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PokerGuru - 13.03.2009, 06:25
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Hello dear PCers,

How about trying a new type of contest for $30 cash?

Simple to do, but the rewards could be multiplied by how much you do!

Simply post here a list of gambling-related words (not just poker) and for each, give a very VERY short definition.

Here is where more rewards can be won: I am going to use YOUR words and defs to create a new crossword puzzle for next month (April). So the more of YOUR words I use, the more your advantage will be to get the most right! And I WILL use ALL of EVERYBODY'S words!

The member who gets the most right will win $30! Since this contest requires more effort, there will be TWO winners of $30 each!

CAUTION: You must not use a word that someone beat you to using. It simply will not count. So be sure to review the words already posted by other members. HINT: In your place, I would keep an alphabetic list of words already used as a quick reference. It can be updated in just a few minutes each day.

I find it exciting to think of a Poker Crusher created gamblers crossword! And bet it will be one I will want to show off to all my friends! We might even want to vote on whether to let it be used later in the summer over at CC for all the members there to try to solve, but all the clues will be gifts from you to them.

Have fun doing this by working on it only when you are in the right mood! You do not have to put all your words in the same post, but just make another post the next time you want to add more words. I will keep careful track of all your words and put them all together for you at the end of the contest.

Deadline is midnight on the last day of this month.

Rules are the same identically as for every other contest this month. If you have any questions at all, please ask.

Enjoy (and learn while enjoying!) I know I will enjoy seeing what you can come up with! Individually, each one of you!

Your Guru

crzynana2001 - 13.03.2009, 10:43
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ante..........first bet of each new hand.......amount required to join game

valeria - 13.03.2009, 11:36
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I will get back to this as it is 4am and I need sleep. Sounds fun but not at 4am hahaha

broxi - 13.03.2009, 15:42
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NAP...... best fancied horse of the day...... FAVOURITE...the most fancied horse in a race..... ACCUMALATOR.... a bet involving picking several horse or teams to win..... CHIPS...what you use to bet in poker..... FREEROLL...a free to enter competition in poker or on slots that you can win prizes on..... JACKPOT....the biggest prize you can win.... FORECAST...picking the first and second horse in a race .... TRICAST..picking the first second and third horse in a race ..... YANKEE... a bet involving picking 4 horses that pays on doubles trebles and an accumalator.... BONUS ROUND..... a round you recieve in slots games where you can win a lot of money ........ FLUSH... 5 cards of the same suit in poker...... STRAIGHT....5 consecutive cards in poker...eg a 5 6 7 8 9 of any suit........i could go on for ever but only fair to let others enter some words before i post more

ojisplayin - 15.03.2009, 19:04
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Okay Guru here are mine. Of course..ALBHABETICAL!! Embarassed

All in:
When a player chooses to bet all the way down to his last chips.

Ante:
Money placed in the pot before the hand is dealt.

Bad Beat:
When a hand is lost with a hand that usually would win.

Bankroll:
The amount of money a players has in play.

Bet:
Money put in play.

Big Blind:
A full forced bet before any cards are dealt.

Blind:
An opening bet before any cards are dealt.

Bluff:
A bet with a weak hand.

Board:
The cards used by all the players.

Buy in:
The amount of money it requires to get into a game.

Call:
Making a bet equal to the previous bet.

Calling Station:
A player who always seems to always call and rarely folds.

Cap:
The number of times a raise can be re-raised.

Catch:
When a draw makes a hand.

Check:
When you do not bet on one's turn to bet.

Check Raise:
A player checks on the first opportunity to bet then raises on his next opportunity.

Cold Call:
Calling a bet and raise at the same time after first checking, or betting for the first time.

Deal:
Distribute the cards to the players.

Draw:
Receiving more cards in a game.

Family Pot:
Where everyone at the table is still involved in the pot.

Flop
The first community cards dealt at once in a game.

Fold:
To give up your cards and remove yourself from play of the hand.

Flush:
A hand where all five cards share the same suit.

Free Card:
You get to see an additional card without having to call or bet.

Freeze Out:
A tournament format whereby you cannot re-buy.

High Hand:
The best hand in any round of poker.

Heads Up:
One on one play, only two players are involved.

Hole Cards:
The card or cards unseen by the other players.

Kicker:
A separate high card used to break a tie.

Loose Player:
A player who plays a lot of hands, good and bad.

Monster:
A powerful hand.

Muck:
Fold without showing your hand.

No Limit:
A game where anyone can bet all their chips at anytime.

Nuts:
The highest possible hand in a poker game.

Overcard:
A card on the board higher than your pair.

Pair:
Two cards of the same rank.

Position:
The place of a player at the table in relation to the opener. Positions can be early, middle or late.

Pot:
The total money or chips on the table after all the betting is complete.

Pot Limit:
A game where a player's maximum bet is the size of the pot.

