Main poker terms

  • Ace-to-five Lowball – A form of poker in which ace is the highest card and five is the lowest.
  • Add-on – Possibility to buy additional chips in the tournament.
  • All-in -The player bets all of his remaining chips.
  • Ante – A small number of chips that are put into the pot before the start of each round, a kind of “tax” for participating in a round.
  • Bad Beat – When a weak hand beats a strong hand.
  • Bankroll – The amount of money that each player has on his poker account bet.
  • Bottom Pair – If a card in your hand is a combination with the lowest card after the flop, you are said to have bottom pair.
  • BB (Big Blind) – A chip that means a mandatory bet by the player in the second position, located to the left of the button.
  • Buy-in – The minimum amount of money required to participate in a particular poker game.
  • Boat – Full House.
  • Blank – A card of no value to the player’s combination, i.e. unpaired and unsuitable.
  • Big slick – Ace and King are in your hands.
  • Bet the Pot – Place a bet equal to the size of the pot.
  • Button – A chip indicating the player who deals cards in Texas Hold’em and Omaha.
  • Bet – place a bet.
  • Check – A check allows you to stay in the game without placing a bet for one more round if other players also don’t bet.
  • Cowboy – King, for example, K.
  • Check-Raise – After you have checked, another player has bet. In order to stay in the game, you also raise your bet.
  • Calling Station – A player who calls the bet all the time.
  • Connectors – Cards that can later give you a street, for example: 9 10 connectors. If these cards are in the same suit, they are called suited connectors.
  • Cut-off – the last player before the button. Cut-off and button are the most advantageous positions when deciding on bets.
  • C-bet – Continuation bet, or continuous bet.
  • Call – Equalize the bet.
  • Draw – The chance of getting a good combination (straight, flush or more).
  • Deuce – Two, for example, 2.
  • Drawing Dead – Trying to win with a good card when it is no longer possible.
  • Early Position – In relation to other players, when you are one of the first to decide whether to place a bet or not.
  • Full House – A combination of the same type of cards and a pair.
  • Flush – Five suited cards.
  • Four of a kind – Four cards of the same type
  • Fold – Discard cards.
  • Flush-Draw – You have four suited cards and are hoping to get a fifth for Flash.
  • Fish – Bad poker player.
  • Fifth Street – The fifth card that every player receives when playing Seven Card Stud poker.
  • FreezeOut – A tournament in which there can be only one winner at the table, or in which the entire pot goes to one player. In such a game, it is not allowed to buy additional chips.
  • Free Card – A card that everyone can see without having to place a bet after everyone has checked.
  • Fourth Street – The fourth card that every player receives when playing Seven Card Stud poker.
  • Favourite – The hand that has the best chance of winning.
  • Freeroll – An online poker tournament in which the buy-in and/or blinds are cancelled; poker sites often cancel the entry fee but offer real cash prizes.
  • Flop – The first three cards to appear on the table in Texas Hold’em and Omaha.
  • Gutshot – When there is still a card missing in the middle of your street.
  • Heads Up – Only two players play against each other.
  • Hit – When you get the card you want.
  • Implied Odds – The ratio of the total amount of money that you expect to win if you hit a combination to the bet that you must now place to continue trading.
  • Kicker – The card in your hands, not included in the combination; For example, you have QJ in your hands, and Q appears on the board after the flop, then J is the kicker since Queens are a pair.
  • Longhand – A game of poker with 7 or more players.
  • Loose – A game with many combinations of cards.
  • Limper – A player who agrees to the minimum bet of the pot.
  • Limp in – Equalize, the same as call.
  • LP (Late Position) – Late position in relation to other players, when you have to decide whether to place a bet, being one of the last to make a decision.
  • MTT (Multi-table tournaments) – tournaments with a minimum of 20 players at two tables.
  • MP (Middle Position) – Average position relative to the button and other players. Muck – Throwing your cards away without showing them.
  • Monster – A hand that is almost impossible to beat.
  • Middle Pair – For example, you have K7 in your hands, and on table 9 7 2.
  • Maniac – A very aggressive player who raises with cards that a normal player would not play at all.
  • NL (No Limit) – A game in which there is no limit on bets.
  • Nuts – Best hand at any point in the game.
  • Nut-Flush – The best flush possible.
  • Omaha – A slightly less popular form of poker.
  • Odds – Chance that you will receive a certain card/combination.
  • Open-Ended – A situation when you have four cards in a row in your hand, but you need one more card at the beginning or at the end of the combination to get a straight, for example: 9 8 7 6, you need 10 or 5.
  • Outs – Card(s) that will probably give you the best hand.
  • Offsuit – Different types of cards, not suited.
