Basic Terms of Poker

Assigned Bettor
The player places the first bet
Australian Poker
Draw poker that has a blind opening.
Automatic Bluff
A situation in lowball that always requires a player to bluff.
Blind Bet
The act of placing a bet without looking at one’s cards
Blind Low
Five-card stud where blind bets are places right till the last bet.
Blind Open
An opening bet which has to be placed without looking at the cards
Card Odds
The probability of drawing different cards or being dealt various hands
Carding
Keeping a track of cards which are exposed during a hand.
Cardroom
The rooms where poker games are organized are card rooms
Dark Bet
A blind bet.
Daub
Refer to Cosmetics (Golden Glow brand).
Dead Cards
Cards which are discarded or are folded
Eldest Hand
The first player who is sitting to the left of a dealer
Finn Poker
playing poker for winning the maximum possible money
First Hand
The first player who is allowed to place a bet on a hand.
First Jack Deals
A method for determining who would have the first deal.
Gut Shot
Refer to Belly Hit.
Guts to Open
The act of allowing a hand of any value to open the game
House Rules
The rules, especially for betting, as agreed and decided by all the players
Hoyles
Any set of decided rules for card games.
Humps
Refer to Belly Strippers
Lead
Placing the first bet.
Leader
The player to place the first bet
Main Pot
The first pot other than the side pots
Major Hand
A hand which is straight or better than that
Nuts
A hand with very strong chances of winning
Odds Against
The number of times a player fails against the successes
Odds For
The number of tries per success.
Odds On
Odds on less than break even money
Pat Hand
A hand where the player decides to keep all the cards and doesn’t draw or twist new cards.
Patience Poker
Refer to Crosscards
Pay Off
To call on a bet placed by a player who can easily beat you
Rolled Up
A three of a kind in the first three cards
Roodles
A round of game at stakes that have been increased (Wangdoodle).
Rotation
Movement of the deal ... clockwise.
Short Call
To call a part of any bet with all the chips a player has on the table
Short Pair
A pair which is lower than the openers, like a pair of tens in jackpots.
Short Stud
A Five-card stud
Tap
To place all the money in a bet
Tap City
A player who goes broke
Tap Out
Having to leave the game when a player places a bet and looses all the money
Turn
A player's chances to bet, deal, or receive cards
Turn
The fourth of the five cards on the table in a flop game
Utah
Refer to Cincinnati
Valet
A jack (in any card play like blackjack)
Woolworth
A game where all tens and fives are used as wild