mixed marriage

en-noun

mixed marriage (countable and uncountable, plural mixed marriages)

(poker slang) A king and a queen of different suits as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage (poker slang)).


milker

From Middle English milkere, equivalent to milk + -er.

(poker) A conservative poker player who only raises the stakes on a good hand.


bobtail

a bobtail flush

(poker, often attributive) An open-ended straight or four flush.


deadwood

deadwood (countable and uncountable, plural deadwoods)

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go south

en-verb

go south (third-person singular simple present goes south, present participle going south, simple past went south, past participle gone south)

goes south (present singular third-person)
going south (participle present)
went south (past)
gone south (participle past)

(become worse): The origin is unclear. Common belief attributes it to the standard orientation of maps, where south is the downwards direction; in this regard, compare also go downhill, decline, and drop off. Alternatively, it could stem from a euphemism used by some Native Americans for dying.

(poker slang) To rathole: to take chips off the table in a cash game without exiting the game completely, especially with the intention of limiting losses.


horse

en-noun

horse (countable and uncountable, plural horses)

horses (plural)
hoss (alternative pronunciation-spelling regional)
hawss (alternative pronunciation-spelling regional)

Sranan Tongo: asi

→ Maori: hōiho

→ Quiripi: hosses (from the plural horses)

From Middle English horse, hors, from Old English hors (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hors, *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of car and carrus. Cognate with North Frisian hors (“horse”), West Frisian hoars (“horse”), Dutch ros, hors (“horse”), German Ross (“horse”), Danish hors (“horse”), Swedish russ, hors (“horse”), Icelandic hross, hors (“horse”).

a camel is a horse designed by a committee

a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse

close the barn door after the horse has bolted

close the stable door after the horse has been stolen

close the stable door after the horse has bolted

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

you can't put the shit back in the horse

zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

Also Horse harness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See Horse-drawn vehicles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Note: Many of these were adapted into and/or gave their names to motor vehicle types

with the horse-drawn originals often being forgotten.

(poker slang) A player who has been staked, i.e. another player has paid for their buy-in and claims a percentage of any winnings.


five-and-dime

five-and-dimes (plural)
five and dime (alternative)
5 & dime (alternative)

(poker slang) A two pair, composed of fives and tens.

(poker slang) A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


hole card

(poker, chiefly in the plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown.


undercard

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The eight on the turn was another undercard to her pair of nines

(poker) A card lower than another given card or pair.


Motown

Blend of motor + town; see Motor City. The poker slang comes from jacks and fives sounding similar to Jackson 5, associated with Motown popular music.

(poker slang) A jack and a five as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Omaha

(poker) Omaha hold 'em, any of several poker variants.


squeeze play

squeeze plays (plural)
squeeze-play (alternative)

(poker) The tactic of reraising a raiser and a caller to compel one or both to fold, often as a bluff.


cutoff

cutoffs (plural)
cut off (alternative)
cut-off (alternative)

изключване

point at which something terminates or to which it is limited

(poker) The player who acts directly before the player on the button pre-flop.


unsuited

en-adj

unsuited (comparative more unsuited, superlative most unsuited)

more unsuited (comparative)
most unsuited (superlative)

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You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.

2005, Dennis Purdy, The Illustrated Guide to Texas Hold'em, page 270:

(poker, said of two or more cards) Not of the same suit.


dead man's hand

The aces and eights sense is from a legend that Wild Bill Hickok was holding such cards at the time he was killed in 1876.

"A dead man's hand or queens on the roof at least," suggested Southack.
"They say two aces and two eights can never be beat."

1907, Davida French with Esther Stevens and Laura Wells, “The Rulers of the Realm”, in Not Included in a Sheepskin: Stanford Stories, Stanford: The Stanford Book Store, page 172:

(poker) A pair of aces and a pair of eights (especially, the black aces and eights), in a player's hand.

(poker) An ace and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

When playing poker, should you hold a jack full on red sevens, it means death, and is called "a dead man's hand".

1903, Cora Linn Morrison Daniels, Charles McClellan Stevens, editors, Encyclopædia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World, volume 3, J. H. Yewdale, page 1478:

(poker, obsolete) Other various hands, among them a full house of three jacks and two tens.


blue chip

Finance and figurative senses from poker.


four-flush

four-flushes (plural)
four flush (alternative)


four-flush

en-verb

four-flush (third-person singular simple present four-flushes, present participle four-flushing, simple past and past participle four-flushed)

four-flushes (present singular third-person)
four-flushing (participle present)
four-flushed (participle past)
four-flushed (past)
four flush (alternative)

(poker) To attempt to pass off a four-flush as a flush.


miscall

miscall (third-person singular simple present miscalls, present participle miscalling, simple past and past participle miscalled)

miscalls (present singular third-person)
miscalling (participle present)
miscalled (participle past)
miscalled (past)

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From Middle English miscallen, equivalent to mis- + call.

When the loser thinks he has the hand beat he turns over his hand only to find that the winner has miscalled his hand, and since "cards speak," the miscaller wins.

1983, David M. Hayano, Poker Faces: The Life and Work of Professional Card Players, page 59:

To make a wrong call (prediction or announcement).

(poker) To announce one's hand of cards incorrectly.


bookends

Poker sense: because the cards are the first and last in a top straight.

(poker, slang) An ace and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


steel wheel

A wheel is a common slang name for the lowest straight, ace-2-3-4-5.

(poker, slang) The lowest straight flush, ace-2-3-4-5 (all of the same suit).


full boat

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three wise men

In reference to the three wise kings, or Magi, in the story of Christ's birth.


aces and spaces

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(poker slang) A poker hand containing only a pair of aces.


up-and-down straight draw

en-noun

up-and-down straight draw (plural up-and-down straight draws)

(poker slang) A poker hand that has four cards to a straight, where there are two different ranked cards that will complete the straight. E.g. 4-5-6-7, either a 3 or 8 could make a straight. It is used only when the player has not yet received all the cards she will receive for a particular hand.


gutshot

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(poker slang) A poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight. E.g. 3-4-6-7, only a five completes the straight; A gut-shot straight.


belly buster

(poker slang) A poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight. E.g. 3-4-6-7, only a five completes the straight.


double belly buster

double belly buster (plural double belly busters)

(poker slang) A poker hand where two different ranks could complete the straight, but the new card would not be the highest or lowest card in the straight. E.g. 2-4-5-6-8, either a 3 or a 7 could complete the straight


double gut shot

double gut shot (plural double gut shots)

(poker slang) A poker hand where two different ranks could complete the straight, but the new card would not be the highest or lowest card in the straight. Example: 2-4-5-6-8, where a 3 or 7 could complete the straight.


pocket rockets

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(poker slang) A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


American Airlines

American Airlines (plural American Airlines)

Due to the initials of ace-ace and American Airlines being AA.


two pips

(poker slang) A pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em


big slick

(poker slang, singular only) An ace and a king as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. (Originally used to denote only an ace and a king of the same suit, the term now includes any ace and king.)


little slick

(poker slang) An ace and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

(poker slang) An ace and a two as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em


Johnny Moss

After the professional poker player Johnny Moss.

