Poker Glossary
Action Player
This is a player who plays a lot of hands and raises often.
Active Player
Is used to refer to an active player, as opposed to a passive player who does not play his shots.
All-in
To use up all your chips in the current game.
Ante (or chip)
Small amount of chips put into the pot before the cards are dealt. An ante is an entry to be able to play. It is usually used in Stud games. To increase the interest of a party, the antes are sometimes added to the blinds.
The button
A marker to let people know the position of the dealer.
Babies
Cards whose value is less than 5.
Backraise
Action of following (usually in early position), and then re-raise after another player has raised.
Bad Beat
When a favourite hand is beaten by a weaker hand.
Bad Beat Jackpot
In most casinos and circles (and on some websites) jackpot shared by the players when a very strong hand is beaten by another very strong hand. Conditions to reach the jackpot vary places (sometimes a straight flush beating a square, other times full house beat by a square as, etc.).
Bankroll
The financial capital of a player.
Best Hand
The best hand, which logically will win the pot.
Bet
English word meaning to place a bet.
Blind Bet
Bet according to its position and not its cards.
Bet Half the Pot
Bet up to half the pot.
Bet Into
Bet to think that the hand has a greater value than its actual value.
Bet the Pot
Launch a bet equal to the pot.
Bicycle
Nickname of the smallest straight, A 2 3 4 5. (Sometimes called 'the wheel').
Big Blind
This is the mandatory bet required of the player to the left of the small blind.
Big slick
One of the nicknames starting hand A-K.
Blind
These are forced bets required by the two players left of the dealer.
Blocking bet
Getting the most often performed at the river, when there is no position and an average game. Using a small amount, is primarily intended to scare the opponent to dissuade focus more (which occur most often if you check out of position instead of focusing).
Bluff
Technique of raising with a hand that cannot win unless the other players fold.
Board
Another word for table. It is composed of five community cards: Flop, Turn and River.
Button
Special token tabled player who distributes the cards during the coup.
Broadway
Nickname Max straight A K Q J 10.
Burn a card
To remove an undisclosed to prevent any potential cheating.
Bubble
In a tournament, when there is more than one player to leave before getting to the money.
Buy In
Admission fee to participate in a tournament.
Buy the Pot
Using the technique of bluffing with a big raise.
Closed or private cards (pocket card)
Cards visible only by the player who received it.
Free Card
When there is no bid before returning a card.
Open card or common
Cards visible to all players. It can be used by all players to achieve the best possible combination.
Bubble
In a tournament, the moment where there is more than one player to get out.
Cash game
Part where we play with chips representing real money. The dealer will exchange the money deposited on the table by all players against chips. The player is free to stay or leave a cash game table at any time.
Check
Do not bet when it is your turn, retaining the ability to move or raise if a player bets before the betting round. This is possible as long as neither player has bet in the whole. The player says "Check".
Check Raise
Check with the intention of raising the betting round.
Chip Leader
Player with the highest number of chips in a tournament.
Community Card
Community cards, those on the table.
Continuation Bet
Recovery made by the player having already re-launched in the previous betting round..
Dead Hand
Hand ruled out suddenly, due to cheating.
Deal
To distribute cards.
Dealer
The one who deals out the cards.
Drawing Dead
Literally "drawing dead." Hope to hit a draw while the opponent has a game anyway (example: stay in the hand with a flush draw when the opponent has already received a full or flop.
Auction
Update of the player who can then open, call or raise.
Family Pot
A shot by at least 5 players on the flop.
Fast Game
A game with one or more raises in each betting round.
Fast Player
Aggressive player.
Fifth Street
Fifth community card, also known as River or River.
First Position
Be left of the dealer.
Fish
Refers to an inexperienced player, committing manifest errors and from whom it is easy to extract tokens or money.
Floating
Technique of paying a bluff bet on the flop with a marginal hand and position, in the hope that the bettor has made a "continuation bet" and lies down easily at the turn after a consistent.
Floor
In a casino or a circle, naming the person supervising the tables, taking decisions regarding the conduct of the game and settling disputes.
Flop
The first three community cards.
Flush
Five cards of the same colour.
Flush Draw
Four cards of the same colour.
Fold
Lie down, putting down your cards and not wanting to continue in the game.
Fourth Street
The fourth card which is dealt, also known as turn.
Freeroll
Tournament where the entry fee (buy-in) is free.
Freeze Out
Tournament where players have the same number of starting chips.
Full Table
Hold'em table with 9 or 10 players.
Gambler
Player who does not have a strategy.
Hand
A hand.
Head to Head
Confrontation between two players.
Heads-Up
Duel between two players.
Kicker
The highest card of the hand that is not part of the combination. The kicker determines the winner in case of a tie combination.
Lay down
To Lay down your cards of a good hand hoping to get a better hand for the opposition.
Limp in
Follow instead of raising when you have a good hand.
Hand
The player's cards.
Nuts
Best hand possible.
On the rush
Being in a good period.
On tilt
Play too risky in anger.
Open Poker
Poker games that use community cards.
Out
A card that will improve his hand.
Out of position
Do not be the last to speak.
Overcard
Top card table cards.
Overpair
Top pair with the highest card on the flop.
Pair
Two cards of the same value.
Pass
Skip.
Position
The position you occupy in relation to the donor, it can be high, middle or low.
Pot
It is the sum of the bets from all players.
Pot Odds
Amount of the pot divided by setting the player what must stay in the game.
Raise
Restart.
Re-Buy
Amount in addition to the buy-in and allows for additional chips.
Re-Raise
Raise after you have already been raised.
Rebuy
To buy a small amount of chips after the action called the buy-in.
Restart
Action is to build more than the previous auction.
River
All five board cards.
Rush
Period of good luck.
Satellite
Tournament which gives access to a larger tournament.
Lie (or fold)
Drop the shot making his cards without disclosure.
See
It literally means "see" but also known as "follow".
Semi-Bluff
Raise with a hand that is not the best but can improve.
Set
Set composed of a pair and a third card of the same rank from the community cards.
Showdown
Showing your cards at the end of the game.
Slaughter (or showdown)
Last stage of stroke or the players reveal their two hole cards.
Slow Play
Slow playing
Follow
This action is to bid at the big blind or the highest bid.
Table (or board)
Set of five community cards.
Carpet
All tokens a player laid in front of him and visible to all.
Tell
Sign unintentionally emitted by a player in a situation of stress.
Turn
The four table cards.
Value Bet
Bet when the recovery will be followed by players with a weaker hand.
Vegas
Name given to Texas Hold'em in France.