100 Terms Every Poker Player Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Ace-high	No pair; ace is highest card.
2.	Add-on	Extra chips bought during rebuy period.
3.	Aggro	Aggressive playing style.
4.	All-in	Betting all remaining chips.
5.	Ante	Forced bet before cards dealt.
6.	Backdoor draw	Needs two perfect cards to complete.
7.	Bad beat	Strong hand loses to unlikely one.
8.	Bankroll	Money set aside for poker.
9.	Bankroll management	Choosing stakes to protect bankroll.
10.	Barrel	Bet again on later street.
11.	BB (Big Blind)	Larger forced blind bet.
12.	Bet sizing	Choosing bet amount strategically.
13.	Big slick	Ace-king starting hand.
14.	Blank	Card that changes little.
15.	Blind	Forced bet posted preflop.
16.	Bluff	Betting with weak hand to win.
17.	Board	Community cards on the table.
18.	Boat	Full house.
19.	Bounty	Prize for eliminating a player.
20.	Brick	Unhelpful card; blank.
21.	Bubble	Stage just before payouts begin.
22.	Burn card	Card discarded before dealing board.
23.	Button	Dealer position; acts last postflop.
24.	Buy-in	Cost to enter a game.
25.	Call	Match the current bet.
26.	Cap	Maximum allowed bet or raises.
27.	Cash game	Chips equal real money; anytime exit.
28.	Check	Pass action without betting.
29.	Check-raise	Check, then raise after opponent bets.
30.	Chip leader	Player with most chips.
31.	Cold call	Calling a bet and raise.
32.	Combo draw	Straight draw plus flush draw.
33.	Community cards	Shared board cards in Hold’em.
34.	Continuation bet (c-bet)	Postflop bet by preflop raiser.
35.	Cooler	Unavoidable loss with strong hand.
36.	Counterfeit	Board makes your hand weaker.
37.	Cracked	Strong hand beaten by weaker one.
38.	Cutoff	Seat right of the button.
39.	Dealer	Person dealing; or button position.
40.	Deep stack	Many blinds; large effective stacks.
41.	Donk bet	Lead bet into prior aggressor.
42.	Double barrel	Bet flop and turn.
43.	Downswing	Extended run of losses.
44.	Draw	Hand needing cards to improve.
45.	Drawing dead	Cannot win regardless of runout.
46.	Dry board	Few draws possible.
47.	Effective stack	Smaller stack in a hand.
48.	Equity	Your share of the pot on average.
49.	EV (Expected Value)	Average profit or loss of play.
50.	Face up	Obvious range; readable play.
51.	Family pot	Many players see the flop.
52.	Fast play	Play strong hand aggressively early.
53.	Fish	Weak, losing player.
54.	Flat call	Call without raising.
55.	Float	Call to bluff later streets.
56.	Flush	Five cards of same suit.
57.	Flush draw	Four to a flush.
58.	Fold	Give up your hand.
59.	Fold equity	Chance opponent folds to your bet.
60.	Four-bet	The third raise preflop.
61.	Freeroll	Risk-free upside; cannot lose.
62.	Freezeout	No rebuys; one entry only.
63.	Full house	Three of a kind plus a pair.
64.	GTO	Game-theory optimal strategy.
65.	Gutshot	Inside straight draw; one rank needed.
66.	Hand history	Record of a played hand.
67.	Heads-up	Two players remaining or involved.
68.	Hero call	Call with bluff-catcher versus big bet.
69.	Hijack	Seat two right of the button.
70.	Hole cards	Your private cards.
71.	ICM	Tournament chip value affects decisions.
72.	Implied odds	Future winnings justify a call.
73.	In position	Acting after opponent postflop.
74.	Jam	Move all-in.
75.	Kicker	Side card breaking ties.
76.	LAG	Loose-aggressive playing style.
77.	Late position	Cutoff, button; acts later.
78.	Limp	Call big blind preflop without raise.
79.	Live cards	Outs not blocked by others.
80.	Lock	Guaranteed winner; opponent drawing dead.
81.	Loose	Plays many starting hands.
82.	Muck	Discard hand without showing.
83.	Multiway	More than two players in pot.
84.	Nit	Very tight, risk-averse player.
85.	Nuts	Best possible hand.
86.	Offsuit	Hole cards of different suits.
87.	Open raise	First raise in a betting round.
88.	Open-ender	Straight draw with two possible ranks.
89.	Out of position	Acting before opponent postflop.
90.	Outs	Cards that improve your hand.
91.	Overbet	Bet larger than the pot.
92.	Overcard	Card higher than board cards.
93.	Pair	Two cards of same rank.
94.	Pocket pair	Two same-rank hole cards.
95.	Polarized range	Mostly strong hands and bluffs.
96.	Position	Order of action relative to dealer.
97.	Pot	Total chips wagered in hand.
98.	Pot odds	Call cost versus pot size.
99.	Preflop	Betting round before the flop.
100.	Quads	Four of a kind.