Texas Holdem Glossary

Here are the most common terms used in texas hold em:

·        All In – To bet your entire remaining stack of chips.

·        Backdoor – Using the turn and river cards to make your hand.

·        Bad Beat – A hand with no chance of winning.

·        Bankroll -The money you’ve set aside to play with.

·        Big Blind – The amount of the larger ante put in by the player two seats to the left of the dealer.

·        Board – Community cards shared by all players.

·        Burn Card – The card discarded by the dealer before the flop, turn and river.

·        Buy In – The cost of entering the game.

·        Community Cards – In texas hold em, the five cards dealt face up.

·        Dealer Button – A marker indicating who is currently the dealer, or who would have been the dealer if an electronic one was not provided.

·        Early Position – First player to place a bet during the hand.

·        Fast Play – An aggressive texas hold em playing style.

·        Fifth Street or River – The fifth community card.

·        Flop – The first three community cards in hold em.

·        Fourth Street or the Turn – The fourth community card.

·        Free Roll Tournament – Tournament with no entry fees.

·        Heads Up – Only 2 players remain.

·        Hole Cards – The 2 cards in the players hand.

·        In Position – Playing after another person.

·        Late Position – The last person to receive cards.

·        Limit Game – Maximum bet determined by the size of the big blind.

·        Low Limit Game – A small stakes game.

·        Middle Position – The player acting half way through the round.

·        No Limit Game –The maximum bet equals the number of chips a player has.

·        Nuts – The best hand possible.

·        Pocket Cards – Same as hole cards.

·        Pocket Pair – Two cards with the same rank.

·        Pot Limit – A bet may be as high as the amount in the pot.

·        Pot Odds – The amount of the pot versus the size of the bet needed to stay in the game.

·        Rake – The amount of money taken by the house as their profit.

·        Slow Playing – Playing a strong hand as if it were weak.

·        Small Blind – The smaller of two blinds deposited by the player on the left of the dealer.

·        Tell – Something a player does that gives insight concerning their hand when playing texas hold em.