Poker Terms and Definitions

Full A-Z of poker terms and poker lingo, So you'll never look like the fish at the table!

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    Average contributed rake method

    All players who have contributed money to the pot enjoy are deemed to have contributed an equal amount of rake as each o...

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    Average pot size

    A number often shown in poker room lobbies. Average pot size refers to the mean size of pots played at the ta...

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    AA

    Pocket Aces, also referred to as "Pocket Rockets," "Bullets," or "American Airlines."

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    Ace-high

    A poker hand that contains no pairs or other combinations such as a flush or straight. The value of the hand is only tha...

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    Ace in the hole

    One of your hole cards is an Ace.

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    A-game

    Describes the excellence of a particular player. One who is on his A-Game is playing extremely well.

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    Acting out of turn

    A player in live poker who either announces his action or physically checks, bets, raises or folds when it is not his tu...

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    Absolute poker

    A poker room on the CEREUS Network that was forced to shut down due to the Black Friday indictments of the U.S. governme...

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    Avatar

    An image used by players while seated at online poker sites to distinguish themselves from other players.

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    Aces cracked

    Being dealt AA and eventually losing to an inferior starting hand.

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    Aces up

    A poker hand that consists of two pair, one pair of which is Aces. The second pair is any other pair.

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    Alligator blood

    A player referred to as having alligator blood is a tough opponent who tends not to get emotional or upset when a hand o...

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    Ante

    An ante is a set compulsory amount of chips played by all players at a table before each hand. They are usually only enf...

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    All-in

    A poker player goes 'All-In' when they bet all of their chips during the hand. Their chips are "all in" the pot, hence t...

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    Anna Kournikova

    In poker, Anna Kournikova is a name some players give to the Ace-King hand, especially in hands where it doesn't hit on ...

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    Antonio Esfandiari

    Antonio Esfandiari is a professional poker player known for his entertaining chip tricks and high-flying luxurious lifes...

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    American Airlines

    In poker, American Airlines is another name given to the pocket Aces starting hand. This is primarily due to American Ai...

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    Action card

    Is a Turn or River card with induces action by the players in the hand. It can be a card that completes a draw, or that ...

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    Add-on

    This is a possibility for players remaining in a tournament after a previously stablished level top ay, generally one Bu...

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    Angling

    Angling is the term given to moves carried out during a hand designed to gain an unfair advantage over other players. ...

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    Ace rag

    Term from Hold'em, standing for a hand that contains an Ace and a small, usually unsuited card. Although the term is not...

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    Angle shooter

    A person that tries to bend the rules in his own advantage. Although not considered cheating, angle shooting is frowned ...

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    Acey Deucy

    A poker variation in which players bet if the third card's ranking will be between the first two cards dealt. Rarely spr...

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    Advertising

    Playing a hand in such a manner as to indicate having a certain hand.Example: I raised the turn and shov...

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    Active hand

    A hand that is still alive and participates in a pot.

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    Advantage device

    A device or tool used to take advantage or cheat in the games, like marking cards,  messing up a system in a slot m...

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    Aggression Factor

    Stat from a poker HUD (heads up display). It indicates player's overall aggression using several factor. High AF do...

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    ABC poker

    Refers to a style of play that is very basic and doesn't contain any elaborate plays. ABC player is someone who for...

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    Alabama night riders

    Rarely used term indicating trip Kings

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    Ace magnets

    Term often jokingly used for pocket Kings in Hold'em games.

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    Advantage player

    A player who looks for an advantage (or an edge) in a game. The terms is more often used for casino players who loo...