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| all-in |
| (adj phrase) Descriptive of being all in, in phrases such as all-in player or all-in bet. |
| all-in bet |
| (n phrase) A bet made by a player in which he puts all his chips in the pot because he is all in. |
| animation |
| (n) In an online cardroom, this term refers to the dealing of cards, chip movement, and so on, which take place as smooth movements. At Full Tilt Poker, you can disable this facility (from the Options menu in the lobby) so that these actions take place instantaneously. |
| ace high |
| (n phrase) A no pair poker hand whose highest card is an ace. Ranks lower than one pair. |
| act |
| (v) Bet , call , fold, check , or raise in turn. |
| action |
| 1. (n) The need for a player to do something in turn. "When the action gets to you, you must fold, call, or raise." 2. Much betting and raising . "The $2/$4 game has a lot of action." 3.(adj) Describing a game with a lot of betting and raising or a player who bets and raises frequently. "I was in a real action game." "He's an action player." |
| active |
| (adv) Still in contention for the pot. Usually used as part of the phrase active hand or active player. |
| active hand |
| (n phrase) The hand held by an active player. |
| active player |
| (n phrase) One who either has equaled all the bets thus far in the betting sequence, or has gone all in, that is, run out of chips with which to call. |
| add on |
| (v phrase) Buy an add-on. |
| add-on |
| (n) 1. A last buy-in optionally permitted in a rebuy tournament, usually with no minimum chip requirement. That is, at the point of the add-on, every player still in the tournament can get another buy-in, generally receiving for the add-on a larger amount of tournament chips than any of the rebuys. The add-on usually comes after a predetermined amount of time, say one hour, and after the rebuy period. 2. The act of adding on, or the point in a tournament at which players can add on. “This is a $20 buy-in tournament, with unlimited rebuys during the first four levels, and one optional add-on at the end of the rebuy period.” |
| all in |
| (adv phrase) Out of chips, due to having put one's remaining chips into the current pot, while other active players still have more chips and have the option of further betting. If other players bet, this generates a side pot. "He can't call the whole bet because he's all in." |
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| ante |
| (n) A payment into the pot by each player before cards are dealt for the purpose of stimulating action. Usually forms of seven-card stud have antes. At Full Tilt Poker, the ante is generally approximately one-tenth the size of the lower limit. Sometimes hold'em tournaments have antes during late stages. |
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| ante game |
| (n phrase) A poker game with antes instead of blinds. Forms of seven-card stud are the usual ante games. Compare with blind game. |
| app |
| (n) See software. |
| application |
| (n) See software. |
| Auto Center |
| (n) When this facility is enabled at Full Tilt Poker (from the Options menu in the lobby), whenever you first sit down at a table, no matter where the open seat is that you click on, the table rotates such that you are in front center. If you specify that option, you can still always move your position by right-clicking on the seat that is at the position you want and then clicking the Put Me Here option. |
| Auto Muck Hands |
| (n) When this facility is enabled at Full Tilt Poker (from the Options menu in the lobby), your cards are automatically discarded at the showdown in turn when you have a loser. When disabled, the software prompts you at the showdown in turn to muck your cards or show them when you have a loser. If your hand is better than the last-shown hand (or ties), the software automatically shows your cards in turn at the showdown. (NOTE: The software never folds your hand if it is a winner.) |
| AUTO-POST ANTES |
| (n When this facility is enabled at Full Tilt Poker (using the checkbox in the lower left of the table window) in a stud game, the software automatically posts your antes for you at the start of each hand. |
| AUTO-POST BLINDS |
| (n) When this facility is enabled at Full Tilt Poker (using the checkbox in the lower left of the table window) in a hold'em-type game, the software automatically posts your blinds in turn. |
| avatar |
| (n) In an online cardroom, the graphical representation of "players" while they are playing, presented in the form of caricatures at their seating positions at the table. |
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| bad position |
| (n phrase) See position. |
| b&m |
| Brick-and mortar cardroom. |
| bbl |
| (n) A chat term, "be back later." |
| bet |
| 1. (v Wager. "I bet." 2. (n) The action required of a person whose turn it is to bet. "Whose bet is it?" 3. A unit wager in a limit game. "It's three bets up to you" means, if you come into the pot, you have to put in three betting units. If you were in the first round of a $2/$4 fixed-limit game, you would have to put $6 into the pot to play (or $8-four bets-if you raised); If you were in a $200/$400 fixed-limit game, you would have to put $600 in the pot to play. |
| betting interval |
| (n phrase) Betting round. |
| betting level |
| (n phrase) See level |
| betting limit |
| (n phrase) See limit. |
| betting round |
| (n phrase) The period of time in a given round during which each active player has the option, in turn, of folding, betting, or raising, that is, from the first to the last bet in that round. Also called betting interval. |
| bicycle |
| (n)Wheel. |
| big-bet game |
| (n phrase) A pot-limit or no-limit game. |
| big blind |
| (n phrase) 1. Prior to cards being distributed, the player to the left of the small blind puts in chips equal to the minimum bet for the game. These chips considered as a group are called the big blind. For example, in a $2/$4 limit game, the big blind would be $2. 2. The seat position of the big blind. "I bet, and the big blind raised." |
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| big slick |
| (n phrase) In hold’em, A-K as one’s first two cards. |
| blind |
| 1. (n) Either of the two preliminary bets made by two players before cards are dealt for the purpose of stimulating action. The two are the big blind and the small blind. 2. The seat position of either blind. "You have to come in on the blind." 3. (v) Put a blind into a pot. "It's your turn to blind." |
| blind game |
| (n phrase) Preliminary bets made by two players before cards are dealt for the purpose of stimulating action. There are two blinds (see blind), the big blind and the small blind. Community card games are the usual blind games. Compare with ante game. |
| board |
| (n) 1. In seven-card stud, one's upcards (as opposed to downcards or hole cards). 2. In hold'em, the community cards, or sometimes just the flop. |
| brb |
| (n) A chat term, "be right back." |
| brick-and mortar cardroom |
| (n phrase) A cardroom having a real physical location, with live players, as opposed to an online cardroom. Also called b&m. |
| bridge order |
| (n phrase) Spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. This order comes into play when determining which player must make the bring-in in Razz when two or more players have the same rank of upcard on the first round. |
| bring-in |
| (n) A forced bet made on third street in seven-card stud at a specified minimum. The player having the lowest upcard after the first three cards have been dealt, and each player has two downcards and one upcard, must either make a bring-in, or complete the bet. At Full Tilt Poker, the bring-in is usually one-fourth the lower limit. If two or more players have the same rank of upcard, who must make the bring-in is determined by suit, in reverse bridge order. |
| bring-in bet |
| (n phrase) Bring-in. |
| button |
| (n) 1. The disk or other marker that indicates the dealer position in a game dealt by a house dealer. Also known as dealer button. 2. The position from which the dealer would distribute cards if the dealer were one of the players. "I opened the pot, and the button raised." |
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| buy in |
| (v phrase) Purchase chips at the start of a playing session. |
| buy-in |
| (n phrase) 1. The amount of chips with which you start a playing session, that is, how much you buy in for. 2. The amount of chips required to get into a tournament. |
| Buy-In dialog |
| (n phrase) At Full Tilt Poker, a dialog that appears when you first sit down at a table that allows you to specify how many chips you wish to start with. It also provides information about maximum and minimum buy-ins, and the current state of your account. |
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