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A-Z of commonly used terms in Poker games:

ALL-IN
When a player has insufficient poker chips to "call" the bet, he bets all of his chips and covers the current pot, any subsequent bets will be in a side pot and he will not be involved in this side pot. If his hand is the highest then he will win the main pot, but not the side pot.

BAD BEAT
This is a common term for when you have a really good hand and are beaten by a much better hand. Some poker rooms offer jackpot prizes for the best BAD BEAT hand, i.e. the best losing hand.

BIG BLIND
The player to the dealers left posts a small blind, (a compulsory bet) equal to half the small bet, the player to his left places the Big Blind, equal to the small bet.

BOARD
The community cards in flop games.

BUTTON
A disc that signifies who is the nominated dealer for this hand. The button moves clockwise (to the left), each hand.

CALL
This is a bet that matches the current bet.

CHECK
If no other bets have been made, you can check (pass), and wait to see if anyone else will bet. If everyone checks, then play moves to the next round.

COFFEEHOUSING
Distracting or deliberately misleading chatter during a poker game. Please note that Ladbrokespoker.com does not tolerate coffeehousing. Any reported instances will be investigated and may result in the suspension of chat facilities and accounts.

DEALER
The player nominated to be the dealer for each hand, he doesn't actually deal, but is the last one to bet, so it can be advantageous.

FISH
The weakest player on the table, the one who loses the most money. The famous saying is: " If you look around the table for the "Fish" and you can't find him, it's you and it's time to get out of this game".

FLOP
The first three community cards in Texas Holdem or Omaha Poker.

FOLD
To throw your cards in, i.e. to decide your hand is not worth playing anymore.

HOLE CARDS
The first two cards dealt face down to you, also known as "pocket cards" in Texas Holdem.

INITIAL DEAL
The first set of cards dealt to players before they have to make a decision.

KICKER
The high card that goes with a pair or two pair.

MUCKED CARDS
To throw your cards in without showing them to anyone.

NUTS
The best possible hand in any poker game. A hand that can not be beat, and should be bet aggressively.

POCKET CARDS
Same as Hole Cards.

POST
Usually a forced bet, like a blind, upon entering the poker game.

POT
The total of all the poker chips in the centre of the table, this is what we are all playing for.

RAKE
The money removed from each pot by the house, as a commission.

RAKED HAND
A hand where you bet into the pot and the house takes a rake

RAISE, RE-RAISE
A bet that will increase the level of the current bet.

RIVER
The last community card in a flop game, also refers to the last card in 7 Card Stud.

ROUNDS OF BETTING
A round of betting is complete when all players have had the opportunity to either fold, call or raise.

SHOW ALL
When betting is finished and the cards are required to be shown, to establish the highest hand.

SMALL BLIND
Refer to Big Blind.

TURN
The fourth community card in flop games.

UNDER RAISE
This occurs when a player raises a prior bet but has to go all-in to do so. If the player under-raising - going all-in to raise - has less than half of the expected raise for that betting round, the betting round is locked. The term locked here means that any player who has already acted in the round (checked, called, or raised) may no longer raise. They may only call or fold. However, players who have yet to act (betting has not reached them yet) may raise the expected raise for that betting round, after calling. If the under-raise is half or more than the expected raise, the lock rule does not apply.

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