26 Common Poker Terms at J88 casino
1. Ante: If you are playing a round of poker and betting on the hands, then there is a minimum amount of money you need to bet so you are eligible to play. That amount is called the ante.
2. All-in: A player is all-in when they push all of their chips (or cash) into the pot.
3. Big blind: A big blind is a variation on a blind where the player sitting two positions to the left of the dealer (or the person with the dealer button) has to put money into the pot prior to the hand being dealt. This amount is based on the stakes of the game and is typically the minimum bet in the game.
4. Blind: In some forms of poker, there are player positions that require forced bets. The person to the left of the dealer (or the person holding the dealer button) has a small blind, and the player two positions to the left of the dealer has the big blind. It is called a blind because the player or players have to contribute to the pot without any cards being dealt.
5. Bluff: A bluff is when a player is holding a hand they do not think will win but continues to play, giving the impression to other players they’re holding a better hand than they have. If you think a player is bluffing, then you can call their bluff and continue betting or raise the bet.
6. Call: In a poker game with betting, there is a minimum amount that each player has to play with each round. To “call” the bet means the player will put the minimum amount needed into the pot for the betting to continue with the next player.
7. Cash games: Instead of playing with poker chips, you play a cash game with cash.
8. Check: In some variations of poker, during a betting round, a poker player can “check” the pot if they do not wish to bet any further. Once another player raises the bet, however, every other player has to call the new raise or fold.
9. Chips: You typically play poker with poker chips. These are usually red, white, black, blue, or green, but can come in a variety of colors. The dealer assigns values to the chips prior to the start of the game and exchanges cash from the players for the appropriately valued chips.
10. Dealer: The dealer is the player (or a person who is not playing the game at all) who deals the cards to the remaining players and shuffles the cards after each hand.
11. Deuces: Any cards with a “2” designation are deuces. Some poker games are “deuces wild,” which means “2” cards can represent any other card in the deck.
12. Fixed limit: In a fixed-limit poker game, the amount of money each player can bet is limited to the stakes. They can only bet up to that amount.
13. Flop: In a game variation with community cards, a flop is the first set of three cards placed faceup after the first round of betting.
14. Fold: If you wish to end your hand in the game and concede, you fold by putting all of your cards facedown onto the table.
15. Hand: A hand is a grouping of five cards in a game of poker. These can be the five cards you were dealt or a combination of five cards created with your cards and the cards of the community.
16. Kicker: The kicker is the highest-ranking card in your deck in a high-card hand, or the highest-ranking card remaining after any hand that leaves cards out of the hand. For example, a kicker in a four-of-a-kind hand would be the fifth card.
17. No limit: In a no-limit game, a poker player can bet as much money as they have during a betting round.
18. Online poker: The game of poker played on your computer or mobile device is an online poker game. The same rules in standard poker apply to online poker.
19. Pocket cards: In a game in which you play with community cards, pocket cards are the cards that you hold that are not part of the community. Sometimes called “hole cards.”
20. Pot: All of the money (if you’re playing with cash) or chips goes into the metaphorical pot, typically in the center of the table. Whenever you ante up, you place your money in the pot. The winner of the game takes home the entire pot’s worth of cash.
21. Pot limit: In a game with a pot limit, a poker player is only allowed to bet in a range starting at the ante and ending at the amount in the pot. Each player can only bet up to the amount in the pot and no further.
22. Raise: When you place a bet that’s higher than the minimum amount to play, it’s called a raise. This causes all of the bets to go up to the new amount you set, which means the other players have to either call or fold.
23. River: When playing a game with community cards, the river is the final card of the five community cards issued by the dealer.
24. Showdown: The showdown is the concluding portion of the game when all players either reveal their hands or fold.
25. Small blind: A small blind is a form of blind in which the player who is sitting one position to the left of the dealer (or the person holding the dealer button, a token of designation) has to bet prior to the hand being dealt. The amount varies based on the stakes of the game but is typically half of the amount of the big blind.
26. Turn: When playing a game with community cards, a turn is the fourth of those cards, placed solo and faceup.
