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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| Call |
To put in the pot an amount of money equal to an opponent's bet or raise.
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| Call a raise cold |
To call a double bet-that is a bet and a raise.
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| Caller |
A person who calls a bet or raise.
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| Card room |
The area in a casino where poker (and sometimes panguingue) are played.
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| Chase |
To continue in a hand trying to outdraw an opponent's hand you are quite sure is better than yours.
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| Check |
To decline to bet when it is your turn.
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| Check-raise |
To check and then raise after an opponent bets.
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| Chip |
A round token in various denominations representing money. Among many professional gamblers it is also called a check.
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| Cinch |
The best possible hand, given the cards on board, when all the cards are out.
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| Closed hand |
A hand in which all the cards are concealed from one's opponents.
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| Come hand |
A hand that has not yet been made, with more cards still to be dealt. Thus, a four card flush would be a come hand.
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| Crying call |
A call with a hand you think has a small chance of winning.
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| Cut the pot |
To take a percentage from each pot as the profits for the person or the casino running the games.
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