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Poker Terms

You can not play any Party Poker game without knowing the most frequently used terms in this online poker room. All regular visitors know these terms, but if you are a new Party Poker player, you should learn them before you start playing. This will certainly help you to play the games easier and feel more confident at the Party Poker tables. This article comes as an addition to our dictionary section and when you read it you will surely expand your knowledge of the terms, used in all variants of poker. 


Aces Up - this is a hand, which consists of two pairs and one of these pairs is a pair of Aces.
Active Player - active are all players, who are still in the hand.
All-in - when a poker player wagers all his money, it is called All-in. 

Bet the Pot - to place a bet, which matches the money in the pot.
Blind Bets - these are bets, which are made by the two players to the immediate left of the dealer. These bets are posted before any cards are dealt.
Bring-in - a term, used in Seven Card Stud. This is a kind of a forced bet, which is made in the first round of betting by the player with the lowest card in the hand. 

Call - to call means to match the previous bet.
Cash Out - when you change your chips for cash.
Check-raise - when a poker player first checks and after that raises during one betting round, it is called Check-raise. 

Dealer's Position - the best position in the hand. You are in the Dealer's Position when you are last to act.
Door Card - in Stud games, the Door Card is the first face-up card in a player's hand.
Ducks or Deuces - these terms are used when you hold a pair of Twos. 

Flop - the first three community cards in Texas Holdem and Omaha.
Fourth Street - in flop games, this is the fourth community card, dealt face-up in the middle of the table. 

Hi/Lo Games - these are poker games, in which the pot is split between the highest and the lowest hand.
Hole Cards - the player's private cards, which are dealt face-down. 

Inside Straight - when you have four cards and need one more to complete a Straight. 

Key Card - this is a card, which improves your hand.
Kicker - the highest and unmatched card in your hand. 

Live Hand - a poker hand, which have a chance to win the pot.
Loose Player - a poker player who plays too many hands in the game. 

Maniac - Maniac is an aggressive poker player, who plays many hands.
Monster - when you hold a very strong hand, it is called Monster. 

No Limit - these are games, in which you are not limited how much to bet.
Nuts - this is the best possible hand in the game. 

Open - to Open means to put the initial bet.
Open Pair - a pair, which is dealt face-up on the board, is called an Open Pair 

Pass - when you choose to Pass, it means that you Fold your hand.
Playing the Board - when a player's best five-card hand is made only of the community cards.
Pocket Rockets - when your pocket cards are two Aces. 

Raise - to Raise means to increase the bets, made prior to yours.
River - the last community card, dealt face-up on the board. 

Satellite - a single-table tournament, which is usually a qualifier for larger poker contests.
Short-handed - Short-handed are games, where a small number of poker players participate.
Showdown - a part of the poker game, when all remaining players reveal their hands to determine the winner. 

Tight - a poker player, who doesn't play so many hands is called a Tight player.
Turn - the fourth community card in all flop games, which mark the third round of betting. 

Under the Gun - when you are first to act, it is called that you are Under the Gun.
Up Card - all cards, dealt face-up on the table, are called Up Cards. 

Wild Card - in poker games, this is a card, which can replace any other card of the deck.

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