(poker slang) An ace and a ten as starting cards in Texas hold 'em.


acey-deucey

acey-deucey (countable and uncountable, plural acey-deuceys)

acey-deuceys (plural)
acey-deucy (alternative)

(poker slang) An ace and a two as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

(poker, uncountable) An uncommon poker variant where players bet on whether the next card will fall between two other cards.


drinking age

In most of the United States, the drinking age is 21 years. In poker, an ace often has the value of one. Hence, one could say that a 2-A hand in poker could have a value equivalent to 2-1.

(poker slang) A two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em


royal marriage

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(poker slang) A king and a queen of the same suit as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see marriage)


Kojac

(poker slang) A king and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em


king crab

(poker slang) A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Alaska hand

(poker slang) A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see king crab).


Woolworth's

F. W. Woolworth Company
Frank Winfield Woolworth

After the F. W. Woolworth Company, named for its founder, Frank Winfield Woolworth.

(poker slang) A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford (plural Broderick Crawfords)

Named after the actor Broderick Crawford, known for using the police code ten-four in the 1950s TV series Highway Patrol.

(poker slang) A ten and a four as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Oldsmobile

Named after Ransom E. Olds, who founded a motor company in 1897. His early companies' names included his surname, and the automobiles were first marketed as Olds automobiles. That collocation was quickly blended informally by the public to produce Oldsmobile, which was soon also used by the company itself. The poker senses of the word refer to the Oldsmobile 98.

(poker slang) A lowball hand with a nine and an eight as the two highest cards

(poker slang) A nine and an eight as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em


Dolly Parton

Named after American country singer Dolly Parton, who had a hit with the song “9 to 5”.

named-after

(slang, poker) A nine and a five as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Jack Benny

After Jack Benny, an American comedian with a running gag of always being 39 years old.

(poker slang) A three and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Raquel Welch

In reference to the curvaceous figure of the American actress Raquel Welch.

(poker slang) A three and an eight as starting cards in Texas hold 'em.


Union Oil

(poker slang) A lowball hand with a seven and a six as the two highest cards

(poker slang) A seven and a six as starting cards in Texas hold 'em


beer hand

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Perhaps because a player in a social setting who is dealt this hand would be likely to fold, giving them the chance to fetch another beer.

(poker slang) A seven and two as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


Jesse James

After Jesse James (1847–1882), American robber and outlaw; one sense after his daring lifestyle, the other after a common myth that he was fatally shot with a .45 caliber bullet (he was actually shot with a .44).

(poker slang) A player who often bluffs.

(poker slang) A four and a five as starting cards in Texas hold 'em.


semi-bluff

semi-bluffs (plural)
semibluff (alternative)

(poker) A type of bluff where the bluffer believes that the bluff has some chance of immediate success and also that he or she has some chance of improving his hand to win at a showdown.


semi-bluff

en-verb

semi-bluff (third-person singular simple present semi-bluffs, present participle semi-bluffing, simple past and past participle semi-bluffed)

semi-bluffs (present singular third-person)
semi-bluffing (participle present)
semi-bluffed (participle past)
semi-bluffed (past)
semibluff (alternative)


post oak bluff

(poker) A type of bluff in no limit poker, where a player bets a small amount to suggest that he or she has a strong hand and would like to be called.


inside straight draw

en-noun

inside straight draw (plural inside straight draws)

Hellmuth flopped an inside straight draw, and needed a five on the turn or river to complete the straight.

(poker) A straight draw where a card is missing from the middle of the straight, therefore only one rank can complete the straight.


open ended straight draw

open ended straight draw (plural open ended straight draws)

(poker) Four cards to a straight where cards of two different ranks could complete a straight. (E.g. 4-5-6-7)

avoin neljän suora

poker: four cards to a straight, open in both ends


up and down straight draw

up and down straight draw (plural up and down straight draws)

open ended straight draw
open ended straight draw

(poker, slang) An open ended straight draw


high card

(poker) A hand which has no pairs and is not a straight or a flush, and is the lowest possible winning hand.


two pair

(poker) A hand which contains two pairs.


table stakes

(poker) A rule whereby players are only allowed to bet the money they have on the table.


ring game

(poker) A game where the chips directly represent money and players are free to leave at any time, in contrast to a poker tournament.


sit-and-go

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This sit-and-go starts once 14 people have entered the tournament. The money is awarded to the last 3 players.

(poker) A type of poker tournament which has no scheduled start time and begins once a set number of players have entered the tournament.


deuce-to-seven lowball

(poker) A version of lowball poker where the ace is the high card and straights and flushes count, making the best hand 2-3-4-5-7 (with at least two different suits).


draw poker

The Egyptologist, seeking for new light, will discover within the parchmental pages of this little papyrus roll, many facts of interest which have not been recorded elsewhere, for instance, the astonishing revelation that even the crowned heads of the ancient lands are just as susceptible to the seductive blandishments and fascinations of that elusive game of chance, known to the initiated as “draw poker,” as are the rulers of our own Republic, who are said to semi-occasionally indulge in this pernicious pastime within the precincts of our own country’s capitol.

1893, “Literary Nuggets”, in The Doctor’s Factotum, page 10, column 1:

(poker) A form of poker where players can trade in cards for new ones and their cards are not shown until the showdown.


check-raise

en-verb

check-raise (third-person singular simple present check-raises, present participle check-raising, simple past and past participle check-raised)

check-raises (present singular third-person)
check-raising (participle present)
check-raised (participle past)
check-raised (past)

Check-raising is sometimes specifically prohibited by house rules.

(poker) To check and then raise a bet by another player in the same betting round.


check-raise

(poker) A raise made by a player who checked before in the same betting round.


slowplay

slowplay (third-person singular simple present slowplays, present participle slowplaying, simple past and past participle slowplayed)

slowplays (present singular third-person)
slowplaying (participle present)
slowplayed (participle past)
slowplayed (past)

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Jane checked, slowplaying her straight flush

(poker) To bluff by playing a strong hand weakly.


slowplay

(poker) An action which represents a strong hand as weak.


overcall

overcall (third-person singular simple present overcalls, present participle overcalling, simple past and past participle overcalled)

overcalls (present singular third-person)
overcalling (participle present)
overcalled (participle past)
overcalled (past)

/ˌəʊvəˈkɔːl/

/ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl/

Jill bet, Tommy called, and Julie overcalled.

(poker, bridge) To call a bet after another player has already called


overcall

/ˌəʊvəˈkɔːl/

/ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl/

(poker, bridge) A call which occurs after another player has already called


overcard

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(poker) A card higher than any other card or pair. Often used in reference to the community cards in Texas hold 'em


implied odds

(poker) The odds offered by the amount one must call against the amount currently in the pot plus the amount one stands to gain from future betting. (In contrast to pot odds)


pot odds

Pot = $360. Cost to call = $180. Pot odds = 2:1 or 33.3%.

