Poker Glossary

Poker Lingo

Bicycle
A five high straight (A 2 3 4 5). Also known as a Wheel.

Case Card
The last card of a particular rank that has not been seen during a hand and is believed to be in the deck.

Chop Chop
Splitting the pot when equal hands are drawn.

Drawing Dead
Trying to make a particular hand that, even if it is made, cannot possibly win.

Free Roll
When you have the nuts with more cards to come.

Gut Shot
An inside straight draw. (ie: you hold A K J 10 7)

Kicker
The highest card in your hand that does not make a pair or trips.

Limp In
To call another players bet with a weak hand.

Muck
To fold and throw your hand into the discard pile; the discard pile itself.

Nuts
The best possible hand that can be made in any given situation of a game.

Playing the Overs
An agreement among the players left in a game who want to play a higher limit.

Rock
A poker player who has a reputation for playing consistently low risk poker.

Rounder
A poker player who plays a game nearly every night.

Rush
Winning several poker games close together in a short period of time.

Slow Play
To play your hand in a much weaker manner than it would normally call for in order to disguise its strength for a future betting round.

Under the Gun
Playing in the first position to the left of the dealer.

Poker Term

Explanation

Aces Up

Two pair, a pair of Aces and any other pair.

All Blue

Flush containing either clubs or spades.

All In

Putting all your chips into the pot during the course of a hand.

All Pink

Flush containing either diamonds or hearts.

Big Blind

Largest blind in a game, equals amount of the minimum bet.

Blinds

Required bets made before any cards are dealt.

Bottom Pair

Pairing the lowest of the community cards.

Burn

To discard the top card from the deck face down. It is security against any player recognising or glimpsing the next card.

Button

A player who is in the designated dealer position.

Call

Match the bet made by the previous player.

Check

To waive the right to start the betting in a round, but retain the right to act if another player starts the betting.

Community Cards

The cards dealt face up in the centre of the table can be used by all players to form their best hand.

Drawing Dead

Drawing a hand that cannot win because somebody holds a hand that will beat it.

Flop

First three face-up community cards.

Fold

To throw a hand away.

Heads-Up

Only two players involved in the poker game.

Kicker

The highest card in your hand that doesn't make a pair.

Limp-In

To call another players bet with a weak hand.

Nuts

The best possible hand.

Pocket

Two cards dealt face down to each cards player.

Pot

Chips or money being played for.

Rags

Cards not worth playing,

Raise

Increase the bet made by the previous player.

River

Fifth face up community card

Small Blind

Smallest blind in a game, equals half the amount of the minimum bet.

Showdown

Determining the winner of the pot after all betting has been completed.

Turn

Fourth face up community card.

Poker Terms Explained In The Nuts Poker Guide & Glossary