Poker Terms and Definitions

Full A-Z of poker terms and poker lingo, So you'll never look like the fish at the table!

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    Equity

    In Poker Equity describes your % likelihood of winning a point from one particular point onwards. For Ex...

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    Edge

    A poker player's 'Edge' is the competitive and strategic advantage he has over his opponents. For example if a player is...

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    EV

    In Poker Strategy Discussion, EV (Expected Value) refers to the amount that one expects to win based on the mathematical...

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    Early position

    Usually the first three players to the left of the blinds in the nine handed games. In six handed games, only the f...

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    Effective stack

    When two players don't have the same number of chips in front of them, the term effective stack is used to denote t...

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    Etiquette

    Unwritten rules of conduct at the poker table. Although some of the etiquette is quite standard in most games, diff...

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    Even money

    A term more used in betting but also sometimes in poker. When used in poker, it refers to a situation where a playe...

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    Exposed cards

    Cards that were shown before the showdown, whether by an active player or an inactive player who exposed his card(s) pri...