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Active player	Any player that is still in the hand.
Action	A term for raising and betting. An action table involves players playing in several pots.
Aggressive	An aggressive player can be very dangerous as they raise and re-raise in a lot of pots.
All-in	When a player puts all the chips they have into the pot. If the player can't call the bet by going all-in, then a side pot is created.
American Airlines	Two Aces.
Ante	The ante is the minimum amount required from each player before the game starts or any cards are dealt.
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Backdoor	Making a hand unexpectedly. For example, holding a 6 and an 8 suited (seeking a flush draw), and flopping 4, 5, 7 unsuited to make a backdoor straight.
Bad beat	To have a hand that is the underdog which beats a favored stronger hand. The player either got a lucky card or it is pure luck.
Bankroll	This is the amount of money you have to play with.
Belly buster	An inside straight.
Bet	Is putting money into the pot.
Big slick	This is slang for having a hand that contains a King and an Ace.
Blank	A card that doesn't benefit any of the players or impact the hand in any way.
Blind	A forced starting bet in poker made by the player in relation to the dealer or dealer button.
Bluff	A bet / raise when a player has a worthless hand, making other players believe that they have a strong hand.
Board	Cards dealt face up available to all of the players to see and use.
Boat	A full house (3 of a kind and 2 of a kind).
Broadway	A straight with an Ace High - A-K-Q-J-10.
Bullets	Pair of Aces.
Bump	To raise a pot / hand.
Button	The dealer button.
Buy-in	The amount of money a player needs to sit down at a particular game.
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Call	Matching a bet.
Calling Station	A player that calls often.
Check	To check, a player may decide to not bet during a round and instead check or take no action. If another player bets, then the player that checked must decide to call, fold, or raise the bet when the action comes back to them.
Check-raise	A classic Holdem move. A player with a strong hand checks to act weak to other players hoping his opponent will bet, and then re-raises him.
Chips	Small colored discs that represent real money.
Connector	Connector cards are cards of consecutive rank which hold good straight potential. Eg: 10 and J.
Cowboys	A pair of Kings.
Cold Cards	A bad run of luck or cards.
Cash Out	To leave the game and convert your chips back to cash.
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Dead man's hand	Two pairs of Eights and Aces. Legend states that Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back with these cards in his hand.
Ducks	Pair of 2's.
Dolly Parton	A hand of 9 and 5, named after her movie 'Nine to Five'.
Doyle Brunson	A hand of 10 and 2, made famous by poker legend Doyle Brunson, who won the WSOP twice with these cards.
Door Card	This is the first exposed card, or “up” card, in a players hand in Stud games.
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Fifth Street	5th community card on the board.
Fish	An inexperienced player.
Fishhooks	Pair of Jacks.
Flat Call	Calling a bet without raising.
Flop	The flop is the first three community cards dealt in Holdem and Omaha.
Flush	Five cards of the same suit.
Fold	To withdraw from a hand, no longer taking part in the pot.
Forced Bet	A required bet that starts a poker hand.
Fourth Street	The 4th community card or turn card.
Free Card	When a player is able to see a free card, the players before him have checked, so he doesn't need to put in any more money into the pot to see the next card.
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Gut Shot	This is to draw or hit an inside straight.
Grinder	A player who doesn't take many risks.
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Hand	A complete round beginning with the posting of any blinds or antes and all players receiving cards. The hand ends with the pot being awarded to the winner or winners.
Heads-up	One on one play, a pot being played by 2 players.
Hole	These are the 2 cards dealt to players, down cards, before the first round of betting.
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Inside Straight	This is when a player has four cards to a straight and needs one of the middle cards to complete the straight.
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Jackpot	A prize pot that is awarded to a player with the strongest hand.
Jacks-or-Better	This is a form of poker in which a player needs a pair of jacks at least to open the betting.
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Kicker	The highest unpaired card in your hand that is used to break a tie situation between hands. E.g. if one player has an King and a 9, and another player holds King and an 8, the first player wins the pot because he has the higher kicker.
Kitty	The prize money for the winner of the hand.
Knock	To check.
Kojak	A hand that consists of a King & Jack.
Key Card	A card that makes your hand.
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Ladies	Two Queens.
Lay down	This is when a player puts down their cards and fold.
Limp in	To enter a pot by calling instead of raising.
Lock	An unbeatable hand, guaranteed to win.
Loose	A loose player tends to take part in a lot of hands sometimes to many.
Limit Poker	A poker game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals along with a prescribed number of raises.
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Main Pot	The pot in the center of the table.
Maverick	When your hole cards consist of a Jack and a Queen.
Monster	A very big hand.
Muck	The hand is discarded after a hand without being displayed to the table.
Middle Pair	Pairing the middle ranked card on the flop with one of your hole cards you would have middle pair.
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Nuts	The best hand possible given the exposed cards or community cards.
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On the Button	This player is technically in the best position as the player on the button is last to bet into the pot.
Outs	A number of cards that could improve a player's hand.
Offsuit	A starting hand with two cards of different suit.
Over Pair	A players pocket pair which is higher than any of the cards on the board.
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Pocket Rockets	Two Aces.
Pocket	Your unique cards that only you can see.
Pass	To fold.
Post	To make a bet, to put your chips into the pot.
Picture Cards	Ace, King, Queen or Jack of any suit.
Prop	A person hired by the cardroom to play and fill up poker tables.
Pair	Two cards of the same face or number value.
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Quads	Four of a kind.
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Rake	A percentage of money taken from the pot by the cardroom as compensation for hosting the game.
Rap	When a player knocks on the table indicating that he/she has checked.
Rag	Rag cards are worthless and cannot improve your hand.
River	The fifth community card on the table.
Rush	A winning streak.
Railbird	Someone hangs around chat rooms and watches and comments on a game.
Raise	To call a bet and add more cash into the pot.
Ring Game	A live game that is not part of a tournament.
Rock	A very tight player who takes very few chances.
Royal Flush	The best hand in poker, 10, J, Q, K, A all of the same suit.
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Sandbag	This is to bet very small or not at all forcing other players to bet.
Scare Card	A card that appears to help the opposition or a card that is higher than any of a player's hole cards. This can be a good chance to bluff.
Set	A three of a kind.
Snowmen	Two 8's.
Stack	The number of chips in front of a player.
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Tell	A giveaway by a player as to what kind of hand they have.
Tilt	When a player is on a 'tilt' it means they are playing poorly due to being angry or emotionally upset.
Trips	3 of a kind.
Turn	The fourth community card on the table (also known as fourth street).
Treys	Two 3's.
Thirty Miles	Three tens.
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Under The Gun	The term is used to describe any player that is first to act in subsequent betting rounds.
Underdog	An underdog is a player who is not favoured in the competition.
Underpair	The players hand is lower value than the lowest card on the table.
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Walking Sticks	A pair of sevens.
Wild Card	A card that can be played as any value.
Worst Hand	A losing hand.
WSOP	World Series of Poker.
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