When you have put all of your playable chips into the pot during the course of a hand, you are said to be all-in.

A prescribed amount posted before the start of a hand by all players.

The act of placing a wager in turn into the pot on any betting round, or the chips put into the pot.

The largest regular blind in a game.

A required bet made before any cards are dealt.

A game which utilizes a blind.

Cards faceup on the table common to each of the hands.

A community card in the center of the table, as in hold’em or Omaha.

A card that appears faceup in the deck where all other cards are facedown.

A game no longer in action.

After the initial round of cards is dealt, the first card off the deck in each round that is placed under a chip in the pot, for security purposes. To do so is to burn the card; the card itself is called the burncard.

A player who is in the designated dealer position. See dealer button.

Games in which a dealer button is used.

The minimum amount of money required to enter any game.

The face value of a hand in a showdown is the true value of the hand, regardless of a verbal announcement.

To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round, but to retain the right to act if another player initiates the betting.

To waive the right to bet until a bet has been made by an opponent, and then to increase the bet by at least an equal amount when it is your turn to act.

A request to change the chips from one denomination to another.

The cards dealt faceup in the center of the table that can be used by all players to form their best hand in the games of holdem and Omaha.

To divide the deck into two sections in such a manner as to change the order of the cards.

Another term for the bottom card.

A card that is not legally playable.

A hand that is not legally playable.

Chips that are taken into the center of the pot because they are not considered part of a particular player’s bet.

To give each player cards, or put cards on the board. As used in these rules, each deal refers to the entire process from the shuffling and dealing of cards until the pot is awarded to the winner.

A flat disk that indicates the player who would be in the dealing position for that hand (if there were not a house dealer). Normally just called “the button.”

When there is no more betting, agreeing to have the rest of the cards to come determine only half the pot, removing those cards, and dealing again for the other half of the pot.

A set of playing-cards..

In a draw game, to throw cards out of your hand to make room for replacements, or the card(s) thrown away; the muck.

A king, queen, or jack.

A card that is partially exposed.

In hold’em or Omaha, the three community cards that are turned simultaneously after the first round of betting is complete.

A poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit.

To throw a hand away and relinquish all interest in a pot.

The second upcard in seven-card stud or the first boardcard after the flop in hold’em (also called the turn card).

A dead hand.

A required wager to start the action on the first betting round (the normal way action begins in a stud game).

A chance to win something at no risk or cost.

A hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair.

(1) All a player’s personal cards. (2) The five cards determining the poker ranking. (3) A single poker deal.

Only two players involved in play.

The cards dealt facedown to a player.

The highest unpaired card that helps determine the value of a five-card poker hand.

An incorrect verbal declaration of the ranking of a hand.

A mistake on the dealing of a hand which causes the cards to be reshuffled and a new hand to be dealt.

A required bet that is not posted when it is your turn to do so.

(1) The pile of discards gathered facedown in the center of the table by the dealer. (2) To discard a hand.

A betting structure where players are allowed to wager any or all of their chips in one bet.

The player who made the first voluntary bet.

(1) Decline to bet. In a pass-and-out game, this differs from a check, because a player who passes must fold. (2) Decline to call a wager, at which point you must discard your hand and have no further interest in the pot.

Using all five community cards for your hand in hold’em.

(1) The relation of a player’s seat to the blinds or the button. (2) The order of acting on a betting round or deal.

The name given to the bottom card placed to protect the bottom of the deck.

A hand of cards that the player is physically holding, or has topped with a chip or some other object to prevent a fouled hand.

The situation in which two or more players make an agreement to return bets to each

To increase the amount of a previous wager. This increase must meet certain specifications, depending on the game, to reopen the betting and count toward a limit on the number of raises allowed.

To raise someone’s raise.

A facedown mixing of the cards.

Two suited decks, each with different colored backs, to replace the current decks in a game.

A separate pot formed when one or more players are all in.

The final act of determining the winner of the pot after all betting has been completed.

The act of mixing the cards before a hand.

In a game with multiple blind bets, the smallest blind.

A pot that is divided among players, either because of a tie for the best hand or by agreement prior to the showdown.

When no one else has entered the pot, an agreement between the big blind and small blind to each take back their blind bets instead of playing the deal (chopping).

Chips in front of a player.

An additional blind bet placed after the forced blinds, usually double the big blind..

Five cards in consecutive rank.

Five cards in consecutive rank of the same suit.

A bet made in more than one motion, without the declaration of a raise (not allowed).

The portion of the deck which has not been dealt.

A cardroom employee qualified to make rulings, such as a floorperson, shift supervisor, or the cardroom manager.

(1) The amount of money you have on the table. This is the maximum amount that you can lose or that anyone can win from you on any one hand. (2) The requirement that players can wager only the money in front of them at the start of a hand, and can only buy more chips between hands.

An expression used to stop the action on a hand. Equivalent to “Hold it.”

A poker competition, normally with an entry fee and prizes.

The fourth street card in hold'em or Omaha.

(1) To bet or raise. (2) The chips used for betting or raising.