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Dog |
Short for Underdog, in a heads-up battle, the person who has the lesser chance to win. |
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Double Belly Buster Straight Draw |
Cards that could make a straight with two different cards. For example, 24568. In this case the three would make a straight and the seven would make a straight. The term gets special attention because when a player holds the right cards and makes either straight, it’s extremely hard to read. |
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Draw |
You need another card to actually make your hand. You have 10s,Js and the flop comes Ks, 5s, 2h. You need another spade to make a flush or to complete your hand. |
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Drawing Dead |
The act of trying to make a hand that, even if you are successful, is a loser. If you're hoping to make a straight, and your opponent already has a flush. |
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Early Position |
The three seats that are first to act before the flop. |
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Flop |
The first three community cards. They are dealt face up at the same time. |
| Flush |
When all five cards of the same suits. (All five hearts, for example). |
| Flush Draw |
An instance where you hold two suited cards and two of the same suit appear
on the flop. You need just one
additional suited card to make a flush with two cards (the turn and the
river) to come. Those two cards are
loosely termed the "draw" so you have a flush draw. |
| Free Card |
Sometimes the best things in life are free. In poker, a free card occurs
when you get to see the next card
without paying for It (betting), usually because everybody checks, including
yourself. |
| Freeroll |
(1) A tournament without a financial buy-in. Usually to get into a freeroll
tournament you have to "earn" it,
usually by playing a certain amount of time.
(2) A chance to win even though at a particular point in the game
you are tied with another player. For instance you both might have top pair
with similar kickers (king-queen, for example) but you have a flush draw as well (The board shows K-9-6 with
the 9-6 matching the suit of your king). The worst that can happen is a
split pot (which isn't bad) and
the best that can happen is you
complete your flush and win the pot. Sometimes referred to as a free ride or
a free card.
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| Full House |
 A five-card poker hand that consists of three like cards and a pair (4-4-4-7-7, for example). The only hands
that can beat the full house are four of a kind, a straight flush, a royal flush (or if
you're unlucky, a bigger full house.) Also called
Boat or Full Boat. |
| Gutshot Straight |
Any hand that needs a card between two others to complete the straight. For instance, if you have K-Q with
10-9 on the board, you need a jack to make a straight. You've got to get hit in the middle or gut to reach your
goal. Also more colorfully called a belly buster. |
| Heads Up |
When just two players square off against each other for a pot, usually if
everyone drops out of the hand or if, as in a tournament, when only two players remain. |
| House |
The term used to indicate the host of the game. The casino is often referred
to as the house. |
| Implied Odds |
Numbers that indicate what you can expect based on what kind of hand you're
holding. |
| Jackpot Game |
A poker game that offers a secondary prize, usually for having a very good hand (aces-full) beaten by a
better hand. The money for a jackpot is often raked from each pot. |
| Kicker |
The unpaired card used to determine the better of two similar hands. For instance, K-10 and your opponent
has Q-10. If the flop shows a ten, you both have a pair of tens but your king is a higher kicker (than the
queen) so you have a better hand. The concept of the kicker is something many people overlook when
playing hold'em. |
| Kill Game |
A game that requires an out-of-turn or extra big blind by a person who wins two pots in a row. |
| Kojak |
The slang term for K-J, named after the TV detective played by Telly Savalas
(Kojak), an avid poker player
himself. |
| Ladies |
Queens. |
| Late Position |
One of the last three betting positions in a hand. |
| Lead (in) |
To be the first player to bet after the big blind. |
| Limp In |
To call a bet rather than raise. Some people will limp in with a strong hand rather than take the risk of raising
and having opponents fold. Others might limp in with a mediocre hand in hopes it will improve (not usually a
good move.) |
| Limp Raise |
To raise a minimal amount, usually when you have a very good hand, in hopes that someone on a drawing
hand or lesser hand will re-raise. |
| Lock |
A hand that can't be beaten, aka
the nuts or the cinch. |
| Loose Player |
Someone who likes to play a lot of hands. (See Maniac) |
