Poker Terms and Definitions
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All Blue, or All Pink
A hand of flush
All the Way
Cincinnati where the bet levels keep increasing
All-In
The act of putting all one's money in a bet is known as an all-in
Betting Stakes
The allowed limits for raises and bets in a game
Betty Hutton
A Seven-card game where fives and nines are all wild
Bicycle
A straight to the five . . . ace, two, three, four and five (Wheel).
Case Card
The last card which is available of a particular suit or value
Cash In
To act of exchanging one's chips for cash and then quitting the game (Cash Out).
Casino Poker
Poker games that are played in Casinos, generally public games
Deal
The act of distributing cards to the players on the table
Deal Off
Dealing the last hand of the game.
Deal Out
To remove a player from a particular hand.
Face Card
Any type of a picture card
Faced
(1) A card dealt facing up (2) To get a face card.
Fall of the Cards
The order of dealing cards to the players
Garbage
The discarded cards
Gardena Razz
Refer to Razz (2)
Gardena, California
A very popular place for public poker club
Half-Pot Limit
A betting limit which is equal to half of the pot's size
Hand
The cards which are dealt to a particular player
Hand Cards
Hidden cards which are dealt to a player facing-down.
In the Hole
In a stud poker game, the cards which are dealt facing down
Ku Klux Klan
Three kings.
Laddie
A fellow player in a poker game
Little Blind
The smallest and the first blind bet.
Little Bobtail
A straight flush of three cards
Make
A hand having a good shot at the pot.
Make Good
To pay back the money which is owed to the pot.
Opener
Any player who is the first to put money in the pot
Openers
A hand which can start the betting
Option
Five-card, stud of high low having a twist.
Pass
checking or dropping out rather than betting
Pass and Out
A game which does not allow checking in the first round.
Riffle
Flipping with the thumb through the deck's edge
Riffle Cull
A technique used for arranging the cards for stacking a deck
Slow Play
Allowing other players to place bets while having a very strong hand
Slow Roll
Revealing the hand in slow motion, one at a time during showdown.
Smooth
The lowball hand which is lowest of a given value, like seven, four, three, two, ace, in a seven low.
Twist
A draw in a stud game or in a draw poker an extra draw
Twist Your Neighbor
Drawing cards from the other players' hands
Two Pair
Two different pairs with different values in a particular hand.
Welcher
A player who does not pay a debt
Wheel
Refer to Bicycle
Wing
Having a winning streak
