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Poker jargon – W

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:52:53 +0000

wash To mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing them up. A dealer may wash the deck before shuffling. weak ace An ace with a low kicker (e.g. four). Also “small ace,” “soft … Read More

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Poker jargon – V

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:53:13 +0000

vig, vigorish The rake. vnh Abbreviation for “very nice hand”, used in online poker chat.

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Poker jargon – U

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:44:13 +0000

under the gun The playing position to the direct left of the blinds in Texas hold ’em or Omaha . The player who is under the gun must act first on the first round of betting. underfull In a community … Read More

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Poker jargon – T

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:30:22 +0000

third man walking A player who gets up from his seat in a cash game, after two other players are already away from the table, is referred to as the “third man walking”. In a casino with a “third man … Read More

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Poker jargon – S

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:52:19 +0000

satellite A tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to another (larger) tournament. scare card A card that comes that may have improved an opponent’s hand. The Jack of spades on the turn was a scare card because … Read More

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Poker jargon – R

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:51:11 +0000

rabbit hunt After a hand is over, a rabbit hunt means to reveal the last card that would have come up in a community card game with a fixed number of cards. Such activity is usually prohibited in casinos. rack … Read More

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Poker jargon – Q

Nicolae Sfetcu — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:12:33 +0000

quarter To win a quarter of a pot, usually by tying the low or high hand of a high-low split game. Generally, this is an unwanted outcome, as it seldom wins enough money to cover the amount bet during the … Read More

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Poker jargon – P

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:57:30 +0000

paint The face cards, Jacks, Queens, and Kings, in a deck. In Texas hold’em, a flop can be said to be “all paint” if it consists of only these cards. passive A style of play characterized by checking and calling. … Read More

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Poker jargon – O

Nicolae Sfetcu — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:37:45 +0000

offsuit Cards that are not of the same suit. The ace of clubs and the king of spades are called ace-king offsuit open To bet first. open ended, open ended straight draw An outside straight draw. Also “two-way straight draw”. … Read More

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Roll your own

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:30:43 +0000

Roll your own is poker jargon used for a particular ruleset in certain poker variants, particularly in stud poker.In traditional stud poker games, cards are simply dealt to each player, either face up or face down according to the rules … Read More

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