Rag:
A card that helps no ones hand.

Rake:
The money the house takes on each hand.

Raise:
When you increase the amount of a bet after betting has opened.

River:
The last community card dealt.

Rock:
A player who only plays extremely good hands.

Showdown:
The showing of cards after the last bet has been made.

Side Pot:
A second pot formed when a player is all in. The side pot holds money the â€œall inâ€ player canâ€™t win.

Slow Play:
Not raising a good hand to incite further betting.

Small Blind:
Forced half bet made before any cards are dealt.

Split Pot:
Hands in which the pot is split between more than one player.

Steal:
Raising in expectation that all other players will fold.

Straight Flush:
5 cards sequential of the same suit (3-4-5-6-7 All Hearts)

Tells:
Gestures or words by a player that give away the value of his/her hand.

Tight:
A tight player is a player who never bets unless they hold a good hand.

Zombie:
A player that shows no emotion (stoned face) making it hard to tell what they are holding.

PokerGuru - 19.03.2009, 03:51
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Back to top in hopes of getting more entrants.

PCers, ARE YOU NO LONGER INTERESTED IN CASH CONTESTS? (This is a serious question.)

Your Guru

ojisplayin - 19.03.2009, 04:34
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Hmmm, that is strange. Very few entries in ALL the contests???

Sisters - 19.03.2009, 07:12
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Hi,

Here are a few that I found...

Good Luck,

sisters Smile

action: The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot.

active: player One who is still in the pot.

ante: In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts.

banker: In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.

bankroll: A player's total available gambling money.

basic strategy: In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage.

betting limits: In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted.

bingo marker: A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card.

black: The most common color used for $100 chips.

blind bet: A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions.

bluff: In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands.

board: In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are referred to as on the "board."

boat: Another term for a full house.

break-even point: The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you'd receive.

bring-in: In seven-card stud, the bring-in is a mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting.

buck: A $100 wager

bug: A joker

bump: To raise

burn card: In card games, the card temporarily removed from play. After a shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray, which is called burning the card.

bust: In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose

button: In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position.

Sisters - 19.03.2009, 07:17
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Hi,

Here are some more lingo Wink

sisters

marker: A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established credit with the casino

natural: In blackjack, a natural is a two-card hand of twenty-one points. In baccarat a natural is a two-card total of eight, or nine.

number pool: The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play. A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, and the keno pool is 1 to 80.

nut: Either the overhead costs of running a casino, or the fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day.

odds: Ratio of probabilities

open: In poker, the player who bets first.

outside bets: Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout. They involve betting 12 to 18 numbers at one time.

overlay: A good bet where you have an edge over the casino.

pat: In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands. In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points.

pay cycle: A theoretical expression that reflects the number of plays required for the machine to cycle through all possible winning and nonwinning combinations.

payline: The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must line up. Slot machines can have as many as eight paylines, although most have only one.

payoff: Your payback; the return you see on a wager.

payout percentage: Also referred to as the payback percentage, the percent of each dollar played in a video or slot machine that the machine is programmed to return to the player. Payback percentage is 100 percent minus the house edge.

payout table: A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or video poker machine, that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played.

pit: An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.

pit boss: The person who supervises all the games and casino personnel associated with a pit during a particular work shift. Pit bosses are in place to watch for cheating, settle disputes, and give comps to big bettors.

pot: In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.

pressing: A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them along with the original bet.

probability: A branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood that an event will occur. Probabilities are expressed as numbers between 0 and 1. The probability of an impossible event is 0, while an event that is certain to occur has a probability of 1.

progressive: A slot machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played. When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the amount resets to the starting number.

push: A tie hand between a dealer and a player; no money changes hands. A push at blackjack occurs when both the player and the dealer have a unbusted hands with the same total points.

Sisters - 19.03.2009, 07:19
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Hi,

Here are some more... Very Happy

Good Luck,

sisters Smile

third base: In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer's right hand, which will be played last before the dealer's hand is played.

third street: In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.

toke: A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips.

touch wand: A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.

true odds: The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.

underlay: A bad bet; an event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.

upcard: In the blackjack dealer's hand, the card that is face-up for all the players to see before they play their hands.

vigorish: The fee, or commission taken by the house.

VIP: A big bettor that is worthy of full complimentary treatment.

way ticket: In keno, a ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win.

white: The most common color used for $1 chips.

allight - 21.03.2009, 16:29
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AMERICAN AIRLINES n. In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole.
BIG BOBTAIL n. An open-ended 4-card straight flush.
BRODERICK CRAWFORD n. In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.
FOSSIL n. (derogatory) An elderly poker player.
MITES AND LICE n. A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.
STRADDLE n. In some games with blinds the player left of the last blind may make a "straddle" wager, essentially a raise of the blind, before any cards are dealt. The player making the straddle then has the privilege of acting last on the first betting round. Straddles, like blinds, are real bets that the rest of the table will have to call or raise.

rainbow1 - 23.03.2009, 16:09
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ACTION n. Money that is being bet. "No action" means a hand or game has few bettors and fewer raisers. "Gimme some action" is ostensibly a plea for calls and raises.

