Big
slick
|
An Ace/King
in the hole. It's one of the best starting hands in the game because
of its versatility. It can make high pairs as well as a high straight,
and might occasionally even win without improvement.
|
Button |
The
last player to act in the betting rotation. The button has a natural
edge in the hand because he gets to see what everybody else wants
to do before he has to act. |
Flop |
Three
cards turned up in the center of the table. Everybody uses them
so that each player in effect, now has five cards. |
Rainbow |
A
flop that contains three different suits, so that no flush can be
made on the next card. |
Gutshot |
A
draw to an inside straight. In the above case, you're A/K combined
with the Q/10 on the flop needed a gutshot Jack to make a straight.
|
Overcard |
A
card higher than the highest cards on board. The Ace/King above
not only could make a straight, but would have "top" pair if an
Ace or King would come. |
Calling
station |
A
very loose player who calls lots of bets, but seldom bets or raises.
|
Rock
|
A
very tight player who plays few hands. |
Lead
out |
To
be the first player to make a bet on that betting round. |
Check-raise |
To
check when it's your turn, but then raise after somebody else bets.
It's usually done with a strong hand. |
Heads
up |
A
two-player pot. |
Turn |
The
fourth board card on the table. It comes all alone right after the
flop betting is complete. |
Spike |
To
catch a key card on either the turn card or the last card. |
Broadway |
An
Ace high straight. |
Nuts |
The
best possible hand with the cards that are there so far. |
Flush
draw |
A 4-flush. If a player had two spades in the hole to go with the
two spades on board, he would have a flush draw. |
All
in |
To
bet all your chips at one time. |
Cover |
To
have enough chips to call another player's all in bet. |
Pocket |
Your
hole cards. |
Set |
3
of a kind involving a pair in your hand with the third card of that
rank on board. If you had just one 4 in your hand with a pair of
4s on board, that would be classified as "trips". |
Favorite |
Having
a greater chance to win the pot than your opponent. He would then
be the "underdog". |
River |
The
5th and final board card on the table. It decides the winning hand.
|
Fill
up |
To
make a full house out of three of a kind or two pair. |
Drawn
out |
When
somebody comes from behind to beat you in a hand. |
Bad
beat |
When
somebody draws out on you, you've taken a bad beat. |