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Ace High	A poker hand with just one Ace making up the strongest hand (no pairs or better).
Aces Full	A Full House with three Aces (full of) with any Pair.
Aces Up	Any two-pair combination with one of the pairs being Aces.
Aces Wired	Two Aces in the Hole; Bullets or Poket Aces.
Act	Action play on your hand; your move.
Action	A player's turn to act (usually call, check, bet, raise or fold).
Add-On	An option to purchase more chips, usually at the end of a Re-Buy period in a tournament .
Aggressive	Description of a player or table marked by excessive action, betting, raising and re-raising.
Ajax	Ace and Jack hole cards.
All-In	When a player bets of his/her remaining chips.
American Airlines	Slang for two Aces.
Angle	An action that isn't against the rules, but still incorporates unfair tactics.
Ante	A foreced bet into the pot before cards are dealt, primarily to ensure a minimal amount of pot action.
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Back Door	Making a hand with the last two cards dealt; and may end up not being a hand originally intended to make.
Bad Beat	Losing a strong hand to a lucky draw, or a series of such losing hands lumped together.
Bankroll	The amount of money you have.
Base Deal	Form of cheating when cards are being dealt from the bottom of the deck instead of the top.
Belly Buster	Catching an inside-straight.
Berry Patch	A poker game with less skilled players; "easy pickings."
Bet	To place chips into the pot. A wager.
Bicycle	A 5-high Straight (A-2-3-4-5).
Big Bet	The largest bet amount allowed in a limit game.
Big Blind	A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting in the second position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.)
Big Slick	Texas Hold 'em slang for having Ace-King in the hole.
Big Stack	Refers to the player with the most chips at a table.
Blank	A useless card; "no help."
Blinds	Hold 'em & Omaha: The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting directly to the dealer's left which will start the action on the first round of betting. The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind" bet is one that is made in the dark without looking at your cards.)
Blind Bet	When a player bets without looking at his hand, or before the next card is dealt.
Bluff	To make other players believe that one has a better hand than he/she might otherwise have by betting or raisingwhen they do not have the best hand.
Board	The cards that are dealt face-up in a poker game for all players to see. In flop games, five cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table. In Seven Card Stud, four cards are dealt face-up in front of each player.
Boat	Slang for a full house.
Bottom Pair	When a player uses the lowest card on the flop to make a pair with one of his own cards.
Bring-in	To open or start a round of betting.
Broadway	An Ace High Straight
Brush	Cardroom employee who handles the seating chart.
Bullets	A pair of Aces in the hole; "poket Aces."
Bump	To raise.
Burn	Discarding the top card of the deck before dealing, usually to ensure integrity amongst the dealers and players.
Button	Also known as the dealer button, it is a small round disk that is moved from player to player in a clockwise direction following each hand, to theoretically indicate the dealer of each hand.
Buy In	The minimum amount of money required by a player to sit down in a particular poker game.
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Call	Matching the current bet.
Calling Station	A passive player who seldom raises, but calls more than he or she should.
Cap	The last of the maximum amount raises allowed in a round of betting. It is a common house rule to allow three raises beyond the initial bet in limit games, with the third raise being the "cap."
Cards Speak	A rule that says the cards determine the most favorable combination of cards, no matter how the player calls it, and the best possible hand stands.
Chase	Calling before you've made a hand in hopes of making the bigger hand.
Check	When it's a player's turn to act and there has been no action in front of them and he opts not to bet, he "checks."
Check-Raise	A strategy when a player first checks, and then raises in a betting round after someone else acts.
Chop	Returning any blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand if no other players call. Also means to split the pot.
Cold Call	Calling both a bet and raise, usually without much second thought or hesitation.
Community Card	Cards dealt face up on the table that are shared by all players; Texas Hold'em and Omaha always have community cards.
Connectors	Cards of sequential rank, usually relating to a Straight.
Cowboys	A pair of Kings.
Crying Call	When a player calls even though he knows he is most likely beat.
Cut-off, the	(Hold'em) Refers to the player in the position right before the Dealer button.

