Poker Terms

Definitions of Common Poker Jargon

See also
Online Poker Abbreviations and Acronyms

The universe of poker terminology grows each day. Somewhere right this minute, someone is giving a clever (or not so clever) nickname to a poker hand, situation, or bet. There is no way all the slang could ever be catalogued and defined in one place. However, novices and even more experienced players can keep up with table chatter by checking out the definitions of the terms below.

ABC
Ace
Act
Action
Active Player
Add-On
Advertising
All-In
Angle
Ante
Backdoor
Backer
Bad Beat
Bankroll
Behind
Belly Buster
Bet
Big Blind
Big Slick
Blank
Blind
Blind Off
Blind Raise
Blocker
Bluff
Board
Bottom Pair
Box
Boxed Card
Break
Brick and Mortar
Bring-In
Broadway
Brush
Bubble
Buck
Bullets
Bump
Burn
Busted
Button
Buy
Buy In
Cage
Call
Calling Station
Call the Clock
Cap
Cards Speak
Case Card
Cash Plays
Catch
Chase
Check
Check Raise
Chip

Chip Dumping
Chip Leader
Chop
Chop the Blinds
Cold Deck
Collusion
Color Up
Come Bet
Community Cards
Complete Hand
Completion
Connector
Continuation Bet
Counterfeit
Cowboys
Crack
Crazy Pineapple
Cripple the Deck
Crying Call
Cut
Cutoff Position
Dead Money
Dominated Hand
Draw
Equity
Expectation
Family Pot
Fifth Street
Fill Up
Fire
Fish
Flat Call
Floorman
Flop
Flop Games
Flush
Flush Draw
Fold Equity
Forced Bet
Free Card
Free Roll
Freeze-Out
Full House
Gutshot Straight
Heads Up
Hit
Hit and Run
House
Implied Odds
In the Air
Isolate
Jackpot
Joker
Kicker
Kill Pot
Lay Down

Lead
Leak
Limp
Live One
Lock
Loose
Lowball
Main Pot
Maniac
Marked Cards
Marker
Misdeal
Monster
Move In
Muck
No-Limit
Nuts
Odds
Offsuit
Option
Out
Outdraw
Overcall
Overcard
Overpair
Pass
Pay Off
Picture Cards
Play Money Games
Play the Board
Pocket
Pocket Pair
Position
Post
Pot
Pot Limit
Pot Odds
Presto
Proposition Player
Protect
Quads
Qualifier
Race Off
Rack
Ragged
Rags
Rail
Railbird
Rainbow
Raise
Rake
Rank
Read
Rebuy
Represent
Reraise

Ring Game
River
Rock
Rolled Up
Royal Flush
Runner
Rush
Sandbag
Satellite
Scare Card
Scoop
Second Pair
Semi-Bluff
Set
Shark
Shill
Shootout
Short Stack
Showdown
Side Pot
Slow Play
Slowroll
Small Blind
Split Pot
Spread Limit
Stack
Stacked Deck
Stand Pat
Steal
Steaming
Steel Wheel
Straddle
Straight
Straight Flush
String Bet
Structure
Stuck
Suck Out
Suited
Sweat
Tell
Tight
Tilt
Time
To Go
Toke
Top Pair
Tournament
Trips
Turn
Underdog
Under the Gun
Value
Variance
Wheel Wild Card
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