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Poker Terms
At the online casinos, these terms are very important… so, before playing internet poker you should familiarized your self with them.
There are 163 entries in this glossary.
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| Trips |
Three-of-a-kind.
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| Turn |
The flop in hold 'em. Also the fourth card in seven-card stud, and sometimes the fourth community card in hold 'em.
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| Two-flush |
Two cards of the same suit.
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| Under the gun |
The first person to act on the first round of betting is under the gun. On later betting rounds, the player to the immediate left of the bettor is said to be under the gun.
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| Underdog |
In poker, before all the cards are out, a hand that does not have the best chance of winning.
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| Up |
Expressions like aces up, kings up, and 6s up mean two pair with two aces, two kings, or two 6s as the highest of the two pair. Unless an opponent has a top pair of the same rank, the rank of the second pair is of no importance.
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| Up-card |
A card that is dealt face up.
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| Wager |
A bet
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| Wheel |
See Bicycle.
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| Wild card |
A joker or any other card mutually agreed upon by the players in the games which can be used to represent any card needed.
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| Wired pair |
A pair in the hole.
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| World Series of Poker |
An annual series of some fifteen poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging up to $10,000, which is held each spring at the Horseshoe Casino
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| Worst of it |
A situation in which a wager will be unprofitable in the long run.
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