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Dead Card	A card that cannot improve your hand, or is not available to help your hand.
Dead Hand	A hand that is no longer in the game.
Dead Man's Hand	Two pair, Aces & Eights (The hand that Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was murdered).
Dead Money	Money put into the pot by a player who has already folded.
Deal	Distributing cards to the players.
Deck	The 52 cards used in a standard poker game (53, if the Joker is used).
Diamonds	One of the four playing card suits (13 total Diamonds in a 52-card deck).
Discards	In Draw Poker games: The cards a player rids of in order to receive new cards.
Dominating Hand	A hand that is not only superior to others, but also has room for much improvement.
Donkey	A dumb move; dumb player at a table making bad decisions and losing chips.
Door Card	This is the first exposed card, or "up" card, in a player's hand in Stud games.
Down Card	Cards that are dealt face down. Also called "hole cards."
Down to the Felt	Out of chips or money.
Doyle Brunson	A Hold'em hand consisting of a 10-2 (Brunson won the world championship two years in a row on the final hand with these cards).
Drawing	Playing a hand to improve.
Draw Poker	Form of poker where each player is dealt five cards down with the option of discarding one or more and replacing them with new ones to attempt to make a better hand.
Drawing Hand	A hand that needs improvement to win. Usually to a straight or flush.
Drop	Fold.
Ducks	A pair of twos.
Dueces	A pair of twos.
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Early Position	Position on a round of betting where the player must act before most of the other players at the table. The first few positions to the left of the dealer, or to the left of the Blinds.
Exposed Card	Any card dealt face up, or is visible to other players, whether intentional or not.
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Face Card	Any card of any suit that is not a number (J, Q, K or A)
Family Pot	A pot in which all players at the table are in.
Favorite	The hand that is expected to win, usually supported with mathematic probability.
F.B.S.	Full Blown Squeezer. Ultra tight/conservative player with little action.
Felted	When all of a player's chips have been taken, and nothing is left in front of them except the felt.
Fifth Street	In Stud games, it's the fifth card dealt to each player and represents the third round of betting. In flop games, this represents the fifth community card on the table and the final round of betting (a.k.a. "the river").
Fifth Street	The fifth card dealt in stud poker, or the final card in games with five community cards.
Fill-Up	Drawing a card to complete a five-card hand (full house, straight, or flush), although may more commonly reference completing a hand for a full house.
Fish	A bad poker player (a.k.a. the "donkey").
Fishing	When a player stays in the game with a weaker hand, hoping to catch the right cards to complete a five-card hand (or at least the winning hand).
Five Card Draw	A poker game in which each player is dealt five cards (all down). The players have one draw to replace a certain number of cards, and there are generally two rounds of betting.
Five Card Stud	A poker game in which the player is dealt five cards down. They have one draw to replace them and the best high hand wins the pot.
Fixed Limit	The opposite of a No-Limit game, where there is a fixed limit to the betting structure. (see "limit games")
Flat Call	Just calling a bet, and not raising it.
Flop	In Hold'em and Omaha, the first three community cards that are dealt face-up in the center of the table all at one time. The "flop" also indicates the second round of betting.
Flop Games	Poker games (Hold 'em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are dealt face up in the center of the table.
Flush	Any five cards of the same suit.
Fold	Throwing your hand away. Withdrawing from further play when it's your turn to act.
Forced Bet	A mandatory bet. In certain games, a player is required to bet at certain positions on the table.
Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same number or face value (a.k.a. "quads").
Fourth Street	In Stud games, it is the fourth card dealt to each player and represents the second round of betting. In flop games, it is the fourth community card dealt (also known as "the turn") and represents the third round of betting.
Free Card	Getting to see the next card without having to bet, usually when everyone checks to you.
Freeroll Tournaments	Tournaments with no entry fee or initial buy-In.
Freeze-out	A tournament with no rebuys, and players can buy in only once.
Full House	Three cards of one number or face value ("three of a kind"), and two cards of another number or face value ("a pair"). Between two full houses, the hand with the higher three of a kind ("trips") wins.
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Gallery	Spectators observing a particular poker table or tournament.
Gay Waiter	Q 3 in the hole. (Queen with a Trey)
Give Action	To gamble with another player, usually with a larger pot than expected given the particular situation and hand(s).
Grinder	Playing in a style with minimal risk and modest gains over a long period of time.
Gutshot	To draw to and/or hit an inside straight (e.g., drawing a five to fill in an 8-high straight).

