| A |
| Aces Full |
A full house with three aces and any pair. |
| Ace-High |
A five card hand that contains one Ace, with no straight or flush or a hand with no pair in it. |
| Aces Up |
A hand that contains two pairs, one of which is Aces. |
| Action |
Checking/Betting/Raising. A game in which players are playing a lot of pots is considered an "action" game. |
| Active Player |
Any player who is still in the hand. |
| Add-on |
A purchase of more chips (optional) at the end of the re-buy period in a tournament. |
| All-In |
When a player bets all his/her
chips.: In online poker, you may be deemed "All-in"
when you are disconnected (even if you have chips remaining). |
| American Airlines
|
Two Aces. |
| Ante |
Money placed in the pot before the hand is begun. |
| Back to top |
| B |
| Bad Beat |
When a hand is beaten by a lucky draw. |
| Belly Buster |
A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight. |
| Bet |
To place chips into the pot. |
| Bet the Pot |
When a player bets the amount of the pot. |
| Bicycle |
A straight that is A-2-3-4-5. |
| Big Blind |
A designated amount that is placed by the player
sitting in the second position, clockwise from the dealer,
before any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress
must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.) |
| Big Slick |
A hand that contains an A-K. |
| Blind |
The bet(s) that must be made by the two players
sitting directly to the dealer's left which will start the
action on the first round of betting.
The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind"
bet is one that is made in the dark without looking at your
cards.) |
| Blind Raise
|
When a player raises without looking at his hand. |
| Bluff |
To make other players believe that one has a
better hand than he/she might otherwise
have by betting or raising
when they do not have the best hand. |
| Boardcards |
The cards that are dealt face-up in a poker
game for all players to see. In flop
games, five cards are dealt face-up in the center of the
table. In Seven Card Stud, four
cards are dealt face-up in front of each player. |
| Bottom Pair |
When a player uses the lowest card on the flop
to make a pair with one of his own cards. |
| Broadway |
An Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10). |
| Bring-In |
The forced bet made on the first round of betting
by the player who is dealt the lowest card showing in Seven
Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. In Razz
(Lowball) it is the highest card showing |
| Bring It In |
To start the betting on the first round. |
| Broomcorn's Uncle |
A player who antes himself broke. |
| Bullets |
A pair of Aces. |
| Bump |
To raise. |
| Button |
Also known as the dealer button, it is a small
round disk that is moved from player to player in a clockwise
direction following each hand, to theoretically indicat |