(poker) The ratio of pot size to the cost of a contemplated call.


pot committed

en-adj

pot committed (comparative more pot committed, superlative most pot committed)

more pot committed (comparative)
most pot committed (superlative)

The pot is $900, and your stack is $70. You are pot committed. You are forced to go all-in if the villain raises, even if your hand is weak, or else you are forfeiting the chance to win $900.

(poker) Unable to fold as a strategically correct play, given the current pot odds (ratio of pot size to the cost of a contemplated call).


fixed limit

en-noun

fixed limit (countable and uncountable, plural fixed limits)

(poker) A form of poker game where bets and raises can only be a single size as specified by the rules.


pot limit

(poker) A form of poker game where bets and raises can be any amount between a fixed minimum and the current size of the pot.


spread limit

(poker) A poker game where bets and raises can be any amount between a specified minimum and a specified maximum.


no limit

(poker) A style of poker game where bets and raises can be as large as the player is capable of making them.


freeroll

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(poker) A poker tournament with no entry fee.

We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was on a freeroll.

(poker) A situation where a player is guaranteed a tie but can still win.


freeroll

en-verb

freeroll (third-person singular simple present freerolls, present participle freerolling, simple past and past participle freerolled)

freerolls (present singular third-person)
freerolling (participle present)
freerolled (participle past)
freerolled (past)

We both had straights, but Jill had a flush draw: she was freerolling me.

(poker) To be in a position where one is guaranteed a tie, but one can also win.


draw out

draw out (third-person singular simple present draws out, present participle drawing out, simple past drew out, past participle drawn out)

draws out (present singular third-person)
drawing out (participle present)
drew out (past)
drawn out (participle past)

Jill had a flush on the turn, but Jimmy drew out by completing a full house on the river.

(poker) To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.


reverse implied odds

(poker) The odds offered by the amount one stands to lose in future betting when one has the worst hand against the amount one stands to win when one has the best hand.


value bet

(poker) A bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.


value bet

value bet (third-person singular simple present value bets, present participle value betting, simple past and past participle value bet)

value bets (present singular third-person)
value betting (participle present)
value bet (participle past)
value bet (past)

(poker) To bet with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.


value raise

(poker) A raise made with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.


value raise

value raise (third-person singular simple present value raises, present participle value raising, simple past and past participle value raised)

value raises (present singular third-person)
value raising (participle present)
value raised (participle past)
value raised (past)

(poker) To raise with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.


deep stack

(poker) An amount of money that is large relative to the stakes being played

(poker) A player who has a large amount of money relative to the stakes being played


short stack

short stacks (plural)
shortstack (alternative)

(poker) A relatively small quantity of chips relative to the stakes.

(poker) A player who is in possession of a short stack.


continuation bet

en-noun

continuation bet (plural continuation bets)

continuation bets (plural)
C-bet (alternative)

(poker) A bet made in a round of betting, after raising in the previous round of betting, usually with a weak hand.


continuation bet

en-verb

continuation bet (third-person singular simple present continuation bets, present participle continuation betting, simple past and past participle continuation bet)

continuation bets (present singular third-person)
continuation betting (participle present)
continuation bet (participle past)
continuation bet (past)
C-bet (alternative)


chip leader

(poker) The player with most chips at a given time in a poker tournament.


limp reraise

(poker slang) A reraise which was made by a player who previously called on the same betting round.


limp reraise

limp reraise (third-person singular simple present limp reraises, present participle limp reraising, simple past and past participle limp reraised)

limp reraises (present singular third-person)
limp reraising (participle present)
limp reraised (participle past)
limp reraised (past)

(poker slang) To reraise after previously calling on the same betting round.


reraise

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(poker) A raise of a bet which itself constituted a raise of a previous bet.


reraise

reraise (third-person singular simple present reraises, present participle reraising, simple past and past participle reraised)

reraises (present singular third-person)
reraising (participle present)
reraised (participle past)
reraised (past)


made hand

John already had two pair, aces and threes; he had a made hand.

(poker) A poker hand which is already a strong hand regardless of which cards come in later rounds.


drawing hand

John only had four cards of the same suit; he had a drawing hand.

(poker) A poker hand which requires some specific cards on later rounds in order to become a strong hand.


overbet

Since the pot was only $10, Julie's $100 bet was certainly an overbet.

(poker) A bet which is more than standard for a particular situation.


overbet

overbet (third-person singular simple present overbets, present participle overbetting, simple past and past participle overbet or overbetted)

overbets (present singular third-person)
overbetting (participle present)
overbet (participle past)
overbet (past)
overbetted (participle past)
overbetted (past)

Julie overbet by betting $100 into a $10 pot.

(poker) To bet an amount which is more than standard for a particular situation.


overpair

(poker) A pocket pair of a higher rank than the community cards on the board.


underbet

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Since the pot contained $1,000, James' $10 bet was an underbet.

(poker) a bet which is smaller than standard for a given situation


underbet

underbet (third-person singular simple present underbets, present participle underbetting, simple past and past participle underbet)

underbets (present singular third-person)
underbetting (participle present)
underbet (participle past)
underbet (past)

James underbet by betting only $10 into a $1,000 pot

(poker) to bet a smaller amount than is standard for a given situation


German virgin

A pun on nine nine and German nein nein (“no, no”).

(idiomatic, poker, now possibly offensive) A poker hand in Texas hold 'em, consisting of two nine cards.


bad beat

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(poker) The losing of a hand after being the mathematical favorite to win at the start of the hand.


rathole

rathole (third-person singular simple present ratholes, present participle ratholing, simple past and past participle ratholed)

ratholes (present singular third-person)
ratholing (participle present)
ratholed (participle past)
ratholed (past)

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enough sense to pound sand into a rathole

(transitive, poker) To surreptitiously or prematurely remove chips during a poker game.

(intransitive, poker) To exit a cash game and re-enter with a smaller stack.


big blind

The blinds are: $1/$2. (small blind: $1, big blind: $2)

I have 10 big blinds in my stack. (big blind = $5, so I have $50 in my stack)

(poker) The larger of the forced bets, usually equivalent to the minimum bet.

If I raise, maybe the big blind will fold.

(poker) The player forced to pay such a bet.


small blind

(poker) The smaller of the forced bets, usually equivalent to half the minimum bet, depending on the variation of poker played.


EV

en-noun

EV (countable and uncountable, plural EVs)

PHEVLER

plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with long electric range


ATC

(poker) Initialism of any two (pocket) cards.


on the come

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Players often bet when their hand needs to improve to win, this semi-bluff is known as "on the come."

2006, Lou Krieger, The Poker Player's Bible:

(poker) Betting on cards that may come in the future.


Heinz 57

Heinz 57 (countable and uncountable, plural Heinz 57s)

term-label

(US, humorous, informal, also attributive)

Alice Rawsthorn
Heinz
The New York Times
The New York Times Company

From the “57 Varieties” slogan introduced by the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 1896 to advertise the fact that it produced numerous food products. Heinz is derived from the surname of the American entrepreneur Henry John Heinz (1844–1919) who founded the company (borrowed from German Heinz), while 57 was apparently an arbitrary number chosen by Heinz because 5 was his lucky number and 7 his wife’s lucky number; at the time, the company was already selling more than 60 products.