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Hand	Another word for a single round of shuffling, dealing, and betting. Or, a player's best five cards.
Heads Up	When only two players are involved with a hand (one-on-one).
Hearts	One of the four playing card suits (13 total Hearts in a 52-card deck).
High Hand	Having no pair or any of the other hands above, the hand with the highest card(s) wins.
High Society	A slang that usually references the larger denomination of chips at a casino.
Hi-Lo Poker	A variation of a game where the pot is split between the best hand and the worst hand. The worst hand is comprised of the 5 lowest cards. Most poker rooms consider 5, 4, 3, 2, A (the wheel) as the lowest possible hand, despite it also being a straight.
Hold'em	Also known as Texas Hold 'em, where the players get two down cards and five community cards. Please see our Texas Hold'em section under "Poker Rules" for more info.
Hole	The down cards in front of a player. The "hole," which contains the "hole cards."
House	The casino or card room that is hosting the poker game.
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Implied Odds	The odds you are getting after the assumed result of betting for the remainder of the hand.
In The Hole	A reference to your "hole cards." Also can mean how many chips you are down in a session (e.g., "in the hole $50" means being down $50).
In The Money	Lasting long enough in a tournament where you are in the money bracket, guaranteeing you at least some prize money.
Inside Straight	Four cards which require another between the top and the bottom card to complete a straight. Players who catch this card make an Inside Straight.
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Jackpot	A prize fund awarded to a player who meets a set of predetermined requirements. For example, some casinos will give a jackpot to someone who gets four-of-a-kind or higher and loses.
Jacks or Better	A form of poker in which a player needs to have at least a pair of jacks to open the betting.
Joker	The 53rd card in a deck. Also the Wild Card. Online games usually do not use a deck with a joker.
Juice	Another word for the "rake," or the percentage the card room takes from each pot. If a deck is said to be "juiced," it is rigged for cheating.
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Kansas City Lowball	Form of lowball poker in which the worst poker hand (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of different suits) is the best hand. It's also known as Deuce to Seven.
Key Card	The vital card that makes your hand.
Kick It	To Raise.
Kicker	The highest card in your hand that doesn't participate in a Pair, Straight, or Flush. It is especially important in Hold Em games because two players may make the same hand with the community cards.
Kicker	The highest unpaired side card in a players' hand, which is used to break ties between one or two-pair hands.
Kill Pot	A method to stimulate pot action. It is a forced bet by someone who has just won a pot(s).
Knock	To Check.
Kojack	Having a hand that contains K-J.
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Ladies	Two Queens.
Late Position	Position on a round of betting where the player must act after most of the other players have acted (usually considered to be the two positions next to the button).
Lay Down	To Fold.
Limit Poker	A game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals along with a prescribed number of raises.
Limp	To simply call, rather than raise in an opening round of betting.
Limp in	To enter the pot by calling rather than raising. (The usual concept of "Limp In" is when the first person to speak just calls the Big Blind.)
Live Blind	An instance where the player puts in a dark bet and is allowed to raise, even if no other player raises. It's also known as an "option".
Live Cards	(Usually in Stud games) Cards that have not yet been seen and are presumed to still be in play.
Live Hand	A hand that could still win the pot.
Lock	A hand that is guaranteed to win at least a portion of the pot.
Lock	A hand that is guaranteed to win at least part of the pot
Loose	Usually describes someone who plays a lot of hands.
Lowball	Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins the pot.
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Main Pot	The center pot. When necessary, any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are contested among the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes all-in.
Make a Hand	To get a hand that has an above avegage chance of winning.
Maniac	A player who is a loose player, an aggressive better, and generally reckless.
Mechanic	Someone who cheats by manipulating the cards during the shuffle and/or deal.
Middle Pair	In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the middle card on the flop.
Middle Position	Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).
Monster	A huge hand, a huge pot, and/or a player steamrolling a huge comeback in chips.
Muck	To discard or throw away your hand. It's also a pile of cards that are no longer in play.
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No Limit	A game where players can bet as much as they like (as long as they have it in front of them) on any round of betting (abbreviated, "NL").
Nut Flush	The best possible Flush and hand in a given situation.
Nut Straight	The best possible Straight and hand in a given situation.
Nuts, The	The best possible hand in a given situation. A hand that can't be beat.

Odds

The probability of making a hand vs. the probability of not making a hand.

Off-Suit

Cards of a different suit.

Omaha

A game in which each player is dealt four down cards with five community cards. To make your hand, you must play two cards from your hand and three from the board. Please see our Omaha section under "Poker Rules" for more info.

Open

To make the first bet in a round.

Open Ended Straight

Four consecutive cards whereby one additional (consecutive) card is needed at either end to make a straight. Four-to-a-straight, with no holes in the middle.

Open Pair

A pair that has been dealt face-up (usually refers to Stud games).

