Poker Slang Lingo at gamerisms
Poker slang lingo, part 4
continues this gamerisms glossary dedicated to all

passionate poker players.
This
section includes poker slang lingo and terms that are unique to this
popular casino strategy game. For example, Overpair, Play on Your
Belly, Rock, Rush and Scoot.
Poker Slang Lingo: N - O
- No-limit:
poker lingo for wide open betting based on each
players chips in hand.
- Nuts:
the best of hands in the game thus far.
- Odds:
calculated probability of winning a specific hand.
- Off-suit:
cards that are not of the same suit.
- On the Finger:
monies received on credit.
- On Tilt:
going into wild play mode after a bad hand.
- Open: player
who makes the first bet in a round.
- Outdraw:
refers to receiving a better hand by drawing more
cards.
- Outs:
refers to unseen cards left in the deck that could
result in a better hand.
- Overpair: refers
to a higher pair than the best card on the
board in flop games. Example: You hold KK and the flop is J94.
Poker Slang Lingo: P - Q
- Pair:
refers to two cards of the same rank—AA.
- Pass:
refers to no betting or folding.
- Passive Play:
player who is not likely to bet and raise.
- Pat:
this hand is it, no further cards required.
- Play
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- Playback:
action whereby a player raises an opening bet.
- Playing the
Rush: refers to a player who 'is on a roll' of
good cards and pots won.
- Play on your
Belly: refers to legal play, no cheating.
- Position:
poker term for a player's position at the table in reference to
betting. Example: early position means that player is the first to bet.
- Post:
to bet or wager chips in the pot or a position
directly in front of you at the table.
- Pot:
winning hand(s) take the spoils, either all the money
in the middle of the table or a share of the pot in certain games.
- Pot-limit:
refers to the maximum bet/raise that is of no
greater value than the total pot.
- Pot Odds:
refers to amount of money in the pot versus the
amount of money required to call a bet.
- Proposition
Player/Shill: refers to the casino/card room hired help
whose duties
include filling up tables or jump-starting games.
- Protect:
poker lingo for increased betting or otherwise
attempting to eliminate players who could outdraw your hand.
- Quads:
four of a kind—a very sweet hand. Example: 4 queens.
- Qualifier:
refers to the minimum standard a hand must meet to qualify for all or
part of the pot. Example: with Caribbean stud poker, the dealer must
have a minimum hand of ace/king to qualify and continue the round.
Poker Slang Lingo: R
- Rabbits:
poker jargon used for weak or amateur players.
- Rack:
poker slang lingo for tray that holds poker chips.
- Raise:
poker term for wagering more than the last bet
thereby increasing the bet for other players in the game.
- Railbirds:
spectators or lookie-lous watching the action.
- Rank:
value of a set of cards.
- Rake:
a percentage and/or flat fee deducted from the pot after each betting
round for the casino services. These services include a dealer and
equipment.
- River:
poker term for the last cards dealt in a game of
Holdem, Omaha or 7-card Stud.
- Read:
skillful players use this method to predict cards
held by other players.
- Re-buy:
purchasing additional chips after initial buy, if
tournament rules allow.
- Riffling or
Zipping: method used to shuffle cards before
dealing.
- Road Gang:
poker jargon for a gang of cheating players.
- Rock:
player who raises or folds and rarely calls, thus
playing few hands.
- Rock Garden:
poker lingo for a game consisting of tight
players.
- Round:
can mean either a betting round or round of poker
hands.
- Rounder:
skillful player who makes a comfortable living
playing poker—a dream job for many poker players.
- Round of Play:
a segment of game play that includes
dealing, betting and a declared winner.
- Royal Flush:
the best of the best, sequence of AKQJ10, all
in the same suit.
- Running:
you receive the cards you need from the last two
cards dealt.
- Rush:
poker lingo for a big win quickly—truly a rush.
Poker Slang Lingo: S
- Sailboats:
poker jargon for a pair of fours starting hand.
- Sandbag:
strategy used to check and then raise the opener
to increase the pot.
- Schoolboy Draw:
amateur draw, not using sound judgment.
- Scoot:
poker lingo for sending some pot winning chips to
another player.
- Semi-bluff:
the difference from a bluff is that a
semi-bluff has a higher certainty of a win.
- Sequence:
refers to cards of consecutive value, example:
56789 straight.
- Session:
term for time span for poker games played.