(uncountable, poker) A variety of draw poker in which the five and seven playing cards are wild cards.


raise the stakes

en-verb

raise the stakes (third-person singular simple present raises the stakes, present participle raising the stakes, simple past and past participle raised the stakes)

raises the stakes (present singular third-person)
raising the stakes (participle present)
raised the stakes (participle past)
raised the stakes (past)

With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes.

(poker) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, stakes (used literally e. g. of a hand of poker)


big lick

A play on words from big slick (another poker hand) and 69 (an oral sex practice).

Nick bluffed him out of that pot with big lick.

(slang, poker) A Texas hold 'em starting hand involving both a 6 and a 9 of any suit.


underfull

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[…] let's say the flop comes 9-9-8, with the open pair on top. One player has J-T-9-8 for the overfull—9s full of 8s for the nut full house—while another player has 8-8-7-6 for 8s full of 9s and the "underfull". The player with the underfull is both getting smashed and drawing dead.

2008, Jeff Hwang, Pot-Limit Omaha Poker: The Big Play Strategy, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 5:

(poker) A full house that is beaten by someone else's full house.


rollout

rollouts (plural)
roll-out (alternative)

(poker) A game variant in which players progressively reveal their cards.


pocket pair

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Pocket aces is the best possible pocket pair.

(poker) Two hole cards of the same value.


limper

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(poker slang) One who limps (one who calls the big blind in the preflop betting round).


free ride

(poker) A hand in which a player can remain without betting further money.


whangdoodle

whangdoodles (plural)
whang-doodle (alternative)

Of American origin circa 1856. Popularized by appearing in a sermon parody attributed to William P. Brannan as "Where the lion roareth and the whangdoodle mourneth for her first-born," published in The Harp of a Thousand Strings: Or, Laughter for a Lifetime (1858).

It is sometimes agreed in advance that after a hand of certain rank, such as Four of a Kind or a Full House, is shown, a Whangdoodle or Jackpot must be played[…]

1940, Clement Wood, Gloria Goddard, The Complete Book of Games, page 296:

(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.


on tilt

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(poker) Playing badly, usually overaggressively because of losing hands.


ante in

ante in (third-person singular simple present antes in, present participle anteing in, simple past and past participle anted in)

antes in (present singular third-person)
anteing in (participle present)
anted in (participle past)
anted in (past)


stand pat

stand pat (third-person singular simple present stands pat, present participle standing pat, simple past and past participle stood pat)

stands pat (present singular third-person)
standing pat (participle present)
stood pat (participle past)
stood pat (past)

Probably originally a poker phrase, with "pat" equaling "optimal", meaning that drawing more cards is unnecessary. Later the phrase came to be employed in other spheres. "Stand pat" was actively used in U.S. political campaigns of the 1900s, quickly gaining a sense of "being reactionary, resistant to dramatic changes in policy". Moreover, a noun, standpatter, was coined to denote such politicians.

With a mixed hand and the highest card the curse of Scotland, I've seen that man stand pat in a game with four millionaire mining men.

1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart:

(intransitive, poker) To play one's hand without drawing any more cards.


lammer

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(poker) A voucher, issued to a tournament winner, that waives the entry fee or buy-in for a larger tournament.


cold deck

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From the metaphor that the deck (of cards) is cold, in the sense "heartless, emotionless".

(poker) A hand where two or more players have very strong hands and one or more of them loses a lot of chips despite the strength of the hand(s) involved.


play the board

play the board (third-person singular simple present plays the board, present participle playing the board, simple past and past participle played the board)

plays the board (present singular third-person)
playing the board (participle present)
played the board (participle past)
played the board (past)

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(poker) To have as one's best hand the communal cards on the board. A player in such a situation can only achieve a split pot, since all the other players can also play the board.


split pot

(poker) A hand where two or more players have hands of equal value, and the chips in the pot are split equally between them.


runner-runner

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Seat 8 has eight outs twice (the four nines and four remaining aces), plus another 4% for the runner-runner flush draw

2009, Jonathan Gelling, Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold Em, page 300:

(poker) Describing a situation where the last two community cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.


limp in

limp in (third-person singular simple present limps in, present participle limping in, simple past and past participle limped in)

limps in (present singular third-person)
limping in (participle present)
limped in (participle past)
limped in (past)

(poker) Before the flop, to call as opposed to raising.


flat call

flat call (third-person singular simple present flat calls, present participle flat calling, simple past and past participle flat called)

flat calls (present singular third-person)
flat calling (participle present)
flat called (participle past)
flat called (past)

(poker) To call a raise, as opposed to folding or reraising.


flat call

(poker) An instance of flat calling; a call.


smooth call

smooth call (third-person singular simple present smooth calls, present participle smooth calling, simple past and past participle smooth called)

smooth calls (present singular third-person)
smooth calling (participle present)
smooth called (participle past)
smooth called (past)

I flopped the nut flush but just smooth called when the guy bet in front of me - I didn't want to scare anybody out

2000, Lee Jones, Winning low-limit hold'em, page 189:

(poker) To call a raise, as opposed to folding or reraising, often to disguise the strength of one's hand.


postflop

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overcaller

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The no-trump overcaller completes the transfer, and his partner will bid again when strong.

2007 May 19, Phillip Alder, “The Cavendish Wasn’t the Only Game in Town”, in New York Times:


offsuit

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off-suit (alternative)
off suit (alternative)

He has jack-ten offsuit in the big blind

(card games, chiefly poker) Of two or more cards, not of the same suit.


draw dead

draw dead (third-person singular simple present draws dead, present participle drawing dead, simple past drew dead, past participle drawn dead)

draws dead (present singular third-person)
drawing dead (participle present)
drew dead (past)
drawn dead (participle past)

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Player A has Q8. Player B has J10. Table: J2J8. Player A made a pair, but he is drawing dead.

(poker) To play a drawing hand that is inevitably going to lose, no matter what the remaining community cards are.


community card

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(poker, chiefly in the plural) Any of the cards which appear on the board and can be a part of any player's hand.


check-call

check-call (third-person singular simple present check-calls, present participle check-calling, simple past and past participle check-called)

check-calls (present singular third-person)
check-calling (participle present)
check-called (participle past)
check-called (past)

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(poker) To check and then call a bet by another player in the same betting round.


check-call

(poker) A call made by a player who checked previously in the same betting round.


GTO

(poker) Initialism of Game Theory Optimal.


draw live

draw live (third-person singular simple present draws live, present participle drawing live, simple past drew live, past participle drawn live)

draws live (present singular third-person)
drawing live (participle present)
drew live (past)
drawn live (participle past)

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(poker, of a player) After the flop or turn, to be able to win a particular hand, depending on the remaining community cards.


underpair

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(poker) A pocket pair of a lower rank than all of the community cards on the board.


outhold

outhold (third-person singular simple present outholds, present participle outholding, simple past outheld, past participle outheld or (obsolete) outholden)

outholds (present singular third-person)
outholding (participle present)
outheld (past)
outheld (participle past)
outholden (obsolete participle past)

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From Middle English outholden, equivalent to out- + hold. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).

