Poker Glossary

Here is our poker glossary which list definitions of common poker terms.

All-in
Having all of your money in the pot.

Big Slick
Is the AK

Bluff
Is a bet or raise when you think you don't have the best hand.

Button
The button represents which player is the first to act on the flop.

Call
To put in an amount of money equal to a person's bet or raise.

Chase
To draw to a hand knowing that you likely have the worse hand.

Check
To decline to bet when it is your turn.

Drawing Dead
When there is no possible why you can beat your opponent by drawing. Example would be if an opponent had a full house and you were drawing to a straight.

Flop
Is the first 3 cards on the board.

Fold
To dropout of a pot rather than to call a bet or raise.

Implied Odds
The ratio of the total amount of money you expect to win if you make your hand to the bet you must now call to continue in the hand.

Kicker
A side card used help break a tie. For example if you and your opponent both had one pair, the kicker or high cards would be used to break the tie in the hand.

Loose
Playing more hands than the norm.

Nuts
The best possible hand at any given point.

On Tilt
A player playing out of his usually normal style of playing. Often players on tilt will play more hands and play the hands much more aggressively than they normally would.

Outs
The total amount of cards that can improve your hand.

Position
The spot in sequence of betting in which the player is located. A player in first position in the first to act and the player in last position is the last to act.

Raise
To bet an additional amount after someone has already betted.

River
The last card on the board.

Set
A 3 of a kind.

Sucker
A player that is expected to lose money. A player is not as good as he thinks he is.

Tell
A mannerism a player exhibits that may give away his hand.

Tight
Playing fewer hands than the norm

Turn
The fourth card on the board.