Poker Glossary
The Quotations
"Stop cheating!" the dealer told the card player.
"I'm not!" claimed the player.
"You must be," said the dealer.
"That is not the hand that I dealt you."
Advertise
To get a bluff called by other player just to encourage the opponents to call at a later stage.
Bonus
A fixed amount decided by the house rules which is paid by every player to the player who has a very high-value hand like a straight flush (Premium, Royalty, Penalties).
Cold Call
When a player places a bet, the opponent raises the bet, and another player calls on the two bets, this is known as cold call.
Double Barreled Shotgun
A High-low draw poker that has four rounds of betting after the draw when every card is placed face-up (Texas Tech)
End Strippers
Cards that are tapered at the ends for the purpose of cheating.
Farm System
Various poker games with different stakes which are under the control of a good player.
Gambling
To bet money at bad investment and edgy odds
Hot Pot
A pot which is special, and is generally played for stakes that are higher (Pistol Stud).
Isolate
To raise a hand with the purpose of thinning out the field to just one opponent
Looking Down One's Throat
Having a very strong hand against a player.
Milking the Game
The process of slowly draining the money from a game by conservative player
Nut
The winnings which need to last as a player who is professional
Open Blind and Straddle
An opening bet which is forced and is followed by again by a forced raise in play poker online.
Play the Board
A player is playing the board in flop cards if his best five cards use the five cards placed on the board
Provider
A provider (or Fish) would be a player in a poker game who would make the game very profitable for all the other players playing at the table
Roll Your Own Baseball
Similar to baseball, but one out of the three original hole cards has to be turned up, and the low hole card and the other cards like it are wild
Rough
The lowball hand of the highest order in a given value, like seven, six, five, four, three.
Showdown
(1) The process showing of players’ cards when a hand ends. (2) An open hand which is played for a fixed amount.
Super Seven
Card Stud - A game of poker which starts with five cards given to every player, then after discarding two cards, the game would proceed like a seven-card stud game
Time Game
A game where players have to pay the house, casino, or club a predetermined amount every hour or half hour for getting privileges.
Two Way Hand
A hand that has the possibility of winning both the high hand as well as the low hand in a split-pot game
Up the Creek
A game where the split-whiskered kings cards are wild.
World Series of Poker
A Hold 'em Poker tournament where there is a $10,000 buy-in organized every May at Las Vegas in Binion's Horseshoe Casino