(poker) To hold longer than another player.


stack off

stack off (third-person singular simple present stacks off, present participle stacking off, simple past and past participle stacked off)

stacks off (present singular third-person)
stacking off (participle present)
stacked off (participle past)
stacked off (past)

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Only thing notable here is when I got crushed trying to take Barry's BB (I was SB). Raised him a couple thousand with K9s, then he went allin. I should have folded, as I needed to call about T7000 more, for about a T13500 pot, but without really thinking I stacked off on him. He had KQ, and I couldn't suck out. Next round, I raised him again, and he went allin on an ugly flop, so I lost a bunch more.

1995, zorak, “From Nonplused to Nihilistic (BARGE '95 TripReport)”, in rec.gambling.misc (Usenet):

(poker slang, of two or more players) To play an all in pot; to commit all of one's chips to a pot.


UTG

Initialism of under the gun. From the fact that being UTG (i.e., the first to play) is often considered a strategically disadvantageous position.

The UTG player.

(poker) Sitting to the left of the big blind (BB), thus being the first to play in many varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em and Omaha.


UTG

Playing UTG.


UTG

UTG raises 3 big blinds.


hero call

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(poker slang) a call, usually on the river, made with a weak hand.


crying call

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(poker slang) A call made by a player with a weak hand because he or she already has a large amount of money in the pot.


color up

color up (third-person singular simple present colors up, present participle coloring up, simple past and past participle colored up)

colors up (present singular third-person)
coloring up (participle present)
colored up (participle past)
colored up (past)
colour up (alternative)

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(poker) To exchange a high number of low-value chips (of one color) for a lower number of higher value (of a different color), but keeping the same overall value.


ITM

(finance, poker slang) Initialism of in the money.


unraised

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(poker) Having not been raised pre-flop.


suck out

suck out (third-person singular simple present sucks out, present participle sucking out, simple past and past participle sucked out)

sucks out (present singular third-person)
sucking out (participle present)
sucked out (participle past)
sucked out (past)
suck-out (alternative)

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Poker is not, nor should it be, a passionless, colorless, characterless game; there's too much at stake: money and reputation, perhaps foremost. Miraculous suck-out victories and tragic suck-out beats will always engender a response, good and bad, classy and tacky.

2008, Lee Robert Schreiber, Poker as Life: 101 Lessons from the World's Greatest Game, page 126:

(poker slang) To win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.


suck out

suck outs (plural)
suck-out (alternative)

(poker slang) An instance of winning a hand by sucking out.


slow roll

slow roll (third-person singular simple present slow rolls, present participle slow rolling, simple past and past participle slow rolled)

slow rolls (present singular third-person)
slow rolling (participle present)
slow rolled (participle past)
slow rolled (past)
slow-roll (alternative)
slowroll (alternative)

(poker slang) To make a long pause before calling an all-in bet with a strong, usually very strong, hand.

(poker slang) To make a long pause before revealing one's winning hand.


slow roll

slow rolls (plural)
slow-roll (alternative)
slowroll (alternative)

Saw a very strange slow roll last night in a $20/$40 game. A guy raises with KK and another player calls, all-in, with 99. Flop and turn are rainbow rags. Then, for reasons known only to him and God, the dealer decides to get cute with the river card. He peeks at the corner, pauses dramatically, looks at both players, then turns up a 9 on the river. I've seen a lot of players slow roll but it's unusual to see a dealer do it. A lively discussion followed.

2007, Irish Mike, “A strange slow roll”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet):

(poker slang) An instance of slow rolling


high/low

(poker) Alternative spelling of high-low.


Hollywooding

From Hollywood + -ing, referring to the products of its film industry.

(poker, slang) Intentional stalling to give the impression that one is making a difficult decision.


bluffy

en-adj

bluffy (comparative more bluffy, superlative most bluffy)

more bluffy (comparative)
most bluffy (superlative)

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The check-raise looks very bluffy (although you know better than to check-raise bluff on these types of boards against stubborn opponents).

2010, Tri Nguyen, Aaron Davis, The Poker Blueprint:


high-low

(poker) Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.


donk bet

(poker slang) An opening bet made out of position by a pre-flop caller after the flop.


donk bet

en-verb

donk bet (third-person singular simple present donk bets, present participle donk betting, simple past and past participle donk bet)

donk bets (present singular third-person)
donk betting (participle present)
donk bet (participle past)
donk bet (past)


insta-call

insta-calls (plural)
instacall (alternative)

(poker) A call made right after the last player bets or raises.


insta-call

insta-call (third-person singular simple present insta-calls, present participle insta-calling, simple past and past participle insta-called)

insta-calls (present singular third-person)
insta-calling (participle present)
insta-called (participle past)
insta-called (past)
instacall (alternative)

(poker) To call right after the last player bets or raises.


double straddle

en-noun

double straddle (plural double straddles)

(poker) A blind bet pre-flop after a player as straddled which is twice the value of the player's straddle.


double straddle

en-verb

double straddle (third-person singular simple present double straddles, present participle double straddling, simple past and past participle double straddled)

double straddles (present singular third-person)
double straddling (participle present)
double straddled (participle past)
double straddled (past)


chirping chips

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As I got the pile in front of Oakley, I prayed he would just take the chips and shut up. But nope, in poker there is a thing called chirping chips. Whenever a player wins a big pot, especially by luck, they tend to try to justify it to everyone.

(poker slang) Chips that a player has won that make him or her more talkative at the table.


gimp hand

Gimp, because of the perceived weakness of the hand compare to ace-ten, the hand that ranks directly above it.

(poker) An ace and a nine as a starting hand.


check-fold

check-fold (third-person singular simple present check-folds, present participle check-folding, simple past and past participle check-folded)

check-folds (present singular third-person)
check-folding (participle present)
check-folded (participle past)
check-folded (past)

(poker) To check and then fold to a bet by another player in the same betting round.


check-fold

(poker) An instance of checking then folding to a subsequent bet.


blocker bet

(poker slang) A relatively small bet, chiefly on the river, designed to discourage a player yet to act in the betting round from raising.


WPT

(informal, poker) A World Poker Tour event.


bluff catcher

On such a coordinated board, queens are basically a bluff catcher.

