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Action:
Making a check, call, bet, raise or fold. It is also a reference to a game with lots of bets.
Making a check, call, bet, raise or fold. It is also a reference to a game with lots of bets.
Ante:
Forced bet invested in the pot before any cards are dealt.
Forced bet invested in the pot before any cards are dealt.
All-in:
When a player bets all his/her chips for a single hand.
When a player bets all his/her chips for a single hand.
Backdoor:
Catching two cards in a row, on the turn and the river, you’ll hear, "I got backdoored."
Catching two cards in a row, on the turn and the river, you’ll hear, "I got backdoored."
Bad beat:
Losing with an exceptionally strong hand.
Losing with an exceptionally strong hand.
Bet:
To place chips into the pot.
To place chips into the pot.
Bet blind:
To place a bet without looking at your hole cards.
To place a bet without looking at your hole cards.
Big slick:
Ace and a king in the hole.
Ace and a king in the hole.
Blind:
The bet made before any cards are dealt. There are two types of blinds — a big blind and a small blind with the small blind typically being half the size of the big blind.
The bet made before any cards are dealt. There are two types of blinds — a big blind and a small blind with the small blind typically being half the size of the big blind.
Bluff:
A bet or raise to make your opponent think you have a stronger hand than you do.
A bet or raise to make your opponent think you have a stronger hand than you do.
Broadway:
Ace high straight.
Ace high straight.
Bubble:
The last non-paying spot in a poker tournament.
The last non-paying spot in a poker tournament.
Burn:
To discard the top card from the deck, face down. This is done between betting rounds before the next community card to protect anyone from seeing the next card.
To discard the top card from the deck, face down. This is done between betting rounds before the next community card to protect anyone from seeing the next card.
Button:
A white disk, also known as the dealer button, that shows which player sitting at the table is the dealer for that particular hand.
A white disk, also known as the dealer button, that shows which player sitting at the table is the dealer for that particular hand.
Buy-in:
The amount of money it costs to enter a poker game.
The amount of money it costs to enter a poker game.