Opener

The player or his/her action in making the first bet in a round.

Outdraw

Making a better hand by drawing better cards.

Outs

The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand.

Over the Top

To Raise or Re-Raise a large bet.

Over Bet

Betting an amount greater than the pot total, an amount more than expected, or an amount too high to keep other players in the hand.

Overcard

A hole card higher than any of those on the board.

Overpair

A pocket pair higher than any of the cards on the board.

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Paints

Face or picture cards (Jack, Queen and King).

Pair

Two cards of the same number or face value. If two players have the same pair, the highest outside card(s) wins.

Pass

To Fold or Check, depending on the situation.

Pineapple

A version of Hold'em in which each player is dealt three cards, one of which must be discarded (usually after the Flop).

Play Back

To Raise or Re-Raise another's bet.

Play the Board

Usually in Flop games, when your best five-card hand is by using all five community cards. When all players "play the board," the pot is split.

Pocket

The down cards or hole cards (dealt down to a player).

Pocket Pair

A pair in the Hole.

Position

Where a player is seated in relation to the dealer (early, middle or late position), therefore establishing that player's place in the betting order. Being in the Late Position is generally considered more advantageous.

Position Bet

A player may factor in his/her position when deciding to bet or raise, more so than the actual strength of his hand.

Post

When you post a bet, you place your chips in the pot. (You must post the Blinds.)

Pot

The chips in play on a given hand that the players try to win.

Pot Limit

A game where the maximum bet can equal the pot, but not exceed it.

Pot Odds

Calculating the ratio of the pot size (and thus, what could be won) compared to the size of the bet a player must call to remain in the hand.

Prop (Proposition Player)

A player paid by the card room to help fill seats, start games, and to keep tables going (a.k.a. "Shill").

Protecting Your Hand

Stategically betting in order to minimize the competition, especially if you're on a draw, and thus reduce the number of players that can outdraw you.

Put

A hand that you assume another player has is the hand that you "put him on."

Quads

Four of a Kind

Qualifier

In High-Low games, it is a requirement the Low hand must meet to win the pot. In tournaments, refers to satellites or other tournaments leading to a main event tournament.

Rack

Commonly, a rack is a tray that holds 100 poker chips in five stacks of twenty chips each.

Rag

A card that doesn't improve your hand any.

Railbird

Someone who hangs around a poker room who watches the games and/or is looking to get into action.

Rainbow

Commonly refers to a flop containing three different suits.

Raise

To increase the previous bet.

Rake

A percentage of the pot that the house collects as compensation for hosting the game.

Rakeback

A bonus program in which a website, through a special affilate arrangement with an online poker site, may be able to offer a percentage of the player's rake back (also rake refund). The rakeback may be paid out in dollar increments, or at certain times, such as monthly. For more info on our exclusive rakeback offer, click here for our rakeback section.

Random Number Generator

(RNG). The computer based system for shuffling the decks and pulling the cards for dealing. RNGs are used by all online poker sites, although not all sites will use the same RNG system. The general objective of a good RNG is to generate numbers (which will amount to a shuffle and deal) that are evenly distributed, unpredictable and not related to each other in any way. Completely random numbers ensures game fairness. Poker sites should also use special security/encryption technology to protect their RNG from being tampered with.

Rank

The value of each card and hand.

Ratholing

Taking money off the table and putting it somewhere else. It's usually not allowed, and always frowned upon by others.

Razz

A variant of 7-Card Stud where the lowest five cards win the pot. (The best possible hand is A-2-3-4-5.)

Read

A occurrence when one player may be able to predict another player's hand or actions based on analyzing his/her play, mannerisms and tells.

Re-Buy

The amount of money a player pays to add a fixed number of chips to his/her stack in a tournament.

Represent

Betting or acting in a way that indicates you having a certain hand, whether you're bluffing or not.

Re-Raise

To raise a raise (also considered the "3rd bet," or "to 3-bet").

Ring Game

A "live" game that is not a tournament.

River

This is the last card given in all games. In Hold'em and Omaha, it is also known as 5th street. In Stud games, it is also known as 7th street.

Rock

A tight, conservative, and somewhat passive player.

Rockets

A pair of Aces in the hole (a.k.a., "Pocket Aces" or "Pocket Rockets").

Rolled Up

A scenario in 7-Card Stud when the first three cards dealt to you makes a "set," or 3 of a Kind.