(poker slang) A hand which can beat a bluff but not any hand better than a bluff.


dog

en-noun

dog (countable and uncountable, plural dogs)

dogs (plural)
darg (alternative dialectal)
dawg (alternative dialectal)
dug (alternative dialectal)
doggie (alternative childish)
doggy (alternative childish)
doggy woggy (alternative childish)
doggo (alternative childish)

Australian Kriol: dog

Bislama: dog

Gullah: dog

Sranan Tongo: dagu

Tok Pisin: dok

Torres Strait Creole: dog

desc

→ American Sign Language: Kop@Inside-PalmForward 1o@Inside

→ Dutch: dog

→ Esperanto: dogo

Ido: dogo

→ French: dogue

→ German: Dogge

→ Italian: dogo

→ English: dogo

→ Portuguese: dogue

→ Russian: дог (dog)

→ Spanish: dogo

→ Volapük: dog, doeg

Inherited from Middle English dogge (akin to Scots dug), from Old English dogga, docga, of uncertain origin.
The original meaning seems to have been a common dog, as opposed to a well-bred one, or something like 'cur', and perhaps later came to be used for stocky dogs. Possibly a pet-form diminutive with suffix -ga (compare frocga (“frog”), *picga (“pig”)), appended to a base *dog-, *doc- of unclear origin and meaning. One possibility is Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”) (compare frocga from frox). Another proposal is that it derives from Proto-West Germanic *dugan (“to be suitable”), the origin of Old English dugan (“to be good, worthy, useful”), English dow, Dutch deugen, German taugen. The theory goes that it could have been an epithet for dogs, commonly used by children, meaning "good/useful animal". Another is that it is related to *docce (“stock, muscle”), from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā (“round mass, ball, muscle, doll”), whence English dock (“stumpy tail”).
In 14th-century England, hound (from Old English hund) was the general word for all domestic canines, and dog referred to a subtype resembling the modern mastiff and bulldog. By the 16th century, dog had become the general word, and hound had begun to refer only to breeds used for hunting. In the 16th century, the word dog was adopted by several continental European languages as their word for mastiff.
Despite similarities in forms and meaning, not related to Mbabaram dog.

hond

morally reprehensible person — see also scoundrel

it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog

on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog

the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog


broadway

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(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.


dead money

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(poker slang) Chips that a player who has since folded has put into the pot.


TAG

en-adj

TAG (comparative more TAG, superlative most TAG)

more TAG (comparative)
most TAG (superlative)

(poker) Tight (inclined to play only strong starting hands and fold otherwise) and aggressive (inclined to raise often).


ajax

(poker slang) An ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.


string bet

(poker) Action where a player first calls, bets or raises a certain amount and then adds more. It can be used to gather weakness/strength tells from opponents before deciding how many chips to add into the pot. It is not allowed in most games. To prevent string betting, player's action is considered final as soon as the player orally states the amount they bet/raise, say for example "call" or the first chip touches the table in front of their stack/cards.

(poker) A raise where the chips are put into play in more than one movement. Such a raise is usually illegal and counts as a call.


string bet

en-verb

string bet (third-person singular simple present string bets, present participle string betting, simple past and past participle string bet)

string bets (present singular third-person)
string betting (participle present)
string bet (participle past)
string bet (past)


Anna Kournikova

en-noun

Anna Kournikova (plural Anna Kournikovas)

Named after Anna Kournikova (born 1981), Russian tennis player. Introduced by poker commentator Vince van Patten during a WPT tournament because it "looks great but never wins".

(poker, slang) In Texas hold 'em, the hole cards ace-king (unsuited).


bet out

en-verb

bet out (third-person singular simple present bets out, present participle betting out, simple past and past participle bet out)

bets out (present singular third-person)
betting out (participle present)
bet out (participle past)
bet out (past)

Early players folded, and Ann bet out with two queens.

(poker) To be the first in a round to put money in the pot.


time bank

time banks (plural)
timebank (alternative)

(poker) A player's allotment of additional time in online poker games.


angle-shoot

angle-shoot (third-person singular simple present angle-shoots, present participle angle-shooting, simple past and past participle angle-shot)

angle-shoots (present singular third-person)
angle-shooting (participle present)
angle-shot (participle past)
angle-shot (past)
angle shoot (alternative)

The floor will rule one way or another; the point isn't so much to win the ruling as to put the spotlight on the offending player so he's less likely to angle-shoot on future hands.

2006, Randy Burgess, Ultimate Guide to Poker Tells: Devastate Opponents by Reading Body Language, →ISBN, page 149:

(poker, slang) To use a trick that is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, but which is used to gain unfair advantage.


angle-shoot

angle-shoots (plural)
angle shoot (alternative)

As MacPhee says, “if an angle-shoot is within the rules and plus-EV then do it!”

2010 April 22, Brett Collson, “Slowrolling: Disgraceful or Strategic?”, in Poker News Daily:

(slang, poker) Alternative form of angle shot.


angle shoot

The change will also take away one potential angle shoot at the poker tables, as it will make it easier for players to confirm their opponent's stack sizes without wondering if cash is hidden on the tables, though this is almost certainly not the reason behind the change.

2015 March 16, Ed Scimia, “MGM Folds on Cash Play At US Poker Tables”, in Cardschat News - Worldwide Gambling News:


angle shot

I'll always gamble, anytime, but he's taking so many angle shots at the table it's not even funny.

2008 June 25, John Phan, “WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A”, in CardPlayer:

Angle shots are used to gain an unfair advantage in the game-to obtain information that a player shouldn't legally have yet, or to manipulate opponents. What can make angle shots so frustrating is that they are nearly always impossible to prove.

2009 May 31, Barbara Connors, “Angle-Shooting: Dishonorable Discharge”, in PokerPlayer:

(slang, poker) An act performed in order to angle-shoot; a trick used to gain unfair advantage.


angle shooter

Technically, angle shooting is not cheating. Angle shooters don't break the rules-they just make it their personal mission to bend them as much as humanly possible.

(slang, poker) A player who uses unfair tricks to gain advantage; one who angle-shoots.


gut shot

gut shots (plural)
gutshot (alternative)

If you raise, you're probably going to force players with second pair or a gut shot to fold, so your best option is to call.

2014, V.T., Playing Online Texas Hold ‘Em:


gut-shot straight

en-noun

gut-shot straight (plural gut-shot straights)

gut-shot straights (plural)
gut shot straight (alternative)
gutshot straight (alternative)

Whenever you decide to draw to a gut-shot straight, you need to be sure that the pot will not be raised behind you.

2003, Matthew Hilger, Internet Texas Hold'em, →ISBN, page 190:

There is half the chance of hitting a gut-shot straight draw as making an open-ended straight draw and that is why the gut-shot draws should be discarded and the open-ended draws considered as a decent chance.

2008, Paul Mendelson, The Mammoth Book of Poker, →ISBN:

inside straight draw
inside straight draw

(poker slang) A straight obtained by an inside straight draw; a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight, e.g. 3-4-6-7 requiring a five.


monster hand

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Pocket aces is a monster hand in no-limit hold-'em poker.

(poker) A powerful hand (group of cards of a player), one that will rarely be beaten.


pre-flop

pre-flops (plural)
preflop (alternative)

Let's review the strategies for the pre-flop, flop, turn and river.

