Poker Definitions
There is a whole other language when playing poker. What do they all mean? When do you use them? As you play, you will come across terms that you may not know the meaning. While there may be different phrases in different regions that mean the same thing, these are the more common.

When the highest hand you can make is an Ace with no pair.

When a player chooses to bet his last chips (he can never win more than he risks from the remaining players).

Money placed in the pot before the hand is dealt.

A button that will automatically post the small or big blind.

When a hand is lost with a hand that usually would win.

The amount of money a players has in play.

Money put in play.

A full forced bet before any cards are dealt.

An opening bet before any cards are dealt.

A bet with a weak hand.

The cards used by all the players.

Removal of the top card of a deck by the dealer.

A disk that is used to show who the theoretical dealer is.

The amount of money it requires to get into a game. It is the money available to bet in the game.

Making a bet equal to the previous bet.

A player who always seems to call and rarely folds.

The number of times a raise can be re-raised.

When a draw makes a hand.

When you do not bet on one's turn to bet.

A player checks on the first opportunity to bet then raises on his next opportunity.

Calling a bet and raise at the same time after first checking, or betting for the first time.

Distribute the cards to the players.

Receiving more cards in a game.

When you draw the exact card you need and you still don’t have a winning hand.

Being in an early betting position.

Where everyone at the table is still involved in the pot.

The first community cards dealt at once in a game.

To give up your cards and remove yourself from play of the hand.

A hand where all five cards share the same suit.

You get to see an additional card without having to call or bet.

A tournament format whereby you cannot re-buy. Your buy in is the limit of your play.

The best hand in any round of poker.

One on one play, only two players are involved.

Poker game where each player receives 2 pocket cards and tries to make the best hand using these 2 cards and 5 community cards dealt to the table. Bets can be made after the 2 pocket cards are dealt, after the first 3 community cards are dealt and after the 4th and 5th community cards are dealt. It is the most popular poker game played online.

The card or cards unseen by the other players.

The owner’s management of the game who takes the rake and manages the games.

The lower end of the straight.

A separate high card used to break a tie.

Being among the last to act in a round of betting.

A player who plays a lot of hands, good and bad.

A powerful hand.

Fold without showing your hand.

A game where anyone can bet all their chips at anytime.

The highest possible hand in a poker game.

A game with four down cards and four board cards. You must use exactly 2 down cards and 3 board cards.

A card on the board higher than your pair.

Two cards of the same rank.

The place of a player at the table in relation to the opener. Positions can be early, middle or late.

The total money or chips on the table after all the betting is complete.

A game where a player's maximum bet is the size of the pot.

The calculated odds that the money in the pot represents in relation to how much it will cost to play the hand and the players chances of winning the hand.

A card that helps no ones hand.

The money the house takes on each hand.

When you increase the amount of a bet after betting has opened.

The last community card dealt.

A player who only plays extremely good hands.

A form of poker where 2 cards are down, 4 face up and 1 last card down. Also, any variation of stud poker with 7 cards.

The showing of cards after the last bet has been made.

A second pot formed when a player is all in. The side pot holds money the “all in” player can’t win.

Not raising a good hand to incite further betting.

Forced half bet made before any cards are dealt.

Hands in which the pot is split between more than one player.

Raising in expectation that all other players will fold.

Games in which there are no community cards. The player plays only the cards in his/her hand.

Betting is restricted to the chips on the table.

Gestures or words by a player that give away the value of his/her hand.

Also called Hold'em. Poker game where each player receives 2 pocket cards and tries to make the best hand using these 2 cards and 5 community cards dealt to the table. Bets can be made after the 2 pocket cards are dealt, after the first 3 community cards are dealt and after the 4th and 5th community cards are dealt. It is the most popular poker game played online.

A tight player is a player who never bets unless they hold a good hand.

Fourth Street in a 7 card poker game.