  • Overpair – A pair in your hands is higher than the cards on the table, for example: KK in your hand, and on table 10 2 2.
  • Pair – Two cards of the same type, for example: 8 8.
  • PL (Pot Limit) – A betting system in which the maximum bet limit is equal to the size of the pot (bank) plus the amount you will bet in the event of a re-raise.
  • Play Back – Raise or re-raise your opponent’s bet.
  • Play Fast – Call aggressively with an incomplete hand so that you win when the card you need appears.
  • Play Money – Fake money for practice games.
  • Pocket Cowboys – You have two kings in your hand, for example: K K.
  • Pocket Pair – You hold a pair before the flop, for example: 9 9.
  • Pocket Rockets – You have two Aces in your hand, for example: A A.
  • Re-Buy – Purchase additional chips in the tournament.
  • Raise – Raise the bet by a certain amount.
  • Rake – Part of the money that remains in the bank/room.
  • Razz – A variation of Seven Card Stud poker.
  • Royal Flush – Best poker hand possible, suited A K Q J 10.
  • Rounder – The professional poker player who travels the world to attend poker tournaments.
  • Rock – A very risk-averse, conservative player.
  • Running Pair – When the last two cards that appear on the table form a K 9 J 7 7.
  • Read – The behaviour or habit of the player that allows you to appreciate/feel what other players have on hand.
  • River – The last card to appear on the table in Texas Hold’em and Omaha.
  • Re-Raise – Secondary raise in the same round.
  • Swings – The difference between winning and losing games.
  • SnG – An abbreviation for Sit-and-Go tournaments with a maximum of 10 players at the same table.
  • Short Stacked – You have very few chips compared to other players.
  • Suited – Cards of the same suit, e.g. all diamonds.
  • Shorthand – A game of poker with 6 or fewer players.
  • Straight-Flush – A Straight in which all cards are suited: 10♦ 9♦ 8♦ 7♦ 6♦.
  • Seventh Street – The last card that every player receives when playing Seven Card Stud poker.
  • Seven Card Stud – Another less popular form of poker in which there are no community cards on the table.
  • SB (Small Blind) – One of the obligatory bets in a game with several blinds, located to the left of the dealer (button).
  • Stack – The number of chips/money a player has.
  • Straight – Five consecutive cards: 10 9 8 7 6.
  • Sixth Street – The sixth card that every player receives when playing Seven Card Stud poker.
  • Side Pot – An additional pot in addition to the main pot, because the player who is still participating in a certain round does not have more money to bet.
  • Set/Trips – Three of a kind where all cards are the same rank.
  • Scoop – Win the entire pot in Omaha Hi/Lo.
  • Scared Card – A dangerous card on the board that creates the possibility of a strong hand.
  • Satellite – A tournament in which you can win access to a tournament with a higher pot.
  • Slow Play – When you hide a strong hand and bet on weaker cards.
  • Two Pair – Two pairs of cards, for example: KK 77.
  • Tilt – Very bad mood of the game because the player is upset (happens after big losses or bad luck).
  • Three of a kind – Three cards of the same type, for example: 9 9 9.
  • TPTK (Top Pair Top Kicker) – Top pair and top kicker, for example, you have QA on your hands, and Q top kicker appears on the table.
  • Tell – A behaviour or a certain habit of the player that allows you to appreciate/feel what other players have on hand.
  • Top Pair – The highest pair made with one of the cards on the table.
  • Tight Player – A conservative player who only plays good cards.
  • Turn – The fourth card that appears on the table in Texas Hold’em and Omaha.
  • Texas Hold’em – The most popular type of poker.
  • Under The Gun – To be the first player who bets/raises in a poker hand.
  • Underdog – The lower of two unsuited hands.
  • Underfull – A Full House with three of one rank and two of another rank.
  • Underpair – A pocket pair that is lower than the highest card on a board.
  • Upcard – The top card on the deck is visible to all players during stud games.
  • Up and Down Straight – A Straight that goes from the lowest rank to the highest rank.
  • Upswing – An upswing occurs when a player starts winning more hands than usual.
  • Value Bet – A bet placed by a player with a strong hand(s) for purposes of extracting money from opponents who may also have strong hands, but are unlikely to call a large bet due to pot odds or their hand’s strength.
  • Variety – A low pocket pair.
  • Wheel or Bicycle – The Ace-high straight. Sometimes called a “baby straight” or bicycle.
  • Whipsaw – To play against two opponents in turn, with the first raising and the second re-raising so as to put pressure on his opponent – also known in Britain as “Reverse Blocking”.
  • Zero/Nothing/Nada – A hand that doesn’t contain any cards in sequence or pairs.
  • Zoom Poker – A poker game format common online where the blind increase at more frequent intervals than in normal games.