amount allowed |
| Betting Stakes - The dollar limits of all bets and raises permitted |
| Bicycle - A straight to the five . . . ace, two, three, four, five. See Wheel |
| Big Bet Poker - Pot limit and No limit poker are sometimes referred to as Big Bet Poker. The "Big" in a sense refers to the size of bets relative to the pot, irrespective of the amount of money involved |
| Big Blind - The player to the left of the small blind, or 2 seats left of the dealer button. The big blind is equal to the minimum betting unit for the game |
| Blank - A way of describing a community card that did not help the player. Also known as a Brick |
| Bleeding Chips - Also known as spewing chips, it means to be losing chips rapidly usually through poor play. See Tilt |
| Blind Bet - To bet before looking at one's hand |
| Blind Off - The process of paying blinds while not at the table. Occurs in Tournaments |
| Blinds - Bets placed into the pot before the cards are dealt. The blinds are always the to the left of the dealer button |
| Blocking Bet - A small bet, put out with the intention to discourage larger bets |
| Bluff - The attempt to win a pot by making better hands fold |
| Board - A way of describing the community cards as a whole |
| Boxed Card - A card turned the wrong way in a deck |
| Brick and Mortar - A physical land based casino |
| Bring-in - To bring in the betting is to make the first bet on the first round of a hand (not including blinds bets and antes) |
| Bubble - The last possible non pay-out position in a tournament. To be eliminated in this position is to have “bubbled” |
| Bump - A raise |
| Burn Card - A card dealt face down prior to dealing the round of cards |
| Busted Hand - (1) A worthless hand (Bust). (2) A hand that failed to fill a straight or a flush on the draw |
| Button - The button determines the order of action. Moving clockwise around the table, each player gets the button once per round of play |
| Buy-in - The amount of money with which you enter a game is your buy-in. In a non-tournaments game, this is the amount you get in chips. In a tournament, your buy-in is the amount that costs you to get your initial number of tournament chips |
| C-Note - A hundred-dollar bill |
| Call - Money put in the pot to match a bet or raise |
| Calling Station - A player who calls almost any bet |
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