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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    Joe Cada

    Joe Cada is a professional poker player who, at age 21, is the youngest player to have ever won a World Series of Poker ...

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    J-boy

    This is not used very often but it is another way of saying "Jack" as in the card. Ben threw down his two Jac...

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    Jackpot poker

    Jackpot Poker takes place at some poker rooms and refers to programs that pay off when players hit a particularly bad be...

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    Jacks or better

    Jacks or better is used in draw poker and it means that a pair of jacks (in someone's hand) is the minimum hand that is ...

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    Jam

    This is a common slang word for a pot in which several players are raising and re-raising. It can also be used when a pa...

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    Jammed pot

    This refers to a poker pot has been raised its maximum allowable times. It can also refer to a pot that has had many ra...

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    Joker

    The Joker is the fifty-third card in a standard deck of cards. It is most often used as a wild card or a bug. Only certa...

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    J.C. Alvarado

    J.C. Alvarado is a well-known professional poker player who comes from Mexico City. He has been in many top 20 finishes ...

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    J.C. Tran

    Justin Cuong 'J.C.' Tran is known around the world as one of the best players on the circuit. His achievements are numer...

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    Jackson five

    Jackson Five is a way of saying a player has Jacks and Fives. It is thought to have originated with Vince Van Patten who...

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    James Obst

    James Obst is a fairly well-know Australian online poker pro. James Obst has won in the WCOOP and SCOOP.

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    James Woods

    James Woods is best known as being a renowned actor. But he is also an avid poker player who makes regular stops at vari...

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    Jamie Gold

    In 2006, Jamie Gold, who lives in Malibu, CA, won the World Series of Poker. While his win was impressive, it was not wi...

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    Jeff Shulman

    Jeff Shulman is very well known in poker circles. He is the president of Card Player magazine, which is one of the most ...

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    Jennifer Harman

    Jennifer Harman has been able to earn over $2 million in tournament winnings. She is also a two-time WSOP bracelet winne...

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    Jennifer Tilly

    Most people know Jennifer Tilly as an accomplished and experienced actress, but she is also a very good poker player and...

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    Jeremy Enke

    Jeremy Enke is not that well known except to those who follow his blogs. He has been able to make a success of himself i...

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    Jerry Buss

    Jerry Buss owns the Los Angeles Lakers but he is also well-known in the poker industry. Over the years, he appeared many...

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    Jerry Yang

    Jerry Yang was the winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker and took home over $8 million. He has since been something o...

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    JJProdigy

    JJProdigy is really the online name for Josh Field, who some say is the most notorious and cunning cheater in the whole ...

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    Joanna Krupa

    Gorgeous model Joanna Krupa has appeared in a variety of magazines such as Maxim and FHM. She was also a hostess for Pok...

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    Joe Beevers

    Joe Beevers is known as being one of the four founding members of the Hendon Mob, a British poker posse. To date, Beever...

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    Joe Hachem

    In 2005, Joe Hachem won the World Series of Poker. A short time later, he won at the Bellagio. Joe was born in Lebanon b...

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    Joe Sebok

    Joe Sebok is a well known professional poker player. He is also the stepson of Barry Greenstein, another famous player. ...

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    John Cernuto

    Most people do not follow Omaha Hi/Lo tournaments, but those that do know John Cernuto, whose nickname is "Miami", as be...

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    John Juanda

    John Juanda is well-known and well-liked on the poker circuit. He is a four time WSOP bracelet winner and John was honor...

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    Johnny Chan

    Anyone who has watched televised poker over the years knows Johnny Chan. He is one of the most respected and successful ...

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    JokerStars

    JokerStars is a nickname sometimes used by online players that refers to PokerStars. They usually say it after losing a ...

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    Juice

    Juice is another way of saying terms such as 'rake' and 'vig'. It refers to the amount of money the gambling establishme...

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    Justin Bonomo

    Justin Bonomo is a well-respected online poker player who goes by the name, ZeeJustin. He has more than $1.4 million in ...

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    Jacks and back

    This is a type of jackpot poker that will revert to low-ball in the event no one can open. It is also known by other nam...

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    Jack up

    Jack Up is a term that is not used very often anymore but it means to raise. It has nothing to do with the Jack cards; i...

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    Jagging

    Jagging is a tried and true way for a cheater to mark cards by using his fingernail or some other kind of a device. Ther...

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    Jinx

    Jinx is a word that poker players have been using for hundreds of years. It means a person (or object) is cursed with ba...

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    Jog

    A jog is not the same as a jag, but both are used by card cheaters. A jog is a deck of cards that have been unevenly sta...

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    Joker poker

    Joker Poker is a broad term and it can be used with any poker game that is using the Joker as a wild card. Joker poker i...

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    Jonah

    A Jonah is any player who is having a streak of bad luck. Basically, an unlucky player who is being swallowed.

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    Jason Mercier

    Jason Mercier is a professional poker player. His poker earnings have topped $2.7 million in live tournaments.

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    Junk

    Real weak holdings / bad starting hand.

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    Jackpot drop

    Some live and online casinos take a percentage of the rake at the tables and put it into a 'jackpot pool' (usually ...