Full A-Z of poker terms and poker lingo, So you'll never look like the fish at the table!
A bet that is wagered on the flop by the pre-flop aggressor. The player who made the final raise pre-flop generally cont...
These are the cards that every player at the table can use to make the best five card hand possible, in combination with...
A call is when a player decides to match a bet or raise that is made by another player at the table. e.g "...
A check is when a player decides to not bet any money during play. Players are able to check when they are either first ...
A check-raise is a move where a player firsts checks their hand only to raise it when another player decides to make a b...
A calling station is a player who usually only calls bets. They rarely, if ever, raise, re-raise or bet themselves. They...
Cowboys is a colloquial name given to pocket Kings, the second best starting hand one can get in poker. e.g "...
Checking In The Dark is where a player opts to check before the next card on the board is put out. e.g "Simo...
Chris Ferguson is an American elite level poker player. Nicknamed Jesus, he is known for his long hair, cowboy hat, sung...
It is a situation where a player loses a pot (usually a big one) that would have developed the same way every time. A cl...
The first seat to the right of the button is known as the Cutoff position.
This term is used in several different contexts. It usually refers to maximum number of bets in a betting round, but is ...
Once all the betting and bluffing is over, the cards speak. Regardless of what a player might say or think, ultimat...
Usually means exchanging your chips for the money
Leave the game and exchange your chips for cash.Example: I'm done for tonight, I think I'm going to cash...
Change the style of play during the game.Example: It seems that Phil decided to change gears, starting t...
Indicates a split or division. It is often used when talking about tournament prizes or when two (or more)players h...
To call more than one bet in front of you. For example, Player A raises, Player B reraises and it folds to Player F...
The term is usually used to explain very unlucky situations, where two (or more) players have big hands that they c...
Exchanging chips of one denomination for chips of different denomination. A practice commonly used in tournaments, when ...
A draw that can turn into different types of hands, for example both straights and flushes.Example: I ra...
Another term used for raising a players bet or raise.Example: John bet 500 on the flop and Phil came ove...
Queen - Seven (Q 7). It is given this name because in the hand rankings, it stands exactly in the middle between the str...
Usually used in the Stud games, when two cards face down are paired up, without opponents knowing about it.
Cards of similar ranking, for example 7-8 or 6-8, called connectors because community card can help them connect an...
An expression from the games with the community cards, when a player's hand is rendered worthless or almost worthle...
A nickname for pocket Sevens (pair of Sevens in the hole)
Take a big percentage of someone's chips, not eliminating them but putting them in a really unfavorable spot....
When the smaller denominations are raced off the table in a poker tournament and players play for any odd chips that hav...
A practice that is sometimes encountered in the live cash games amongst regulars. If only small and big blind are l...
A term used when two (or more hands with similar chances of winning are all in. As all hands are almost as likely to win...
Term used to describe two or more players who work together, either sharing information or cheating in some other w...
Term describing a situation where two or more players have such big hands that they are never folding and all the c...
A seat to the right of the button, acting last before the dealer.
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