poker expressions
| American Airline by Gisela M. | starthand when having two cards |
| Anna Kournikova by Gisela M. | starthand consisting of Ace King (AK) |
| Ante by Gisela M. | a forced bet that every player has to do |
| Bad beat | losing with a hand that should normally win. Example: AAA55 is losing against 5555A |
| Boat by stegs73 | Another name for a Full House |
| Bubble by Gisela M. | |
| Button by stegs73 | The small disc that moves clockwise around the table,this indicates which player is the dealer. |
| Check Raise by stegs73 | To check initially,then make a raise to a bet in the same betting round. Can be seen as a sign of strength or a bluff. |
| Chipleader by Gisela M. | player with the most chips |
| Coin Flip by Gisela M. | |
| Cowboys by Gisela M. | starthand consisting of two kings |
| Dead Man\'s Hand by Gisela M. | starting hand consisting of Ace 8 |
| Door Card by Gisela M. | first faced up card at a Stud Poker game |
| Drawing Dead by Gisela M. | situation where a player has no more chances to win the hand |
| Flop | first three community cards in Hold'em and Omaha pokergames. These three cards are revealed in one step. |
| Freeroll by Gisela M. | tournament with no buy in or fee (free entry) |
| German Virgin by Gisela M. | start hand consisting of two 9s |
| Heads Up by Gisela M. | a pokergame with exactly two players |
| Hooks by stegs73 | A pair of jacks,these are also known by alot of other names we cannot mention. !! |
| Limp In by Gisela M. | a player just calls instead of raising (what his hand is supposed to) |
| no flop - no d r o p | if it so happens that in a cash pokergame the first three community cards are not revealed, some poker rooms do not take a percentage from the pot. |
| Offsuit by Gisela M. | cards of different colours |
| Over the top by stegs73 | Raising another player that has already raised you |
| Rake | With cash games, poker rooms take a fixed percentage from the pot as a fee for their services. So usually the winner does not receive the complete pot. |
| Rebuy by Gisela M. | possibility to reenter a tournament after losing all chips by paying another buy in fee |
| River | last community card in Hold'em and Omaha poker. This card is revealed after the turn card. |
| Sailboats by Gisela M. | start hand consisting of two 4s |
| Shorthanded by Gisela M. | a table with a maximum of six players |
| Snowman oder Fat Ladies by Gisela M. | start hand consisting of two 8s |
| The Big Slick by stegs73 | In texas holdem this is when you have AK as your pocket cards, whether they are suited or not. |
| The Ducks by Gisela M. | start hand consisting of two 2s |
| Tilt by Gisela M. | really aggressive and unconcentrated play caused by previous things. Usualiy after a bad beat |
| Trips by stegs73 | Another name for 3 of a kind |
| Turn | a community card in Hold'em and Omaha poker. This card is revealed after the flop card. |
| Walk by Gisela M. | all players fold (so the Big Blind wins automatically) |