A

Aces Full

A full house with three aces and any pair.

Ace High

a hand with an Ace as the high card. For example, an Ace High Flush, or an Ace High Straight.

Aces Up

A hand that contains two pairs, one of which is Aces.

Active Player

a player who is still in the hand.

Action

Checking/Betting/Raising. A game in which players are playing a lot of pots is considered an "action" game.

Add-on

A purchase of more chips (optional) at the end of the re-buy periods in a tournament.

All-In

When a player bets all of their chips. In online poker you may be deemed "All-in" when you are disconnected.

American Airlines

Two Aces in the hole.

Ante

Money placed in the pot before the hand begins.

B

Bad Beat

When a substantial favorite is outdrawn by a large underdog, the player is said to have taken a Bad Beat. Also, when a very strong hand is beaten by an even stronger hand, this is sometimes called a Bad Beat. Poker Rooms sometimes have Bad Beat jackpots set up to reward players in the latter scenario.

Belly Buster

A draw and/or catch to an inside straight.

Bet

to place chips into the pot.

Bet the Pot

When a player bets the amount of the pot.

Bicycle

A straight that is A-2-3-4-5.

Big Blind

A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting in the second postition 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).

Big Slick

The name for Ace-King in the hole. Players having that hand are said to be holding Big Slick.

Blind

A forced bet made before cards are dealt. Since the bet is made without seeing the cards, it is said to be a "blind" bet.

Blind Raise

When a player raises without looking at his hand.

Bluff

To make other players believe that one has a better hand than they actually do by betting or raising.

Boardcards

The cards that are dealt face-up across the middle of a poker table and are shared amoung the players in comunity card games like Holdem and Omaha.

Boat

another term for a full house.

Bottom Pair

When a player uses the lowest card on the flop with one of their hole cards to make a pair, it is said to be Bottom Pair.

Broadway

An Ace High straight.

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. In Razz it is the highest card showing.

Bring It In

To start the betting on the first round.

Bullets

A pair of Aces in the hole.

Bump

To raise.

Burn

In and effort to keep players from seeing the next card in the deck and gaining an unfair advantage, in many live games the dealer discards or "burns" a card before turning over the flop, the turn, and the river cards.

Button

The dealer button is a small round disk that is moved from player to player in a clockwise direction following each hand, to theroetically indicate the dealer of each hand.

Buy

To "buy" the pot a player makes a bet that is so large no one dares to call it.

Buy-In

The minimum amount of money required by a player to sit down in a particular poker game.

C

Call

When a player chooses to match the previous bet.

Calling Station

A player who tends to call every bet. These players are hard to bluff, but often stay in hands they should have folded.

Case

The last remaining card of a certain rank. If there are three Aces on the board, the remaining Ace is the "case ace".

Chase

to stay in a hand where you are currently beat in hopes that a card will be dealt to complete your hand. Players betting in hopes of completing straights and flushes are often said to be "chasing".

Cold Call

When a player with no money invested in the pot calls a bet and a raise, he is said to be cold calling.

Come

A draw. Being "on the come" or having a "come hand" is to have a drawing hand (one that is not yet made, but can be completed with one more card).

Come Over the Top

To raise or re-raise an opponent's last bet.

Connector

Cards in sequence of rank, like KQ. If they are of the same suited, they are referred to as "suited connectors".

Cap

To make the maximum number of bets allowed during a round. If four bets are allowed and four bets are made, the betting has been capped for that round.

Cardroom

the room or space in a casino where poker is played.

Case Chips

A player's last chips.

Cash Out

To leave a game and convert your chips to cash.

Check

If no bet has been made before a player's turn to act, they can decide not to bet and still remain in the hand by "checking".

Check-Raise

When a player checks and then raises in the same betting round.

Chop

To return the blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand if no other players call.

Collusion

When two or more players conspire to cheat in a poker game.

Community Cards

Cards that are face-up and used by all the players.

Cowboys

A pair of Kings.

Crack

to beat a hand. For example, if your hole cards are King-King, and you lose the hand, you have had your "pocket kings cracked".