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Poker jargon starting with A From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- A-B-C, A-B-C-D
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A sequence of the lowest cards in a
lowball game. For example, the hand 8-6-3-2-A might be
called an "eight-six-a-b-c".
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Uncreative or predictable play. He's an
a-b-c player.
- Able, Baker, Charlie
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First, second, and third player to the left of
the dealer, respectively. From the pre-1954 U.S. Navy
radio alphabet.
- ace-to-five, ace-to-six
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Methods of evaluating low hands.
- aces and spaces
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A hand with one pair of aces, and nothing else.
Used derogatorily, especially in games such as
seven-card stud, where two pair is a typical winning hand.
- action
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A player's turn to act. The action is on
you.
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A willingness to gamble. I'll give you
action or There's plenty of action in this game
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A bet, along with all the calls of that bet.
For example, if one player makes a $5 bet and three other players call, he
is said to have $5 "in action", and to have received $15 worth of action on
his bet. Usually this term comes into play when figuring side pots when one
or players is all in. See
table stakes.
- action button
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A marker similar to a kill button, on which a
player places an extra forced bet. Typically in a
stud game, a player is required to post an amount representing a
completion of the
bring-in to a full bet. For example, in a stud game with $2 and $4 betting
limits and a $1 bring-in, a player with the action button must post $2; after
the cards are dealt, the player with the low card must still pay the $1
bring-in, then when the betting reaches the player who posted the $2, he is
required to leave it in as a raise of the bring-in (and has the option to
raise further). Players in between the bring-in and the action button can just
call the bring-in, but they know ahead of time that they will be raised by the
action button.
- action player
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Euphemism for a less skillful player who bets
and calls frequently with inferior hands.
- add-on
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In a live game, to buy more chips before you
have busted. In
tournament play, a single rebuy for which all players are eligible
regardless of their stack size. This is usually allowed only once, at the end
of the rebuy period.
- advertising
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To make an obvious play or expose cards in such
a way as to deliberately convey an impression to your opponents about your
style of play. For example, to make a bad play or bluff to give the impression
that you bluff frequently (hoping opponents will then call your legitimate
bets) or to show only good hands to give the impression that you rarely bluff
(hoping opponents with then fold when you do).
- age
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The player immediately to the dealer (or
button)'s left; so called because he is the player who received the first card
during the initial deal. Also "eldest hand".
- aggression
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Proactive betting and raising. See
aggression (poker).
- air
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In a
lowball game, "giving air" is letting an opponent who might otherwise fold
know that you intend to draw one or more cards to induce him to call.
- all in
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Having bet one's entire stake. See
table stakes.
- all blue/all pink
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A
flush, "blue" usually referring to black suits and "pink" to red ones.
Occasionally one hears "all green" or "all purple".
- alternate straight
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Skip straight. See
non-standard poker hands.
- ammo, ammunition
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Chips in play. I'm going to need more ammo
for this game. Compare to "fire".
- angle
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A technically legal, but borderline unethical,
play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or
placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse opponents about whether you
mean to call or raise. A player employing such tactics is called an "angle
shooter".
- ante
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Once meaning a first-round bet, now a type of
forced bet before cards are dealt. See
ante (poker).
- ante off
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In
tournament play, to force an absent player to continue paying antes.
blinds, bring-ins, or other forced bets so that the contest remains fair to
the other players. Go ahead and take that phone call. We'll ante you off
until you get back. Also "blind off".
(This guide is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia.)
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