Poker Terms - Poker Dictionary - Letters M, N

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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 cheaters to read them from the back side.
• Marker- A promissory note or promise to pay money owed on betting.
• Matching Card-A card of the same value or suit as another card.
• Match It-Five-card stud with one's hole card becoming wild if matched by an up card.
• Match the Pot-To put in the pot an amount equal to that already there.
• Mate-A card that matches or pairs another card.
• Maximum-Win Approach-A playing strategy that directs all effort toward winning maximum money.
• Mechanic-A dishonest dealer who cheats by manipulating the cards.
• Mechanic's Grip-A special way to hold a deck for dishonest dealing.
• Meet a Bet-To call the full bet.
• Mexican Stud-Five-card stud in which cards are dealt down, and the player has an option to choose his hole card.
• Mickey Mouse-A worthless hand.
• Middle Dealer-A cheater who can deal cards from the middle of the deck.
• Middle Man--See In the Middle.
• Milker-A tight player.
• Milking the Cards-See Fuzzing.
• Milking the Game-The slow draining of money from the game by tight playing.
• Minnie-The perfect low hand.
• Minor-League Game-A smaller-stake game.
• Misdeal-A faulty deal resulting in a redeal.
• Misére-The English name for low.
• Miss-The failure to draw a helpful card.
• Mistigris-A wild joker.
• Money Flow-The direction, amount, and pattern that money passes among players in a game. Measures the money that can be won or lost per unit of time.
• Monkey Flush-A three-card flush.
• Monster-a hand that is almost certain to win.
• Monte-A three-card poker game.
• Moon-(1) To win both halves of a split-pot game. [2) To declare for both high and low.
• Moon Hand-A hand of good high and low value.
• Mortgage-Seven-card stud requiring a player to win twice before winning the pot.
• Mouth Bet-A bet not backed by money.
• Murder-A two-card or a six-card high-low game with several twists.
• Mystical Attitude-An irrational, unreasoned attitude.

N

• Nailing (Blistering, Indexing, Jagging, Pegging, Punctuating, Pricking)-A cheater's technique to mark cards with his fingernail or a device.
• Natural-A hand without wild cards.
• Neocheater-A player who wins by Neocheating.
• Neocheating-Simple, invisible, highly effective cheating techniques.
• New-Breed Player-An Advanced-Concept player in public or casino poker.
• New Guinea Stud-Seven-card stud starting with four down cards, followed by turning up or rolling any two cards.
• New York Stud-Five-card stud in which a four flush beats a pair.
• Nickel-Dime-A small-stake game.
• Nits and Lice-(1) Two pair or a full house of deuces and threes (Mites and Lice). (2) Deuces and threes as wild cards.
• No Limit-The allowing of any size bet or raise (Sky's the Limit).
• Northern Flight-Seven-card stud with all hearts wild, unless a spade is in the hand.
• Nucleus Players-The dependable, regular players.
• Nursing-Fondling cards.
• Nut-The winnings needed to survive as a professional. In other words, I can say that I need to get my nut (the money I need to continue to live off of gambling)
• Nuts-A hand that is a certain winner.

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