Some common Poker terms

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I present to you some of the most important terms associated with the gameplay in poker. You will come across these terms more than quite a few times when you play with professionals or at online poker tables. And simply enough, using these terms instead of their vernacular descriptive forms, will make you sound like a real PRO. I hope you get it ! So here they are.. mouth them and make your friends believe what you are not !

act

To make a play (bet, call, raise, or fold) at the required time. It is Ted's turn to act.

action

1. A player's turn to act. The action is on you.
2. A willingness to gamble. I'll give you action or There's plenty of action in this game
3. A bet, along with all the calls of that bet. For example, if one player makes a $5 bet and three other players call, he is said to have $5 "in action", and to have received $15 worth of action on his bet. Usually this term comes into play when figuring side pots when one or more players is all in

all in

Having bet all of your chips in the current hand.

angle

A technically legal, but borderline unethical, play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse opponents about whether you mean to call or raise. A player employing such tactics is called an "angle shooter".

backraise

A reraise from a player that previously limped in the same betting round. I decided to backraise with my pocket eights to isolate the all-in player.

bet

1. Any money wagered during the play of a hand.
2. More specifically, the opening bet of a betting round.
3. In a fixed limit game, the standard betting amount. There were six bets in the pot when I called.

boxed card

A card encountered face-up in the assembled deck during the deal, as opposed to one overturned in the act of dealing. Most house rules treat a boxed card as if it didn't exist; that is, it is placed aside and not used. Different rules cover cards exposed during the deal.

buy-in

The minimum required amount of chips that must be "bought" to become involved in a game (or tournament). For example, a $4-$8 fixed limit game might require a player to buy at least $40 worth of chips to play. This is typically far less than an average player would expect to play with for any amount of time, but large enough that the player can play a number of hands without buying more, so the game isn't slowed down by constant chip-buying.

chip dumping

A form of collusion that happens during tournaments, especially in the early rounds. Two or more players decide to go all-in early. The winner gets a large amount of chips, which increases the player's chance of cashing. The winnings are then split among the colluders.

cutoff

The seat immediately to the right of the dealer button.

dealer

1. The person dealing the cards. Give Alice the cards, she's dealing.
2. The person who assumes that role for the purposes of betting order in a game, even though someone else might be physically dealing.

downcard

A card that is dealt facedown.

fish

1. An unskilled player who plays loosely and passively, calling a lot of bets.
2. To risk money on a long-shot bet.

fourth street

1. The fourth card dealt to the board in community card games. Also "turn".
2. The fourth card dealt to each player in stud.

poker face

A blank expression that does not reveal anything about the cards being held. Often used outside the world of poker.

redeal

To deal a hand again, possibly after a misdeal.

scare card

A card dealt face up (either to a player in a game such as stud or to the board in a community card game) that appears to create a strong hand for someone. The Jack of spades on the turn was a scare card because it put both flush and straight possibilities on the board.

underdog

An underdog or dog is a player with a smaller chance to win than another specified player. Frequently used when the exact odds are expressed. Harry might have been bluffing, but if he really had the king, my hand was a 4-to-1 dog, so I folded.

walk

A walk is the situation where all players fold to the big blind.