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| Typically used in tournaments, an ante is a small bet placed into the pot by every player before the hand begins. This is used to increase the pot size and entice betting |
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An all in is acheived when a player commits all their chips or money into the pot. |
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Also called runner runner, it is when a player achieves a winning hand due to the cards that come on the turn and river combined. |
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A bad beat is when a player has a hand which is superior to his opponent and loses due to unfortunate luck. |
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| The big blind is the larger of the two blinds. See also small blind and blind |
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| The name associated with having the starting cards Ace and King together. |
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| The blind is a bet placed by a selected player or players before each hand is dealt. The purpose of a blind is to create betting action by having something to win in every hand no matter what the cards. |
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| Consists on the "community cards" flop, turn, and river |
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| When a player has paired one of his cards with the lowest of the community cards. Usual thought to be a weak hand |
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| The is the term given to a real casino opposed to an online casino |
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| Used in tournaments, the bubble is the point which a player must reach to be in the money or into the next round of play. |
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| To discard the top card from the deck before dealing the flop, turn, and river. This helps to prevent cheating. |
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| A white acrylic disk that is used to signify which players pay the small and big blind |
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| The amount associated with playing in a certain game. Tables have minium and maxium buy in's. In addition, tournaments will post buy in amounts for entry. |
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| To match (call) the amount bet by another player |
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| A limit placed on the amount that can be bet in a certain round. This is much like limit and prevents all in bets from happening early in a hand. |
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| When a player wishes not to bet and no other player has raised in the round |
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| When a player checks his hand in a round and another player raises that hand for which the original player reraises. This typically associated with slow playing a large hand. |
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| When every player has folded their dealt hand, leaving only the small and big blind who agree not to play the hand and instead just split the blinds. Usually used to save time. |
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| When a person is dealt two cards that are in number squence such as 4 5 or 8 9 |
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| When an inferior hand beats a superior hand. Often used when aces are beaten by another hand. "you cracked my aces" |
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| A player or hand that has little chance of winning and is considered "free" money as they are giving it away. |
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| To be on a draw is to need another card yet to be shown that will make a strong hand. Seen often as a "flush draw" a player will need one more card of a certain suit to make a flush. |
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| A pot in which all of the players have called going into the turn. |
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| Often used in online poker, it is a form of play that makes players make quick decisions due to a timer |
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| A player that does not consider the odds and chases hands that have little chance of winning. |
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| The first three "community cards" dealt by the dealer into the middle of the table |
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| A card for which you do not have to pay to see, therefor there has not been a raise. |
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| A form of tournament where players do not pay to play but which gives a small cash prize to the winner. Online poker rooms use free roll tournaments to attrack new players to their site. |
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| A straight draw that can only be made from the inside and by one number. For example if you had 7 8 and 6 4 were in the community cards, you would need a 5 to make a straight. There are very low odds for making this hand. |
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| When there are only two players playing or in a hand. They are head to head or heads up. |
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| When a dealer puts a community card onto the table it is considered a hit |
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| A prize associated with certain games that gives players that receive an extremely rare "bad beat" such has four of a kind vs four of a kind. These prizes are typically very large but rarely seen. |
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| A card that determines your hand strength but that is not paired with any other cards. For example, if you had 2,2,4,4,K you would have a pair of 2s and 4s with a K kicker. |
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To be in early position at a table and to just call the first round of betting. This often thought to be a vulnerable move because there is a good chance that someone may raise the pot making the player commit more money. |
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| The cards that have been folded or burned which lay face down next to the dealer until the hand is over. |
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| A version of poker for which a player may commit his entire stack (money) at any time of play. |
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| The best possible hand associated with a round of play. |
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Two cards that are different in suit |
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Two be holding a pair of cards that is higher than any possible pair that would be made with the community cards. |
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To call a bet in the final round of betting that "pays off" the bettor. Often associated with pots odds or the bet associated to the pot. |
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| To be dealt two cards of the same numerical value. For example Jack Jack or 9 9. |
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| When it is a players turn to pay or "post" the blind. See blind |
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| When a player has committed a certain percentage of his chips into the pot which makes him "pot committed" meaning he cannot fold to a raise and would have to risk his entire stack. |
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| A type of poker game that sets limits on how much a player can bet in each betting round. |
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| When a bet made is significantly smaller than the size of the pot and odds say to call due to the payoff.
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| Four of a kind. |
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| A flop that contains three different suits, thus no flush can be made on the turn. Can also mean a complete five card board that has no more than two of any suit, thus no flush is possible. |
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| The way in which poker room make their money. For each hand played, a percentage of the pot is taken by the house as a form of payment for playing, this called the rake. |
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| Used in tournaments, it is a way of rebuying your chips when you have lost them all or adding chips to your stack. |
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| Often reffered to as a "live" game it is a game played with real money and players can come and go as they like unlike in a tournament game. |
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| Also known as "fifth street" it is the fifth and final card dealt into the community. |
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| When a player wins a hand due to the cards that came on the turn and river |
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| A tournament thats prizes include entry into a larger more expensive tournament. This allows for players with less cash to have a chance at winning a seat into a larger tournament they could not afford. |
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| When a player is holding a pair of cards and another card of the same value is in the community giving the player three of a kind. |
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| When a player has the lowest number of chips in his stack compared to his opponents. |
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When a hand has ended and more than one player still holds their cards. Each player turns over their cards and shows their hand to determine a winner. |
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| When a player is all in and other players, with larger stacks, continue to bet, creating a pot on the side that is not associated with the main pot. The player that is all in can not win the side pot. |
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| To act as if your hand is not that strong and to not bet aggresively hoping to lure in players |
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| The second blind or the smaller of the blinds. The small blind is always behind the big blind |
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| A pot that is shared by two or more players because they have equivalent hands. |
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| An additional blind made after the big blind and which is of equal value to the big blind. Typically used in brick and mortar casinos, these bets are used to entice more betting and larger pots. |
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| An illegal form of betting (only happends at a brick and mortar casino) where a player places a bet and tries to add more to the bet. Often done by accident, a player with grab a small stack of chips and move them forward and try to add more chips but because he moved the original chips forward he is unable to make to chips. |
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| When a player is dealt two cards of the same type or suit, they are "suited". |
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| A clue or hint that a player recognizes from another player that indicates the possible strength of the player's hand. |
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| When a player begins to play erratically due to his emotions. Typically, these players make poor decisions and lose large amounts of money in a quick period of time. |
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| (1) Often used in tournaments or in online poker, a players decision making is restricted to set amount of time. If time expires, the hand is folded(2) Used by brick and mortar casino, it is a form of "rake" or payment to the casino for playing. |
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Three of a kind. |
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The fourth card dealt in the community cards and is dealt by itself. |
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| To make a bet that you believe a weaker hand will call and giving your hand the most possible value. Bet too large and the weaker hand may fold, giving your hand less "value" |
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A straight from ace through five. |
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