Poker Terms – B

B Baby – A small card, usually a five or less. Backdoor – Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For example, if you have As- 7s. The flop comes Ad-6c-4s. You bet and are called. The turn is the Ts, which everybody checks, and then the river is

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Poker Terms – C

C California-Draw poker, open on anything. California Lowball-Low-ball in which ace, two, three, four, five is the best hand. Call-Money put in the pot to match a bet or raise. Calling Station-A weak-passive player who calls a lot, but doesn’t raise or fold much (you want to have this type of player in your

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Poker Terms – D

D Dame-A queen of any suit. Dark Bet-A blind bet. Dead Cards-Discarded or folded cards. Dead Hand-A foul hand that cannot be played. Dead Man’s Hand-Usually aces and eights, two pair. Sometimes aces and eights, full house … or jacks and eights, two pair. Deadwood-Dead cards. Deal-To distribute cards to the players. Dealer-(1) A

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Poker Terms – E thru F

E Eagles-The cards of a fifth suit in a sixty-five-card deck. Early Bet-A small bet after the first card in stud or the first two cards in draw. Edge-(1) An advantageous position. (2) The dealer or sometimes the Age. Edge Odds-The advantage or disadvantage of a player relative to all other players. Edge Shot-A

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Poker Terms – G

G Gaff-A cheater’s device or technique. Gallery-Nonplaying spectators. Gambler-A player who wagers money at unfavorable edge odds. Gambler’s Last Charge-A game played with five hand cards and five table cards with the last card turned up being wild when matched in one’s hand (If). Gambling-Playing games of chance for money. Game Behavior-Artificial behavior used

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Poker Terms – H

H Half-Pot Limit-A betting limit equal to half the size of the pot. Hand-The cards dealt to a player. Hand Cards-Concealed cards that are dealt face-down. Hand Pace-The extent of betting, calling, raising, and bluffing compared to the size of the pot. Head to Head-Two people playing poker. Heavy-A pot with too much money.

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Poker Terms – I thru K

I Ideal Edge Odds-The theoretical maximum edge odds, which are impossible to achieve. Idle Card-A card that adds no value to a hand. “If”-See Gambler’s Last Charge. Ignorant End of a Straight- The lowest end of a straight, especially in Hold ‘em. Immortal-(1) The best possible hand. (2) A certain winner. Improve-To draw cards

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Poker Terms – L

L Laddie-A fellow poker player. Lady-A queen. Lalapolooze-A freak hand allowed to win only once a night. Lame Brain Pete-Same as Cincinnati, except the lowest exposed card and all cards like it are wild. Lame Brains-See Cincinnati. Las Vegas Riffle-A faster, more concealed method of riffling cards. At times used for cheating. Lay Down–The

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Poker Terms – M thru N

M Main Pot-The first pot of a game which is separate from side pots. Major Hand-A straight or better poker hand. Major-League Game-The largest-stake game of several poker games. Make Good-To pay money owed to the pot. Make the Pack-To shuffle and prepare the cards for dealing. Marked Cards-Cards with inconspicuous markings that enable

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Poker Terms – O

O Objective Attitude-A rational attitude based on reality. Odds-The chances of getting various hands or card based on probabilty. Odds Against-The number of failures per success. Odds For-The number of attempts per success. Odds On-Odds at less than even money. Offensive Bet-A bet designed to build the pot. Office Hours-A straight from a five

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