Casino Dictionary
Poker Definitions
106 terms in this category. Open any term for full dictionary detail.
Absent Button
Also known as Missed Blind Button, this is a button that's p... Learn More
Action
This is when the player is acting in turn. A fold, check, ca... Learn More
Aggressive Action
A wager that could enable a player to win a pot without a sh... Learn More
Ante
This is a pre-determined contribution to the Pot by all play... Learn More
Bad Beat
This is when a player has a great hand and can't fold but th... Learn More
Bet
(1) The act of making a wager before anyone else on a bettin... Learn More
Betting Round
This is the complete cycle from the first bettor to the last... Learn More
Big Blind
The larger amount of the two forced pre-flop bets. It is the... Learn More
Blind
This is a forced pre-flop bet, there are usually two; the Bi... Learn More
Bluff
This is when a player bets or raises with the knowledge that... Learn More
Board
This is the five community cards that are placed face up on ... Learn More
Button
A player who is in the designated dealer position. See deale... Learn More
California Lowball
Ace-to-five lowball with a joker. Learn More
Call
This is when a player matches the bet or the raise. The acti... Learn More
Cap
This is the maximum amount of Rake or Commission to be colle... Learn More
Capped
Describes the situation in limit poker in which the maximum ... Learn More
Cards Speak
This is when a hand is placed face up, open and flat on the ... Learn More
Check
This is when the player bets nothing and passes the turn to ... Learn More
Collection
The fee charged in a game (taken either out of the pot or fr... Learn More
Collection Drop
A fee charged for each hand dealt. Learn More
Commission
The percentage of the pot due to the House or the amount tak... Learn More
Common Card
A card dealt faceup to be used by all players at the showdow... Learn More
Community Cards
This is when certain cards are dealt face up and can be used... Learn More
Complete The Bet
To increase an all-in bet or forced bet to a full bet in lim... Learn More
Cooler
This is the person that beats your great hand with an even b... Learn More
Cut Card
The card used to shield the bottom of the deck. Learn More
Dead Button
This is when a dealer places a button in front of an empty s... Learn More
Dead Hand
This is a hand that has no claim on the Pot. This hand is no... Learn More
Dead Money
Chips that are taken into the center of the pot because they... Learn More
Deal
This is the distribution of playing cards to the players, or... Learn More
Dealer Button
A player who is in the designated dealer position. See butto... Learn More
Dealt-Out Button
A button placed by the dealer that shows that this player is... Learn More
Defective Deck
This is a deck that contains an incorrect number of cards, d... Learn More
Discard(s)
In a draw game, to throw cards out of your hand to make room... Learn More
Down Card
This is a card that's dealt face down. Learn More
Draw
This can mean the action of taking or replacing additional c... Learn More
Drawing Dead
This is when a players hand can never improve beyond their o... Learn More
Drop Slide
This is a device that is attached to the table and it's used... Learn More
Facecard
A king, queen, or jack. Learn More
Fixed Limit
In limit poker, a betting structure where the bet size on ea... Learn More
Flashed Card
This is when a Down Card has been partially exposed. Learn More
Flop
This is the 1st three community cards that the dealer flips ... Learn More
Flush
This is a 5 card hand where all the cards are the same suit ... Learn More
Forced Bet
This is a mandatory bet, during the first betting round, for... Learn More
Fourth (4th) Street
Also known as the Turn Card; this is the fourth out of five ... Learn More
Full Boat
Also known as a Full House, this is a 5 card hand where ther... Learn More
Full House
Also known as a Full Boat, this is a 5 card hand where there... Learn More
Going South
This is when a player takes poker chips off the table and pl... Learn More
Head to Head
This is when there are only two active players betting on th... Learn More
Heads-Up Play
Only two players involved in play. Learn More
Holecards
The cards dealt facedown to a player. Learn More
Insurance
A side agreement when someone is all-in for a player in a po... Learn More
Joker
The joker is a "partly wild card” in high draw poker and ace... Learn More
Kicker
If the players have the same poker ranking, then the winner ... Learn More
Kill Blind
An oversize blind, usually twice the size of the big blind a... Learn More
Kill Button
A button used in a lowball game to indicate a player who has... Learn More
Kill Pot
A pot with a forced kill by the winner of the two previous p... Learn More
Leg Up
Being in a situation equivalent to having won the previous p... Learn More
Live Blind
This is a blind bet giving the player the option of raising ... Learn More
Manila
A type of poker Learn More
Miscall
This is when there's an incorrect verbal call on the ranking... Learn More
Missed Blind
A required bet that is not posted when it is your turn to do... Learn More
Missed Blind Button
Also known as Absent Button, this is a button that's placed ... Learn More
Muck
(1) The pile of discards gathered facedown in the center of ... Learn More
Mule
This is when the winner of a pot throws one or more chips to... Learn More
No Limit
A betting structure allowing players to wager any or all of ... Learn More
Omaha
A type of poker game Learn More
Open
This is the action of making the first bet. Learn More
Opener
This is the person who makes the first betting action. Learn More
Option
The choice to raise a bet given to a player with a blind. Learn More
Pass
(1) This is when you decline to bet, at which point you must... Learn More
Pat
Not drawing any cards in a draw game. Learn More
Poker
A card game where players bet on the value of their hands, w... Learn More
Position
(1) The relation of a player's seat to the blinds or the but... Learn More
Pot
This refers to the sum of money that players wager during a ... Learn More
Pot-Limit
The betting structure of a game in which you are allowed to ... Learn More
Proposition Bets
A side bet not related to the outcome of the hand. Learn More
Protected Hand
When the player is physically holding the cards or if the ca... Learn More
Rabbit Hunting
This is when the player wants to see a card that he would ha... Learn More
Raise
This is when a player increases the size of his bet, forcing... Learn More
Rake
Also known as Commission, this is the act of taking a percen... Learn More
Rank
In poker games, the worth of a set of cards compared to othe... Learn More
Re-raise
To raise someone's raise. Learn More
River Card
This is the final card to be turned over so it is face up on... Learn More
Round
This is the cycle of bets made by the players following the ... Learn More
Royal Flush
This is a hand that holds a 10, Jack, Queen, King & Ace of t... Learn More
Scoop
To win the entire pot in a high-low split game by a wager or... Learn More
Short Buy
This is when the player purchases chips that are less then t... Learn More
Showdown
After everyone is done betting, the remaining players will s... Learn More
Side Pot
This is a separate Pot created because one or more players a... Learn More
Small Blind
The smaller amount of the two forced pre-flop bets. In a gam... Learn More
Splashing the Pot
This is when the player throws chips, whether accidentally o... Learn More
Split Pot
A pot that is divided among players, either because of a tie... Learn More
Splitting Blinds
When no one else has entered the pot, an agreement between t... Learn More
Stack
Chips in front of a player. Learn More
Straddle
An optional additional blind bet, typically made by the play... Learn More
Straight
This is a hand where all five cards are in sequence. For exa... Learn More
Straight Flush
This is a hand where all five cards are in sequence and they... Learn More
String Bet
The action by a player of 'raising' in more than one motion,... Learn More
Stub
This is the remaining portion of the deck after all of the c... Learn More
Table Stakes
(1) The amount of money you have on the table. This is the m... Learn More
Tap Out
Also known as All-In, this is when the player bets all of th... Learn More
Time Collection
The collection of money due to the house determined as a set... Learn More
Turn Card
Also known as the 4th Street; this is the fourth out of five... Learn More
Up Card
A card that is dealt face up. Learn More
Well
This is a designated area inside the Float Tray to store a d... Learn More