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Aces Full
A full house with three aces and any pair.
Ace-High
A five card hand that contains one Ace, with no straight or flush or a
hand with no pair in it.
Aces Up
A hand that contains two pairs, one of which is Aces.
Action Checking/Betting/Raising.
A game in which players are playing a lot of pots is considered an
"action" game.
Active Player
Any player who is still in the hand.
Add-on
A purchase of more chips (optional) at the end of the re-buy period in a
tournament.
All-In
When a player bets all his/her chips.: In online poker, you may be deemed
"All-in" when you are disconnected (even if you have chips
remaining).
American Airlines
Two Aces.
Ante
Money placed in the pot before the hand is begun.
B
Bad Beat
When a hand is beaten by a lucky draw.
Belly Buster
A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight.
Bet
To place chips into the pot.
Bet the Pot
When a player bets the amount of the pot.
Bicycle A
straight that is A-2-3-4-5.
Big Blind
A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting in the second
position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are dealt. (Players
joining a game in
progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.)
Big Slick
A hand that contains an A-K.
Blind
The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting directly to the
dealer's left which will start the action on the first round of betting.
The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind" bet
is one that is made in the dark without looking at
your cards.)
Blind Raise
When a player raises without looking at his hand.
Bluff
To make other players believe that one has a better hand than he/she might
otherwise have by betting or raising when they do not have the best hand.
Boardcards
The cards that are dealt face-up in a poker game for all players to see.
In flop games,
five cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table. In Seven Card
Stud, four cards are dealt face-up in front of each player.
Bottom Pair
When a player uses the lowest card on the flop to make a pair with one of
his own cards.
Broadway
An Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10).
Bring-In
The forced bet made on the first round of betting by the player who is
dealt the
lowest card showing in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. In Razz
(Lowball) it is the highest card showing
Bring It In
To start the betting on the first round.
Broomcorn's Uncle
A player who antes himself broke.
Bullets
A pair of Aces.
Bump
To raise.
Button
Also known as the dealer button, it is a small round disk that is moved
from player to player in a clockwise direction following each hand, to
theoretically indicate the
dealer of each hand.
Buy-In
The minimum amount of money required by a player to sit down in a
particular poker game.
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