| Term |
Meaning |
| All-In |
A player bets all his chips. |
| Ante |
A forced bet for all players of equal money or chips amount into the pot before the deal begins. |
| Bet |
To place money or chips into the pot. |
| Bet the Pot |
A bet which is equal to the pot size. |
| Blank |
A useless card. Card which is not a part of the player’s combination. |
| Blind |
The blinds are forced bets which must be made by players to the left of the dealer on the first betting round. |
| Bluff |
A bet or raise to induce a fold by the opponents or to make other players believe that the player has a better hand than other players might have. |
| Button |
Dealer button is a marker used to indicate the player who is dealing. |
| Buy-In |
The minimum required money amount to start the game. |
| Call |
Matching the bet amount. |
| Cash |
Money, chips. |
| Check |
No actions but stay in the game in case no bets were done before the player. |
| Chop |
To split the pot. To return the blinds to the players and move on to the next hand if no other players call. |
| Dealer |
A person dealing the cards. |
| Flop |
The first three community cards that are dealt face-up all at one time. The flop also indicates the second round of betting. |
| Flush |
Any five cards of the same suit. |
| Fold |
To throw your hand away when it's your turn to act. |
| Full House |
Three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. |
| Hand |
A player's best five cards. |
| High Limit |
A game where the bets value are high. |
| Hi-Lo |
Split pot games. |
| Holdem |
The Poker game where the players get two down cards and five community cards. |
| Main pot |
The center pot. Any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are contested among the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes All-in. |
| Make |
To shuffle the deck. |
| Maniac |
A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands. |
| Maverick |
The name of a Queen and Jack in the pocket. |
| Meet |
To meet is to call. |
| Minimum Buy-In |
The minimum amount of money to start the game. |
| Monster |
A very strong hand which is likely to win. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after having a small stack is considered to be a monster. |
| Muck |
To discard or throw away your hand. |
| No Limit |
A game where players can bet as much as they like on any betting round. |
| Open |
To make the first bet. |
| Open Card |
A card which is dealt face-up. |
| Out |
An out is any unseen card that will improve a player's hand. |
| Paints |
Picture cards (Jack, Queen and King). |
| Pair |
Two cards of the same rank. |
| Pass |
To fold. |
| Pay Off |
To call on the final round of betting when you may or may not think you have the best hand. |
| Pocket |
The hole cards. |
| Pot |
The money or chips in the center of a table that players try to win. |
| Pot Limit |
The game where the maximum bet can equal the pot. |
| Put Down |
To fold a hand. |
| Raise |
To increase the previous bet. |
| Re-raise |
To raise after one has been raised. |
| River |
The final card dealt in a poker hand. |
| Royal Flush |
The highest combination: A, K, Q, J, T of one suit. |
| Rush |
A prolonged winning streak. A player who won several big pots. |
| Scoop |
To win the entire pot. |
| Set |
To have a pocket pair that matches one of the cards on the board. |
| Seven Card Stud |
A well-known poker game in which players get three down cards and four up cards. One plays the best five of those seven cards. |
| Straddle |
A Blind bet which is usually double the size of the Big Blind, (also - a player who may raise when the action gets to him). |
| Straight |
Five cards of sequential rank. |
| Straight Flush |
Five cards in sequence, of the same suit. |