(poker) The period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.


pre-flop

pre-flop betting round

pre-flop raiser

(poker) Of or characteristic of the pre-flop.


pre-flop

raise pre-flop


triple barrel

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(poker) The act of bluffing on the flop, turn and river in the same round.


triple barrel

en-verb

triple barrel (third-person singular simple present triple barrels, present participle triple barreling or triple barrelling, simple past and past participle triple barreled or triple barrelled)

triple barrels (present singular third-person)
triple barreling (participle present)
triple barrelling (participle present)
triple barreled (participle past)
triple barreled (past)
triple barrelled (participle past)
triple barrelled (past)


rakeback

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(poker) A rebate on the rake paid by a poker player.


top pair

My hand: K4. The table: 27K. I have top pair (KK).

(poker) A pair consisting of one hole card and the highest-ranking community card.


bottom pair

My hand: K4. The table: 48T. I have bottom pair (44).

(poker) A pair consisting of one hole card and the lowest-ranking community card.


middle pair

My hand: 58. The table: 48T. I have middle pair (88).

(poker) A pair consisting of one hole card and a community card that is neither the highest-ranking (top pair) or the lowest-ranking (bottom pair).


gap concept

(poker) The notion that a player should have higher standards to play against someone who has already bet (i.e., the player should play tighter, play fewer hands).


pokerclack

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(poker) A tutting sound (with the tongue touching the front teeth) made by a poker player when seeing the hole cards. It is a deliberate exaggerated expression of sadness, considered a tell of having very good cards.


double gutshot

Example of double gutshot: My hole cards are 87. The board is A64T. With the right card on the river, I can make 8-high straight or T-high straight.

(poker) A drawing hand in which there are two gutshot possibilities, i.e., two opportunities at making a straight, either of which needs only one card.


WSOP

(poker) Any of the series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas since 2005.


multitable

en-adj

multitable (comparative more multitable, superlative most multitable)

more multitable (comparative)
most multitable (superlative)

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At this multitable tournament, 36 players will begin playing in four tables of nine players each.

Involving multiple tables (in various senses).

(poker, said of a poker tournament) Consisting of multiple tables.


multitable

en-verb

multitable (third-person singular simple present multitables, present participle multitabling, simple past and past participle multitabled)

multitables (present singular third-person)
multitabling (participle present)
multitabled (participle past)
multitabled (past)

(Internet poker) To play in multiple tables simultaneously.


effective stack size

en-noun

effective stack size (plural effective stack sizes)

Consider a heads-up no-limit game: if Player A has 40k chips and Player B has 70k chips, the effective stack size is 40k chips.

(poker) The maximum amount of chips in one's stack that is able to be wagered, after all the possible bets, raises and reraises.


main pot

Player A goes all-in with 300 chips. Player B raises, and goes all-in with 400 chips. Player C calls. Main pot = 900 chips (300 from each player). Side pot = 200 chips (the remaining 100 from players B and C).

(poker) The pot that contains the chips bet and raised by each player, up to the same amount wagered by the player all-in with the least amount of chips. Further bets and raises form the side pot or side pots.


side pot

(poker) A pot separated from the main pot, containing the chips bet and raised by players, up from the amount wagered by the player all-in with the fewest chips.


forced bet

(poker) The small blind, the big blind, or the ante.


high-low split

Omaha high-low split
Omaha high-low split

(poker) The rule, present in the game Omaha high-low split, of dividing the pot in half, between the player with the highest and lowest-ranking.


Omaha high-low split

(poker) A variant of Omaha with high-low split (sharing the pot between the players with the highest and lowest hands).


Huey, Dewey and Louie

After the nephews of Donald Duck in Disney cartoons.

Gentleman Johnny's Huey, Dewey and Louie are the next highest cards visible. The three twos look puny against light-fingered Tucker's kings, but Johnny's still in the pot.

2011, Warren Bull, Murder Manhattan Style, Untreed Reads, →ISBN, page 40:

(poker, slang) Three twos; a three of a kind of twos.


M-ratio

M=(mbox stack)/(mbox smallblind+ mbox bigblind+ mbox totalantes)

A player in an eight-player game with blinds of $50/$100, an ante of $10, and a stack of $2,300 has an M-ratio of 10. It would take 10 orbits for their chips to deplete if they only fold each time.
M=(2300)/(50+100+(10×8))=(2300)/(230)=10

(poker) A measure of the health of one's stack: the stack divided by the sum of the small blind, the big blind and the antes of each player. The result (M) is the time (the number of orbits) it would take for one's chips to deplete if the player only passively places their forced bets and otherwise folds.


VPIP

Abbreviation of voluntarily placed (money) in the pot.

abbrev

If a player voluntarily puts money in the pot every two hands, their VPIP is 50%.

(poker) The percentage of hands where a player voluntarily placed money in the pot, if given the opportunity to do so.


early position

(poker) The position of the first players to play the current hand, such as: UTG (under the gun), UTG+1, UTG+2.


middle position

(poker) The position of players between the early and the late position positions, such as: MP1, MP2, MP3.


late position

(poker) The position of the last players to play the current hand, usually not counting the blinds, such as: BTN (button), CO (cutoff).


rule of four

(poker) The rule of multiplying the number of outs by four to discover one's approximate chance to make one's hand on the turn or river. Compare rule of two.


rule of two

(poker) The rule of multiplying the number of outs by two to discover one's approximate chance to make one's hand on the river.


LAG

en-adj

LAG (comparative more LAG, superlative most LAG)

more LAG (comparative)
most LAG (superlative)

(poker) Loose (inclined to play many starting hands, including weak ones) and aggressive (inclined to raise often).


fold equity

en-noun

fold equity (usually uncountable, plural fold equities)

Alice holds A♣6♥. Brian holds 2♥2♦. Flop: 9♠7♣3♦. If there's no more betting, the pot equity at showdown is: Alice = 31.5%, Brian = 68.5%. But, if Alice bets and Brian is 70% likely to fold, then Alice's fold equity is 70% × 68.5% = 48.2925%. Total pot equity if Alice bets = 31.5% + 48.2925% = 79.7925%.

(poker) The portion of the pot one expects to win, on average, by a bet that induces opponents to fold, rather than by seeing the showdown.


suck-out

(poker slang) Alternative form of suck out.


in the tank

He went in the tank after his opponent put him all in.

(poker, slang) Contemplating a decision for a long time.


gtd

$100k gtd = at least 100,000 dollars are going to be split among the winners


donkament

(poker, slang, derogatory) A poker tournament with a poor standard of play.


two-table

en-verb

two-table (third-person singular simple present two-tables, present participle two-tabling, simple past and past participle two-tabled)

two-tables (present singular third-person)
two-tabling (participle present)
two-tabled (participle past)
two-tabled (past)

(poker) To play at two tables simultaneously.


calling station

en-noun

calling station (plural calling stations)

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(poker, derogatory) A player who consistently calls bets and rarely (if ever) raises, regardless of the strength of their hand.


blocking bet

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(poker) A small bet intended to discourage other players from placing larger bets.


dry pot

(poker) An empty side pot created when a player is all in and is called by at least two other players, but not raised. If subsequent betting occurs, the money will go to the dry pot.


MTT

MTT (countable and uncountable, plural MTTs)

(poker) Initialism of Multi-Table Tournament.


miscaller

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When the loser thinks he has the hand beat he turns over his hand only to find that the winner has miscalled his hand, and since "cards speak," the miscaller wins.

