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| Floorman | An employee of the cardroom who makes rulings and decisions. |
| Flop | In Hold'em and Omaha, the first three community cards that are dealt face-up in the
center of the table all at one time. The "flop" also indicates the second round of
betting. |
| Flop Games | Poker games (Hold'em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are
dealt face up in the center of the table. |
| Flush | Any five cards of the same suit. |
| Flush Draw | When a player has four cards in his hand of the same suit and is hoping to draw a
fifth to make a flush. |
| Fold | To throw your hand away when it's your turn to act. |
| Forced Bet | A required bet that starts the action on the first round of a poker hand. |
| Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads"). |
| Fourth Street | In flop games, it is the fourth community card dealt (also known as "the turn") and
represents the third round of betting. In Stud games, it is the fourth card dealt to each
player and represents the second round of betting. |
| Full House | Any three cards of the same number or face value, plus any other two cards of the
same number or face value. |
| Gut Shot | To draw to and/or hit an inside straight. |
| Hand | A player's best five cards. |
| High-Card | To decide the first dealer in the flop tournaments each user is dealt a single card and
the player with the highest card (based on the card and the suit order - of spades,
hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer. |
| High-Low | Split pot games. |
| Hold'em | Also known as Texas Hold'em, where the players get two down cards and five
community cards. See our complete Hold'em rules in our Game Rules section. |
| Hole Cards | These are the Down Cards in front of the players. |
| House | The casino or cardroom that is hosting the poker game. |
| Inside Straight | Four cards which require another between the top and the bottom card to complete a
straight. Players who catch this card make an Inside Straight. |
| Jackpot Poker | A form of poker in which the cardroom or casino offers a jackpot to a player who has
lost with a really big hand (usually Aces full or better). |
| Jacks-or-Better | A form of poker in which a player needs to have at least a pair of jacks to open the
betting. |
| Kansas City Lowball | Form of lowball poker in which the worst poker hand (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of different suits)
is the best hand. It's also known as Deuce to Seven. |
| Keep Them Honest | To call at the end of a hand to prevent someone from bluffing. |
| Key Card | A card that gives you a big draw or makes your hand. |
| Key Hand | In a session or tournament, the one hand that ends up being a turning point for the
player, either for better or worse. |
| Kick It | To Raise. |
| Kicker | The highest unpaired side card in a players' hand. |
| Kill Pot | A method to stimulate action. It is a forced bet by someone who has just won a
pot(s). |
| Knock | Check. |
| Kojak | A hand that contains a K-J. |
| Ladies | Two Queens. |
| Late Position | Position on a round of betting where the player must act after most of the other
players have acted (usually considered to be the two positions next to the button). |
| Lay Down Your Hand | When a player folds. |
| Lead | The first player to bet into a pot. |
| Limit Poker | A game that has fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals along with a
prescribed number of raises. |
| Limp In | To enter the pot by calling rather than raising. (The usual concept of "Limp In" is
when the first person to speak just calls the Big Blind.) |
| Limper | The first player who calls a bet. |
| Live Blind | An instance where the player puts in a dark bet and is allowed to raise, even if no
other player raises. It's also known as an "option". |
| Live Card(s) | In Stud Games, cards that have not yet been seen and are presumed to still be in play. |
| Live Hand | A hand that could still win the pot. |
| Live One | A not so knowledgeable player who plays a lot of hands. |
| Look | When a player calls the final bet before the showdown. |
| Loose | Is a player who plays a lot hands. |
| Lowball | Is a form of draw poker in which the lowest hand wins the pot. |
| Main Pot | The center pot. Any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are contested among
the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes all-in. |
| Make | To make the deck is to shuffle the deck. |
| Maniac | make the deck is to shuffle the deck.
Maniac A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands. |
| Middle Pair | In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the
middle card on the flop. |
| Middle Position | Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth
and seventh seats to the left of the button). |
| Minimum Buy-In | The least amount you can start a game with. |
| Monster | A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after
having a small stack is considered to be a monster. |
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