Poker
Dictionary
Action:
Another term for "betting," that is, to
start the action is to start the betting.
Ante:
A small sum of money, placed in the pot
by each player. Antes are used in Stud and
Draw, but not in Hold'em or Omaha.
Big Blind:
A bet that must be posted by the player
two seats to the left of the button. It is
equal to the amount of the smaller betting
limit in a game, for example, in a 10-20 game,
the big blind would be $10.
Blind:
Forced bets placed in the pot by the first
two players in front of the dealer button,
in Hold'em and Omaha. See "small blind" and
"big blind."
Bluff:
To bet when you hold a weak hand, hoping
that the intimidation factor of your bet can
win the hand.
Bring-in:
In Stud, a bet that must be made on the
very first betting round. Usually the player
showing the lowest card is forced to make
a bet; in some games, the player showing the
highest card is forced. The bring-in applies
only on the very first betting round, though.
On all further rounds, the player showing
the highest hand on board has the OPTION to
bet first, but need not.
Call:
To match a bet that has been made.
Check:
To possess the option to bet, but decline.
A player cannot check once someone else has
bet; at that point, the player must call,
raise, or fold. But if no one has yet bet,
a player can check, allowing the betting option
to pass to the next player.
Check-raise:
To check, indicating weakness, with the
intention of raising after someone else bets.
Check-raises are allowed in all casino poker
games; in some home games, they are frowned
upon.
Fifth Street:
The fifth community card in Hold'em or
Omaha (in these games, 5th street is more
often called "the river."). Also sometimes
used to refer to the fifth card received in
7 Card Stud.
Flop:
In Hold'em or Omaha, the first three community
cards, turned up all at once.
Fold:
To drop out of a hand.
Fourth Street:
The fourth community card in Hold'em or
Omaha (in these games, 4th street is more
often called "the turn."). Also sometimes
used to refer to the fourth card received
in 7 Card Stud.
Hole cards:
Cards that are face down and cannot be
seen by the other players.
Kicker:
Two meanings.
1) A single card kept along with a pair,
in Draw, in an attempt to make two pair.
For example, someone might keep 3-3-K, drawing
two cards, in the hope that he might get
either a three (for trips) or a King (making
two pair, Kings-up).
2) The highest single card held by two
players in Hold'em who each hold the same
pair. For example, if the board in Hold'em
is A-10-8-5-2, and Player One holds A-J
as his hand, and Player Two holds A-Q, each
player has a pair of Aces, but Player Two
has a better kicker and would win the hand.
Narrowing the Field:
To bet or raise in the hopes that you
will drive out some players whose hands are
currently worse than yours, but who might
improve if allowed to stay in.
Nuts, The:
The best possible hand. This phrase is
almost always used in the context of a particular
hand (otherwise "the nuts" would just be a
term for a royal flush). For example, in Hold'em,
a player holding 8-9 would hold "the nuts"
if the flop came 6-7-10. At that moment, the
6-7-8-9-10 straight is the best possible hand.
However, if the Turn card were a Jack, and
the River a Queen, a player holding A-K would
then have the nuts-a 10-J-Q-K-A straight.
Pot:
The money in the center of the table,
being contested by the players still remaining
in the hand.
Rake:
The amount of money the casino takes from
the pot to make money from the poker game.
In low limit games, the casino usually rakes
some percentage of the pot, usually a maximum
of 10% of the pot. In higher limit games,
the casino makes money either by charging
players an hourly fee to play, or by collecting
a fee each time a player holds the button.
River:
In Hold'em or Omaha, the fifth and final
community card. Also sometimes called fifth
street.
Rock:
A player known to be very conservative,
who usually bets or raises only when he has
a very powerful hand.
Small Blind:
A bet that must be posted by the player
one seat to the left of the button. It is
usually equal to one half of the smaller betting
limit in a game, for example, in a 10-20 game,
the small blind would be $5. Occasionally,
the small blind is some other fraction of
the big blind.
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