Poker Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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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).
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. Also called a Gut Shot.
Bet - To place chips into the pot.
Bet the Pot - When a player bets the amount of the pot.
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.)
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.
Board Cards - 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.
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.
Bring It In - To start the betting on the first round.
Broomcorn's Uncle - A player who antes himself broke.
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. Back to top | 
