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| Odds |
The likelihood
that a specific event will occur. |
| Omaha |
A game where
players are dealt 4 cards face down. The players
must use two of the four cards and two from community
cards. |
| Omaha Hi-Lo |
Variation of
Omaha where there is a winner for the best high
hand and one for the best low hand. |
| Opener |
The player who
made the first voluntary bet. |
| Openers |
A hand
with which the betting can be started . Openers
applies to games that require a minimum card
rank to start the betting. |
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Overpair |
In Hold'em, a pocket
pair that is higher than any card on the board
(e.g. you have pocket Jacks and the flop is 986). |
| Outs |
Cards that can improve your
hand. For example, if you have 4 diamonds to
a flush there are 9 diamonds (13-4) that can
improve . |
| Outside Straight |
A hand that has four cards
to a straight, where the one card you need to complete the straight is
at the beginning or the end of the run. |
| Pair |
Two cards of the
same rank. |
| Pat |
A poker term to
describe a hand that does not need any draws.
E.g. receiving a flush from the deal. |
| Pocket Pair |
In Texas Hold'em,
a term describing a hand consisting of two hole cards of the same
rank. A face down pair. |
| Quads |
Four of a kind. |
| Raise |
The act of increasing the
amount of the prior wagers. |
| Rake |
The chips taken from the pot
by the casino as compensation for hosting/dealing
the game. |
| River |
In stud or hold'em,
the final card dealt (face up card). |
| Royal Flush |
An ace
high straight flush. |
| Small Blind |
In a game with multiple
blind bets, the smallest blind. See Blind. A
blind that is half the amount of the blind is
called a half blind. |
| Split Pot |
A pot divided evenly between
the winners when there is a tie. |
| Straight |
A hand with 5 cards
that have consecutive ranks. |
| Straight Flush |
A hand with 5 cards
that have consecutive ranks, all with same suit. |
| Stud Poker |
A game played with
exposed cards (up cards) and with one or more
concealed cards known as hole cards (down cards). |
| Table Stakes |
Rules in which the
betting and raising is limited to the money a player has on the table in front of
him/her. |
| Tell |
A tell is a term that describes
anything readable about a player that give away
information about the quality of their hand.
Tells include a players actions, verbal
behavior, expressions or body language. |
| Texas Hold'em |
Game
where each player receives two cards (face
down). Five communal cards are then dealt. Players
must build their best five card hand from the
seven cards. |
| Turn |
In Texas Hold 'Em, the
sixth card dealt which is the fourth communal
card. |
| Vigorish |
The amount taken by the house
for running a game. See also Rake. |
| Wild Card |
A special card that can be
labeled whatever suit and rank the possessor
desires. |