- Set:
refers to 3-of-a-kind to include two in the hole or a method of play
for paigow poker whereby cards are set into two hands of low-hand=2
cards and high hand=5-card.
- Shiner:
cheaters use these mirror-like devices to view
unexposed cards.
- Shorthanded:
refers to a game where there are only a few
players.
- Short Pair:
refers to a pair that is lower than the openers.
- Short Stack:
situation where a player does not have
sufficient chips to cover the betting at the table.
- Short Stud:
poker slang lingo for 5 rather than 7-card stud
poker.
- Shotgun:
game where betting begins once the third card is
dealt.
- Shove them
Along: version of 5-card stud poker where every
player can either play the first upcard or pass to the next player.
- Showdown:
poker term to describe the end of betting where a
winner is
declared by a show of hands by the remaining players.
- Shuffle/Shuffling:
mix up those cards before starting
another game.
- Side
Pot: occurs when a player is unable to match the bet made,
but
continues play of the game. This pot is for players who have the funds
and want to bet more. Winner of the side pot goes to the best hand from
the players who participated.
- Slowplay:
strategy to under bet an excellent hand.
- Slowroll:
don't you just hate those players who ever so slowly, roll out their
hand while the other participating players await the result?
- Smooth Call:
method of holding back a raise in order to
call additional bets with a very good hand.
- Snap Off:
you call the bluffer and beat him/her with a
not-so-hot-hand—'tis a sweet deal.
- Snarker:
player who wins and taunts the loser—bad manners
and strategy rolled into one.
- Soft Play:
poker lingo for intentionally going easy on a
player.
- Splash the
Pot: player who tosses chips in rather than
putting them in front.
- Spread Limit:
poker term for fixed minimum-maximum bets
allowed per round.
- Squeeze
Bet or Squeeze Raise: poker term for a third player with a
weak hand
who is in the middle of the squeeze and it's costing him/her because of
the larger bets made by other players with better hands.
- Stack: poker
term for total of all your chips.
- Steal:
winning the pot by bluffing—a card sharp's specialty.
- Stonewall:
player who remains to the bitter end holding a
weak hand.
- Straight:
refers to 5-card sequence, example: 78910J.
- Straight Draw:
refers to the game of draw poker that does
not require openers.
- Straight Flush:
beauty of a hand that has 5-cards of
consecutive rank and are the same suit, example=78910J of clubs.
- Streak:
run of either winning or losing hands—what streak
do you prefer :-)
- Stringer:
poker slang lingo for a straight.
- Stripping:
refers to a method of shuffling/changing the
order of the cards in a deck.
- Suicide King:
poker lingo for the King of Hearts as the
card displays a sword poised to the head.
- Suit:
refers to the 4 suits in a deck of cards—clubs,
spades, hearts and diamonds.
Poker Slang Lingo: T
- Table
Stakes: we are talking money here in reference to the
amount a player
places on the table that cannot be changed during the hand.
- Talon:
poker slang lingo for the rest of the deck after the
deal.
- Tap or Tap Out:
you have bet all your money and if you
lose, you are tapped out.
- Tell or Tell
play: refers to a player giving out signals or
'telling' about his/her hand.
- Thirty days
or Thirty miles: poker jargon for 3 tens.
- Three of a
kind: 3 cards of the same rank, AAA.
- Tierce:
refers to a three-card straight flush.
- Tiger:
poker lingo for a low hand to include 23456 or 7.
- Tight Player:
poker term for a cautious player who rarely
bets on weak hands.
- Trap:
poker lingo for a situation where a player may have
to call a big raise to stay in the game.
- Trey:
refers to the 3-card with 3 pips.
- Two-card Poker:
version where the best 2 cards are winners.
- Two Pair:
refers to a 5-card hand that includes two
different pairs, QQ773.
Poker Slang Lingo: U - Z
- Underdog:
card contest wherein the underdog is usually the
loser.
- Under the Gun:
refers to the first player's action once the
blind bets are completed.
- Unlimited
Poker: no bet or raise limits in this game.
- Washing the
Cards: the dealer blends the deck of cards in a
circular motion with both hands before a shuffle is performed.
- White Meat:
poker slang lingo for profit or money made with
the game of poker.
- Wild Card:
card(s) that can sub for any other
card to improve your hand.
- World
Series of Poker WSOP: the granddaddy of all poker
tournaments played at
Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Vegas yearly. A gold bracelet awaits the
winner.
After
poker slang lingo, you can take a look at Poker Game Software Reviews
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Poker
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