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Main Pot
The center pot. Any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are
contested among the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes
all-in.
Make To
make the deck is to shuffle the deck.
Maniac
A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands.
Middle Pair
In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards
and the middle card on the flop.
Middle Position
Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the
fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).
Muck To
discard or throw away your hand. It's also a pile of cards that are no
longer in play.
Minimum Buy-In
The least amount you can start a game with.
Monster A
very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips
after having a small stack is considered to be a monster.
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No Limit
A game where players can bet as much as they like (as long as they have it
in front of them) on any round of betting.
Nuts
The best possible hand at any point of the game. A hand that cannot be
beat.
O
Odds
The probability of making a hand vs. the probability of not making a hand.
Offsuit Cards of a different suit.
Omaha
A game in which each player is dealt four down cards with five community
cards. To make your hand, you must play two cards from your hand and three
from the board.
Open
To make the first bet.
Open-ended Straight
Four consecutive cards whereby one additional (consecutive) card is needed
at either
end to make a straight.
Open Card
A card that is dealt face-up.
Open Pair
A pair that has been dealt face-up.
Option
An option is a Live Blind made in the dark before the cards are dealt. If
no one raises, the "option" player may raise the pot.
Out Button
A disc placed in front of a player who wishes to sit out a hand(s) but
remain in the game.
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