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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    Three bet (3-bet)

    The act of raising after an initial bet and raise on any of the four streets. In pre-flop, the three-bet is the second r...

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    Turn

    A turn is the card that is dealt on the board between the flop and river cards in a game of poker. e.g "I ...

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    Two pair

    A two pair is a hand where a player has two different pairs of cards. This hand is stronger than a single pair but weake...

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    Tight

    A poker player who is tight is one who rarely plays hands unless they believe they have a strong chance of winning. This...

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    Tre

    Tre is the term colloquially given to the 3 card in poker. It is the second lowest card in poker after Deuces/2. ...

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    Top pair

    A Top Pair is the highest pair a player has in a hand. If the strongest hands held by players are pairs, then the top pa...

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    Top set

    A Top Set is the highest set a player has in a hand. If the strongest hands held by more than one player are sets, then ...

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    Tell

    A tell is a piece of information given by a player due to his body language, facial expression or statement/s. ...

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    Tilt

    A player who is on "tilt" is one who has let their emotions effect them during a poker game. This usually happens after ...

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    Table stakes

    Only the money at the table plays. The player cannot just add the money during a hand and decide that money plays. ...

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    Texture

    In the community card games, term texture is used when describing the board, e.g. are there many possible draws, is...

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    Tight-aggressive

    A playing style which entails playing only good hands and playing them very aggressively once you get them....

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    Target tournament

    A qualifying tournament; a tournament for which a satellite awards seats.

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    Top kicker

    The best possible kicker (side card) with your hand. For example, Pairing an Ace with A-K will always give you top pair ...

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    Three-bet

    Raising the initial raise. When one player raises, the other player reraises and then the first player (or a differ...