A Glossary of Poker Terms
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Page 1 of 8 The following glossary is taken from the book Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones, soon to be published by ConJelCo. The entire contents of this glossary are copyright (c) 1994 by Lee Jones and used by permission. Please send any comments or corrections to ConJelCo.
Click here and Play the Hot Online Poker with a lot of bonuses!Action (1) Opportunity to act. If a player appears not to realize it's his turn, the dealer will say "Your action, sir."
(2) Bets and raises. "If a third heart hits the board and there's a lot of action, you have to assume that somebody has made the flush."
Ante
A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. Most hold'em games do not have an ante; they use "blinds" to get initial money into the pot. All-In To run out of chips while betting or calling. In table stakes games, a player may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand. If he runs out, a side pot is created in which he has no interest. However, he can still win the pot for which he had the chips. Example: "Poor Bob - he made quads against the big full house, but he was all-in on the second bet."
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