1983, David M. Hayano, Poker Faces: The Life and Work of Professional Card Players, page 59:

(poker) One who makes an incorrect call.


bring-in

(poker) An initial bet normally assigned on the first round of a stud poker game to the player whose upcards indicate the poorest hand.


puppy foot

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From the resemblance of the club symbol to the pads of a dog's paw.


set mine

en-verb

set mine (third-person singular simple present set mines, present participle set mining, simple past and past participle set mined)

set mines (present singular third-person)
set mining (participle present)
set mined (participle past)
set mined (past)
setmine (alternative)

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It is most profitable to set mine when you and your opponents have deep stacks.

(poker, Texas hold-em) To enter a hand with a low pair in hopes of flopping a set, i.e. three of a kind.


luckbox

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(poker, slang, derogatory) A player whose successes are the result of good luck.


stop-and-go

They'll also hit you with unexpected check-raises in unlikely situations and maybe even throw stop-and-gos at you from the blind.

2006, John Vorhaus, Killer Poker Online 2, page 149:

The stop-and-go is a play in which you call a raise from the big blind, and then push on any flop. In my opinion, the stop-and-go is another case of fancy play syndrome. I honestly can't remember the last time I used this play […]

Jonathan Little, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker (volume 1)

(poker) A combination of moves in which, before the flop is dealt, the player calls on an opponent's raise, and then after the flop is dealt, goes all in, regardless of whether the flop works with their hand.


backraise

backraise (third-person singular simple present backraises, present participle backraising, simple past and past participle backraised)

backraises (present singular third-person)
backraising (participle present)
backraised (participle past)
backraised (past)

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(poker) To raise after calling in the same round


downbet

downbet (third-person singular simple present downbets, present participle downbetting, simple past and past participle downbet or downbetted)

downbets (present singular third-person)
downbetting (participle present)
downbet (participle past)
downbet (past)
downbetted (participle past)
downbetted (past)

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(poker) To bet a smaller amount than in the previous round of bets


must-move

(poker) Describing a game or table at which the players are committed to move to another game if a seat opens up in that game.


card removal

(poker) The hands which the cards the player is holding prevent other players from holding.


idiot end

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Idiot end example: a player forms a straight with the hole card 5♣ and community cards 6♥7♦8♠9♦. This can be beaten by an opponent holding any 10 card.

(poker, derogatory) A straight or straight flush hand formed by combining one or more low hole cards with the community cards, which is vulnerable to be beaten by an opponent using one or more higher hole cards to form a better hand of the same type.


four flush

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(poker) A hand that is one card short of being a full flush.


boardcard

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There is a betting round, and the dealer burns and turns a final boardcard.[…]At Texas holdem, each player receives two cards to start, and at the showdown may play both individual cards and three boardcards, called “playing the board.”

1984, Louisiana Administrative Code; Title 42: Louisiana Gaming, page 71:

Texas Hold ’Em and Omaha Poker / These poker games involve cards dealt to the players as well as boardcards that can be mutually used to improve hands. Players are dealt two downcards in Texas Hold ’Em, followed by a series of betting rounds. With each betting round, a new boardcard is added.

1997, Vincent H. Eade, Raymond H. Eade, Introduction to the Casino Entertainment Industry, Prentice Hall, →ISBN, page 136:

Three boardcards are turned simultaneously and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each.

2007, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI Press, →ISBN, page 490:

(poker) One of a set of cards that are dealt face up, from which a certain number of cards may be (or must be, depending on the game) used to create each player's final hand.


come hand

This has several bad implications. For one, you'll lose the ability to steal pots when you make a small pair on the next card. When you sometimes bet come hands, your opponents know that you often can have real betting hands as well.

(poker) A hand of cards that is not yet complete but has the potential to become a powerful hand when further cards are dealt or shown.


royal straight flush

en-noun

royal straight flush (plural royal straight flushes)


nut straight

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(poker) The best possible straight available (which cannot be beaten by any other straight, though it can still be beaten by a better non-straight hand).


nut flush

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(poker) The best possible flush available.


nut full house

(poker) The best possible full house available.


weakie

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And now we enter the real chess arena, where, haughty about ratings, everybody has only one thought in mind: to win — to pile up plaudits against the county grader's autumnal assessment. And to this end we all hope for a weaker opponent, but in the tournaments there are no outright weakies.

2010, John Healy, Coffeehouse Chess Tactics: An Astonishing Trip Into the World of Competitive Chess, Alkmaar, Netherlands: New In Chess, page 17:

(especially chess and poker, rare) An unskilled player.


inside straight

inside straight (plural inside straights)

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inside straight draw
inside straight draw#English

(poker) Ellipsis of inside straight draw.


BRM

(poker) Abbreviation of Bankroll Management.


open-ender

open ended straight draw
open ended straight draw#English

(poker) Synonym of open ended straight draw.


seven-card stud

(poker) A version of stud poker where each individual receives seven cards, three face down and four face up.


outchip

en-verb

outchip (third-person singular simple present outchips, present participle outchipping, simple past and past participle outchipped)

outchips (present singular third-person)
outchipping (participle present)
outchipped (participle past)
outchipped (past)

If someone before you comes in with a CSI of 22, you should continue to act as a CSI of 15. However, if it's folded to you on the button, you outchip both of your remaining opponents.

2007, Lee Nelson, Tysen Streib, Kim Lee, Kill Everyone: Advanced Strategies for No-Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournaments and Sit-n-Go's, Las Vegas, N.V.: Huntington Press, →ISBN, page 68:

(poker, rare) To have more (poker chips) than.


one-outer

It is even more aggravating if you are a serious professional poker player who has just invested several hours in patiently awaiting his good hand of the day, only to have it cracked and smashed to bits by some loudmouth drunken slob who never even bothered to look at his cards, raised everything, and in the end sucked out a one-outer to beat you.

2014, Victor H. Royer, Powerful Profits From Poker:

(poker) A hand that wins after receiving the only possible remaining card that could transform it into the best hand.


AFq

aggression frequency
aggression frequency#English

(poker) Initialism of aggression frequency.


TPTK

(poker) Initialism of top pair top kicker.


full of

Queens full of nines — three queens and two nines.

The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings — three aces and two kings.

Full house. Eights full of aces. A higher full house. Aces full of sixes.

2006 November 14, Casino Royale, spoken by Dealer (Andreas Daniel):

(poker) Used to designate a type of full house; the three of a kind is "full of" the pair.


stone bubble

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(poker) The point in a poker tournament where after one more player is eliminated all players will be guaranteed prize money (but the eliminated player receives no prize money).


stone bubble

stone bubble (third-person singular simple present stone bubbles, present participle stone bubbling, simple past and past participle stone bubbled)

stone bubbles (present singular third-person)
stone bubbling (participle present)
stone bubbled (participle past)
stone bubbled (past)

(poker) To be the last player eliminated in a poker tournament to receive no prize money, with all remaining players guaranteed to receive a prize.