Action
The betting.
Add-On
The opportunity to buy additional chips in some
tournaments.
Blind
A forced bet put in by one or more players before
any cards are dealt. Usually, blinds are put in
by players immediately to the left of the disc.
Exposed
Card
A card that inadvertently turns face up when it
isn't supposed to, such as during the deal in a
draw game.
Fixed Limit
Bets can only be made in specified increments.
Flop
A series of games with five community cards. These
are called flop games. Hold'em and Omaha are two
popular flop games. The flop is the first three
community cards dealt.
Live
Hand
A hand that has not been folded or mucked, or a
hand with many outs remaining.
Middle
Pair
If you pair one of your pocket cards to the second
highest card on the flop, you have middle pair.
Muck
The act of throwing your cards away because you
cannot or did not win the pot. They are ineligible
to win the pot if they are mucked.
Post
To post is to put in the pot the required amount
before the hand starts, such as an ante or blind.
Pot
The money gathered in the middle of the table from
blinds, bets, and raises. This money goes to the
winner, or winners as the case may be. If you have
not yet folded, you are "in the pot."
Redraw
After you get your initial draw, picking up another
draw. For example, if you hold 8h3h and the flop
comes Th9h2s, you have a flush draw. If the turn
is the 7h, you have made your flush and picked up
a straight flush redraw.
Re-raise
A second raise after the initial raise in a round.
This occurs when a player raises after a raise by
another player.
River
The fifth and final community card dealt in flop
games, or the last card dealt in non-flop games.
Also called Fifth Street in Texas Hold'em.
