Poker Lingo 1

Here's a list of the most frequently used poker terms and abbreviations

 

Advertise: Making a move intended at falsely exposing oneself as a weak or bluffing player

 

Ante: A small forced bet sometimes placed by all players before each hand. Common in big tournaments to provoke aggressive play.

 

Back door: Making a hand other than the one intended, for example drawing for a straight and hitting a runner-runner flush.

 

Bad beat: A hand that is a huge favourite to win, but loses nonetheless.

 

B&M: Abbreviation for a real life "Brick and Mortar" Poker Room or Casino.

 

Bounty: A tournament where additional prize money is rewarded to players who eliminate certain target players with bounties on them.

 

Bubble: Placing just outside the money in a tournament not winning anything.

 

Bust: Losing your entire table stack or your entire bank roll.

 

Calling station: A player who passively calls with a lot of hands and doesn't fold or raise very often.

 

Cap: To max out the number of allowed raises, usually four, in a fixed limit poker game.

 

Coffee-housing: Discussing a hand currently being played with the intent of providing misleading information.

 

Coin Toss: An all-in situation where both players have a close to equal chance of winning.

 

Connectors: Pocket cards that connect in rank, for example 7-8 or Ace-King.

 

Counterfeit: Having your made straight duplicated by the board cards and become worthless as all players now share that hand.

 

Cracked: To have the best hold'em starting hand there is, two aces, beaten.

 

Crap Shoot: A table where the players are aggressive and the action is wild and crazy.

 

Crying Call: A call made by a player despite declaring that he is certain he will lose.

 

Dealer's choice: A game variation where the seated players take turns deciding what game to play. Choices often include Texas Hold'em, Omaha and 7-Card Stud.

 

Drawing dead: A draw hand that will lose even if it hits its draw.

 

Draw hand: A hand that needs to improve on the turn or the river in order to win.

 

Edge: In the long run luck evens out and only skill remains as a deciding factor between players. Edge is the slight advantage one player has over another through more skill, larger stack or better position.

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