Round

This is when players have the opportunity to bet, check or raise. Each round of betting ends when the last bet or raise has been called.

Rounder

An experienced poker player, usually one who makes a living from it. Also, a card hustler.

Royal Flush

10-J-Q-K-A of the same suit. The highest straight-flush and possible hand in poker.

Runner

Describes the the last two cards needed in order to make a winning hand.

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Sandbagging	Holding back and calling despite the fact that you have a very good hand, usually to disguise strength, provoke bluffs, and to check-raise.
Satellite	Refers to a mini-tournament that provides entry into a larger tournament as part of the prize.
Scare Card	An intimidating card flopped on the board that seems may have helped someone make their hand.
Scoop	Winning the entire pot.
Scramble	A part of the common shuffle process for live Dealers where the cards are somewhat spread out on the table and mixed up into a pile. Some players wanting a more thorough shuffle will ask the dealer to "scramble" the cards more.
See	To Call a bet.
Sell	Underbetting with a strong hand in order to induce more calls or raises.
Semi-Bluff	Betting strong with just a mediocre or drawing hand.
Set	Three of a Kind.
Seven-Card Stud	A well-known poker game in which players get three down cards and four up cards. You play the best five of those seven cards. Please see our 7-Card Stud section under "Poker Rules" for more info.
Seventh Street	This is the final round of betting in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better (a.k.a. "the river").
Sharp	An expert poker player.
Shill	Paid props (they don't use their own money) who help card rooms start games and maintain action at a table.
Short Call	When a player is not able to call the full bet, but calls as much as his chips allow him to by going All-In, and thus a When a player goes All-In, calling less than the full bet (and therefore creating a side pot).
Short Stack	An amount of chips comparatively less than the rest of the table, and/or may not be enough to cover the next round of betting.
Short-Handed	A game with few players, or a few less than the max allowed to play at the table.
Show Down	At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards face-up to see who has won the pot.
Side Pot	A separate pot(s) which is contested by remaining active players when one or more players are all-in.
Sit & Go Tournaments	(SnGs) Also called Single Table Tournaments (STTs), which is exactly what they are. Everyone buys-in to a seat. All buy-in money goes to the prize pool. The prize pool is returned to the top finishers per a payout schedule. A fee is normally required to play at this table. Players are staked to equal numbers of chips and play until one player has won all the chips.
Sixth Street	In 7-card Stud, this is the fourth "up" card dealt to the player (their 6th card). It is also the 4th round of betting.
Slow Play	Playing a big hand like it's a mediocre one in order to induce bets/raises, while not scaring players away. Similar to "Sandbagging."
Small Blind	The amount put in the pot by the person immediately to the left of the dealer "button" prior to the cards being dealt.
Smooth Call	To intentionally just call when your hand is strong enough to raise.
Soft	Easy to beat. A "soft seat" is a seat or game with players lacking skill, thus making it a more a favorable table.
Spades	One of the four playing card suits (13 total Spades in a 52-card deck).
Speed Limit	Nickname for Hold'em hand: 5-5
Splashing the Pot	Carelessly tossing your chips into the pot causing annoying delays as the dealer has to organize them in order to count them.
Split Pot	When a hand is a draw or tie, the pot is split. Or, a pot may be split between the players with the high and low hands in a Hi-Lo poker game.
Spread Limit	A betting limit with a fixed minimum and maximum bet for each betting round (as opposed to Fixed-Limit or No-Limit games), e.g., $1-$5 Stud.
Squeezer	Player who is tight, boring and usually predictable.
Stack	The amount of chips you have. Or any amount of chips.
Stay	Calling, and remaining in the game.
Steal the Pot	Usually a bluff or semi-bluff. Betting strong when others seem to have weak hands, trying to get others to fold their hands so you can get take the pot.
Steam Roller	Or just "steamer." Refers to an agressive player who usually has the most influence on the table's betting atmosphere. A player on a good rush, and is gets respected for such.
Straddle	A straddle is a Blind bet which is usually double the size of the Big Blind\ (and that player may raise when the action gets to him).
Straight	Five cards in sequential order. An Ace can be used for the highest straight (10-J-Q-K-A), or the lowest 5-high Straight (A-2-3-4-5, "the wheel").
Straight Flush	A straight, with all five cards the same suit.
Street	Terminology for each round of betting in Stud or Hold'em (e.g., 5th Street = fifth card dealt/third card up in Stud, and the River in Hold'em).
String Bet	Ilegal bet made in live games when you place chips in the pot for a bet/raise without announcing your intentions, and then go back for more chips in separate motions.
Structure	The official betting structure of a limit game.
Stuck	A person who is losing in a game.
Stud Poker	Games in which players get down cards and up cards.
Suit	A characteristic of a playing card. The card being either of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades (13 each suit, totaling 52 cards).
Suited	Cards of the same suit
Suited Connectors	Sequential hole cards that are the same suit, e.g., Qs-Ks.
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Table	The surface on which players play poker. Or, it can be used to refer to the game, such as, "the table was aggressive."
Table Stakes	The requirement that players can wager only the money in front of them. They can only put more money on the table, or buy more chips in between hands, and cannot remove money or chips from the table unless leaving the game.
Tap Out	Quiting after losing all of your chips in a game.
Tells	An action or behavior that gives clues about the cards someone is holding, or what their next action might be.
Texas Hold'em (or Hold'em)	Also known as Hold 'em, where the players get two down cards and five community cards. Please see our Texas Hold'em section under "Poker Rules" for more info.
Third Street	In Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first betting round on the first three cards.
Three Of A Kind	Three cards of the same number or face value ("trips," or "a set").
Tight	A conservative player or game with little action.
Tilt, On	Behavior as a result of losing and/or multiple bad beats, usually negative. The behavior (e.g., playing angry or desparate) often perpetuates a losing streak as well.
Top Pair	In flop games, when the player pairs one of his down cards with the highest card on board.
Tournament	Competition among players, usually with a buy-in, that is played down till either a preset number of players remain, or until one is left (how most online tournaments are run). Prizes may be awarded as percentages of the total bought in (prize pool), with the most for the first-place winner, next for second, and so on.
Trap	A strategy that usually involves Slow Playing, or Sandbagging what actually is (or should be) the strongest hand in order to keep other players in the pot long enough for you to capitalize.
Treys	A pair of threes.
Trips	Three of a kind
Turn	Name for the second to last card dealt in Texas Hold Em, Omaha, or Seven Card Stud games.
Turn, The	In flop games, this is the fourth card dealt. It is the third round of betting.
Two Pair	A hand consisting of two different pairs.

