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Here is a glossary if you don't know all the poker terms out there.

All-in
Putting all of the chips you have at the table into the pot, creating a side pot for the remaining players.

American Airlines
The name of a pair of Aces in the pocket.

Ante
The pot. The total amount being wagered upon.

Backraise
A re-raise from a player who originally called.

Bad Beat
When a good hand is beat by a longshot draw.

Bet Odds
The odds you get as a result of evaluating the number of callers to a raise.

Blind
A mandatory bet placed before the cards are dealt to force money into the pot. You usually have to post a blind when you join a game.

Bluff
Betting even though you don't have a good hand.

Bottom Dealing
A form of live cheating where the bottom card is usually preset and dealt instead of the top card.

Button
A symbol to designate which player is sitting in the dealer's position.

Calling Station
A passive and loose player who does not raise much, but calls more than he or she should.

Check
When no bets are pending, to pass your turn.

Cleaned Out
Being taken for all your money, in Holdåm or otherwise.

Collusion
A form of cheating where multiple parties help each other in deciding the best course of action. Dead Man's Hand Two Pair of Aces and Eights. The hand Wild Bill Hickock was holding when Jack McCall shot him in the back. False Shuffle A form of live cheating where the deck is shuffled in a manner to prearrange the cards. Flop 1. n. the first three community cards dealt face up on the table. 2. v. used to describe what your hand was after the flop. I flopped the nuts!

Flush
Having a poker hand of five cards whose suits all match.

Fold
To give up your hand and forfeit the pot to the remaining players.

Four-of-a-Kind
A poker hand consisting of all four cards of the same type.

Free Card
The card you get as result of semi-bluffing from late or last position so that all the players check to you.

Grinding
Playing in a style with minimal risk and modest gains over a long period of time.

Heads-Up
When only two players are involved with a hand.

Implied Odds
The odds you are getting after the assumed result of betting for the remainder of the hand.

Jackpot
A prize fund awarded to a player who meets a set of predetermined requirements. For example, some casinos will give a jackpot to someone who gets four-of-a-kind or higher and loses.

Kicker
In a tie hand between one pair, two pair, or three-of-a-kind, the remaining card(s) that make up the hand. The player with the highest card(s) wins.

Late Position
Being one of the last to act in a betting round. Usually an advantage.

Limping
Calling a blind pre-flop without raising.

Live Hand
An active hand. One that has not folded.

Long Shot
Making a hand despite having few outs and/or poor odds.

Low Limit
A game where the amounts wagered are small.

Mechanic
A player who has the ability to illegally manipulate cards for favorable results.

Middle Position
Being in between early and late position.

No Limit
Considered one of the last true forms of poker, where the amount you can bet is limited by the number of chips in front of you.

On the Button
Being the last player to act in a betting round. Dealer's Position.

Outs
The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand.

Pair
A poker hand comprised of two cards of the same type and three others.

Pot Odds
The odds you get when analyzing the current size of the pot vs. your next call.

Pre-Flop
The space of time after you've been dealt your pocket cards and before the flop is dealt.

Ratholing
The illegal action of taking money off the table and putting it somewhere else.

Reading
Analysis of a player based on how they play, mannerisms, and tells.

Ring game
A normal game, as opposed to a tournament game or a non-money game with your uncles.

Royal Flush
The highest ranking hand. Having a straight 10 to Ace of all the same suit.

Rush
A winning streak

Sandbagging
Holding back and calling despite the fact that you have a very good hand, usually to disguise strength, provoke bluffs, and to check-raise.

Short Buying
Purchasing chips after your initial purchase. Usually the minimum for a short buy-in is less than the initial buy-in.

Showdown
The final phase after all betting has ended and players reveal their cards.

Side Pot
Bets made into a new pot after a player has gone all-in.

Slow Playing
Playing deceptively with a strong hand by checking and calling with the intention of raising once the pot is larger.

Small Blind
The smaller or the two blinds posted prior to the dealing of cards. This is usually by the player sitting directly to the left of the dealer.

Soft Seat
A seat or game which is favorable because of the lack of skill at the table.

Spread Limit
A betting structure where you can bet any amount within a certain range.

Steal Raise
A raise by someone in late position in an attempt to reduce the number of players and/or steal the pot.

Steamrolling
Re-raising to make a player(s) call two bets instead of one.

Straddle
Posting an extra blind when one sits to the left of the big blind.

String Calls
An illegal call like saying I've got a pair of Jacks., then after your opponents have revealed their hands or just simply reacted to that, saying Oh, and I've also got a pair of sevens, too or a similar situation.

Table Stakes
The rule that you can only play a hand with the money you have at the table.

Tell
An action that gives clues about the cards someone is holding.

Tight
Adjective to describe a player who selects hands very carefully and folds easily.

Top Pair
Having a pair with the highest card on the board and one in the pocket.

Top Two Pair
Having both your pocket cards match the highest two cards on the board.

Turn
The fourth community card dealt face up in a Holdåm game.

Underpair
A pocket pair of lower value than the lowest card on the board.

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