Online Glossary of Poker Terms
Aggressive -
A style of playing which is characterized by raising and re-raising frequently.
Bottom Pair -
When a player pairs the lowest card in case there are three cards of various ranks at the flop in any type of flop game.
Counterfeit -
When a player’s good hand becomes less powerful due to cards that are revealed at the table during the flop games.
Dealer-Advantage Game -
Any poker game with the dealer having an advantage
Edge -
(1) A position that has advantages. (2) The dealer or at times the Age.
Fundamental Position -
The player's hand’s value in comparison to the hands of the other players
Gleek -
{1) A Three of a kind hand. (2) An old English card game.
Hole-Card Stud -
A Five-card stud where betting begins at the first hole card
It -
Usually it would refer to the highest amount a player has bet in a particular round
King without the Mustache -
Any game where the wild card is the king of hearts
Long Studs -
Stud poker game where more than five cards are dealt to every player
Monster -
Any strong hand which has very high chances to win the pot.
One-Eye Jacks Pot odds -
The amount of money that will cost a player to call on a bet in accordance to the ratio of the chips that are already there in the potAny game where the jack of spade and the jack of heart is a wild card.
Pot odds -
The amount of money that will cost a player to call on a bet in accordance to the ratio of the chips that are already there in the pot
Progressive Poker -
A game of poker where the ante, the bets placed, and the requirements for opener would increase after a pot passes
Round of Betting -
The sequence of action where every player can check, open, bet, raise, or drop.
Rack -
All card rooms and Casinos would generally provide racks made from plastic that have the capacity to hold 100 chips in 5 stacks of 20.
Show One Show All -
A few card rooms implement a rule that when a player shows his cards to anyone present at the table they could be asked to show the cards to everyone else too.
Straddle -
(1) A raise which is compulsory or forced in nature (Blind Raise). (2) The right given to a player to buy the position of a last-bettor
Take Out -
The number of chips that a player would start with in a table stake.
Tells -
The actions, signs, habits or characteristics of a particular player that make his intentions or his hand clear to the other players on the table
Unlimited Poker -
Poker where no limit is placed on the amount a player can bet or raise.
Vigorish -
The amount charged by a house for organizing a game.
Wedges -
The tapered or shaved cards which can be pulled away from the deck when required by the cheating player.
Whiskey Poker -
Draw poker game that has widow cards which can be changed from a player’s hand.
X Marks the Spot -
Refer to Crisscross
You Roll Two -
Refer to New Guinea Stud.