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Uncalled Bet	In a round of betting, it is a bet that is not matched or raised by any other players, and therefore the pot is awarded to the player who made the bet.
Underdog	A hand or player with an improbably chance of winning. Not the favorite to win.
Underpair	A pocket pair of lower value than the lowest card on the board.
Under the Gun	Being the first person to act; being in the earliest position in a given round; in the first betting round of a Blind game, the player just left of the Big Blind is "under the gun."
Up Card	A card that is dealt face-up.
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Value	The worth of a hand in relation to its chances of winning the pot.
Value Bet	A bet based on the general expected value of your hand, even though you may not have made your hand yet, and aren't sure whether you have the best hand at that time. This is a very important concept that can separate short-term winners/long-term losers from the long-term winners. There is more information on Value Betting in the Strategy & Tips section of this site, but I still encourage your to read other articles and books on the subject if you plan on playing a lot of poker.
Video Poker	A type of computerized poker game based on draw poker.
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W.S.O.P	The World Series of Poker. The main event is a No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament with a $10,000 buy-in. The final table is held every year at Binion's (Horseshoe) Casino in downtown Las Vegas. This year's event had a record $7.5 million 1st place prize.
Wager	A bet.
Walk	An uncalled pot won by the Opener. To be away from the poker table and miss one or more hands.
Walking Sticks	A pair of sevens.
Weak	A timid player that doesn't stand his/her gound. Can also refer to poor hand, or a table lacking skillful players.
Wild Card	A card that can be played as any value (often would be the Joker, or deuces in a deauces wild game).
Wired	Holding a Pocket Pair.
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CHAT GLOSSARY
This chat glossary will help you understand the abbreviations commonly used by players who chat with each other during a game. The same general terms are used when chatting on regular Internet messenging programs (e.g., AIM), so other similar rules apply for poker chats as well. So, typing in ALL CAPS still equates to shouting.

GG	Good Game
GH	Good Hand
GP	Good Play
GTG	Got To Go - A Player is leaving
hehe	Giggling, usually expressed to a player that got lucky.
LOL	Laugh Out Loud
OMG	Oh My God
NH	Nice hand
Tilt	Used by a player on a bad run.
TY	Thank You
UW	You Wish.
VNH	Very Nice Hand

POKER GLOSSARY