Action – Putting money into the pot.
Active Player – In poker this refers to a player who is still involved in the game.
Add-on – Being able to buy more chips during a game.
All in - Is when a poker player wagers all his remaining chips.
Ante - This is a forced bet in which all players must deposit an equal amount of money before the dealing begins.
Backdoor - when a player catches the turn and river card to make a drawing hand.
Banker – This is the dealer, or the players, who checks the action of the other players.
Bankroll - This is the total amount of money that a player or a casino has available to back their bets.
Bet – A money wager on a chance outcome.
Betting Limit – This is the minimum and maximum bet that a player is allowed to place in a single bet.
Blind Bet – This is a bet placed before the player sees the cards.
Blinds - Obligatory bets in Texas Hold'em Poker.
Bluff - When a player raises a weak or worthless hand, in an attempt to drive other players out of the game.
Buy in - Lists the cash amount required to buy chips before entering a game of poker.
CCard Counting – A mental record of all the cards dealt since the shuffle.
Call - Matching the bet that currently on the table.
Casino Advantage - The percentage advantage that a casino has over its players.
Check – By saying ‘check’ a player will be able to stay in a poker game without betting.
Chips – Gambling currency purchased for real money at casinos tables.
Chip Tray – This is the tray used by the dealer to maintain the table’s stock of chips.
Cold – A cold player is one who is having a losing streak.
Comps - Complimentary gifts given by the casino to lure players in to gamble.
Copy – A Pai-Gow Poker term when a player and the dealer have the same two-card or five-card hand. In this case the dealer wins.
Cracking The Nut – Massive gambling wins that cover all expenses and generate a big profit.
D
Deal - Handing out the cards during a hand.
Dime Bet - This is a large ($1000) wager.
E
Edge - The advantage over your opponent/s.
F
Face Cards - The Jack, Queen and King in a deck of cards (The Royals)
Family Pot – All players at the table enter the pot.
Flush – This is a hand consisting of 5 cards of the same suit.
Flop - In Texas Hold’em, these are the 3 cards dealt face-up on the board.
Full House – This is a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair.
GGambling – Wagering sure money against an uncertain outcome.
Hand – The cards a player is holding.
High Roller - A player who bets big and either wins big, or loses big.
Hot - A poker player on a winning streak.
Jackpot - A large cash prize awarded for winning a game.
Kicker – This is the highest card that is unrelated to the type of poker hand a player is holding and is used for breaking ties.
Limit – All these types of poker games have fixed limits on betting activity.
Low Poker - The pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value.
Micro-Limit - Poker games too small to be profitable in a real card room.
Myth - A false belief
No-Limit - A player can bet any amount of chips whenever it is his turn to act.
O
Odds - Probabilities
Offsuit - A Texas Hold'em starting hand with 2 cards of different suits.
Open – The player betting first.
P
Pair - Any 2 cards having the same rank.
Pat - A hand that a player can make on the flop.
Payoff – A player’s return on a wager.
Payout Table - A posting on a video poker machine detailing pay schedules for bet amounts placed.
Pot – The money which accumulates during a poker game
Q
Quads - Four of a kind.
R
Raise – Matching the previous bet and increasing the wager to raise the stakes.
Rake - The casino’s charge for each hand of poker.
River – This is the last card dealt in a hand of Stud or Texas Hold'Em.
Royal Flush – This is the best hand and is made up of an ace-high straight flush.
S
Seventh Street - In Seven-Card Stud, the 5th round of betting is called Seventh Street and players have 7 cards.
Showdown - When 2 or more players play through the last card dealt to determine the winning hand, they show their hands to determine the winner.
Shuffle – Mixing the cards before they are dealt
Sixth Street - In Seven-Card Stud, in the 4th round players have 6 cards.
Steal – Winning the pot by bluffing.
Straight – A poker hand made up of 5 cards of consecutive ranks.
Straight Flush – A poker hand consisting of 5 cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit.
T
Table Stakes – The betting/raising stakes are limited to the amount of money a player has on the table.
Third Street - In Seven-Card Stud, the 1st round of betting is called Third Street where players have 3 cards.
Three Of A Kind – A poker hand made up of three cards of the same rank.
Tilt - To play recklessly.
Two Pair – Two pairs of the same card value.
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