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There are so many poker terms, abbreviations, and even some slang, that it requires some studying (or googling) to truly understand poker talk. This comprehensive list of poker terminology will help you understand the lingo.
Jan 20, 2021 · Bottom set: the lowest three of a kind on the board, where a player holds a pocket pair that matches the lowest card on the board; Bounty: a special reward in tournaments for eliminating a bounty player; Brick: A blank card that doesn’t help any draws; Brick and mortar: a land-based real casino building
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Blank – A card that appears to have no effect on who is ahead in a poker pot. Suppose the flop is the ace of clubs, ten of spades, and nine of spades. There’s betting, and then the turn card is the two of hearts. It’s unlikely that this card helped any player involved, so it is called a blank.
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Feb 12, 2024 · Blank: A blank refers to a card in a flop game of poker that has been dealt but does not affect the strength of a player’s hand. For example, if a player was looking for a heart card to complete a flush but a 4 of spades was turned over, this card would have no effect on the player’s hand.
- Backdoor
- Bad Beat
- Bb
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- Bingo Poker
- Blind
- Bluff
- Board
- Boat
A draw that requires two cards in a row to complete, e.g. having three of one suit on the flop in hold ’em means you have a backdoor flush draw: you will have a flush if two more of that suit come on the turn and the river.
A losing a hand that you were a (big) favorite to win, “I suffered a really bad beat when I moved all-in with my pocket aces and John hit his runner-runner flush”
1. Big Blind, the person two places left of the dealer has to put in an amount of chips before the cards are dealt. This amount is usually (but not always) twice the size of the small blind (SB). 2. Big Bet, most limit poker games double the bet sizes on the last betting round(s). The larger bet sizes are called “big bets.” See also SB.
To put chips into the pot. Only used for the first such action during a betting round; the others may either “call”, “fold” or “raise.”
When the player in the big blind position hits a good flop or wins a hand despite holding bad cards. This is because, with chips already in the pot, the big blind is more likely to see a flop holding poor cards than any other position.
Derogatory term for a poker game where the players have no skill, or perhaps a tournament where the blinds increase too quickly, meaning players are generally relying on luck to win any given hand.
1. The small and big blinds that are put into the pot before the cards are dealt, “I raised from the button, hoping to steal the blinds” 2. The person in one of the blind positions, “the big blind re-raised” 3. The relative position (which is always the first two after the dealer), “I don’t play QJo from the blinds” 4. In a live game, to make a mov...
Betting or raising in hopes of your opponent(s) folding, as you do not believe that you have the best hand. See also “semibluff”.
The shared community cards in Hold’em and Omaha, e.g. the flop, turn, and river. “the board paired, giving me a full houseagainst his flush”
A hand that consists of three of a kind and a pair, e.g. A-A-K-K-K. If two people both have full houses, the one with the higher trips win. Also known as a full house. “I flopped a boat, and decided to slowplay it”
Blank. A board card that doesn't seem to affect the standings in the hand. If the flop is A-J-T, then a turn card of 2 would be considered a blank. Blind. A forced bet (or partial bet) put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt. Typically, blinds are put in by players immediately to the left of the button. See also "live blind." Bluff
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In poker, there is practically a library of poker terms that are commonly used. For the uninitiated, these terms can sound like a completely different language but can help accelerate your progress when learning how to play poker.