ACTIVE PLAYER n. A player who is still in the pot.

ALL {BLUE,GREEN,PURPLE,etc.} n. Colorful terms to describe a flush.

ALL-IN adj. To have all of one's chips in the pot. A player who is all-in cannot be forced out of the pot by more betting, but is only eligible to win that portion of the pot he has contributed to. Generally, a SIDE POT is created each time a player is all-in.

AMERICAN AIRLINES n. In Hold'em, a pair of Aces in the hole. Better known (at least in rec.gambling) as POCKET ROCKETS.

ANTE n. A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. Not all games have an ante. Related terms: BLIND, FORCED BET.

ASSAULT RIFLE n. In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s).

BACK DOOR adj. Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.

BAD BEAT n. [1] A very good hand, often a full house or higher, that is beat by an even better hand.

BAD BEAT n. [2] A good hand beaten by another hand, which, when evaluated in terms of how likely the winning hand was to win and how much the winning hand could expect to win, had no mathematical justification for staying in the pot. A hand which, even though it won, had a (generally huge) negative expectation (see EXPECTATION).

BAD-BEAT JACKPOT n. In some cardrooms, a prize that is shared by the players in a game, when a very good hand (usually Aces full, or better) is beaten by a higher hand. Jackpots are usually financed by taking a drop ($1 is a common amount) from every pot. A typical division of the jackpot will give the losing hand 50 %, the winning hand 25 %, and the other players at the table share the remaining 25 % of the Jackpot.

BAD GAME n. Any game in which you figure to be the loser, because the other players are better than you.

BANKROLL n. Current total gambling funds available. To be distinguished from the current money you happen to have on the table. See also: STACK, STAKE.

BARN n. A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.

BEE No. 92 (TM) n. Trade name for the "diamond back" cards frequently used in casino games. Compare: RIDER BACK.

BELLY BUSTER n. An inside straight draw. Same as GUTSHOT.

BET v.t. To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.

BET FOR VALUE v.t. Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.

BICYCLE n. The best possible low hand: A-2-3-4-5. More common term: WHEEL.

BIG BLIND n. A blind bet, usually a raise of an earlier blind which would be called the SMALL BLIND. In limit poker, the BIG BLIND is usually the size of the minimum bet on the first round of betting.

BIG BOBTAIL n. An open-ended 4-card straight flush.

BIG SLICK. n. In Texas Hold'em, hole cards of A-K, suited or not.

BLACK n. When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.

BLANK n. Used in describing stud and Hold'em games. Refers to a dealt card that does not offer any value; stating the actual rank and suit would detract from a description of the hand. "The last card was a blank."

BLIND n. A mandatory bet made by certain player(s) usually sitting left of the BUTTON before each new hand is dealt. Used in place of antes or in conjunction with antes. See also: ANTE, BIG BLIND, FORCED BET, LATE BLIND, LIVE BLIND, SMALL BLIND, STRADDLE.

BLUFF n. To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.

BOARD n. The exposed cards in Hold'em and stud. Also BOARD CARDS.

BOAT n. A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.

BOBTAIL STRAIGHT n. See OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.

BRODERICK CRAWFORD n. In Hold'em, hole cards of 10-4. From the 1950s TV series "Highway Patrol", starring Broderick Crawford.

BUCK n. See BUTTON. (Unrelated to one Michael Buck, this is said to be the origin of the term "buck" to represent one dollar).

BUG n. A limited wild card, represented by the Joker. May be used as an Ace, or as any card to complete a straight or flush (or straight flush). See also: WILD CARD. Only used at certain tables in certain card rooms, most frequently in draw lowball.

BULLET[S] n. Ace[s].

BUMP v.t. Slang for RAISE.

BUNNY n. An eight. So named because one can easily draw "rabbit ears" above the numeral 8, "paws" in the middle and "feet" at the bottom. (Do this only at home, and not on cards that will be used for play.)

BURN v.t. To discard the top card of the deck prior to dealing, usually done for every dealing round except the first. The theory being that if somehow the cards are marked (illegally) no one will know what card will next be dealt, only what card will be burned. This makes marked cards less of an advantage, hence tends to reduce cheating.

BUTTON n. A distinctive token held by the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act. Also, "THE BUTTON" can refer to the player who currently has the button. ("I was the button and called the blind".) Synonyms: BUCK, PUCK.

BUTTON CHARGE n. A periodic fee paid by whoever is the button, perhaps every 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Constitutes part or all of the HOUSE CUT.

BUY-IN n. The minimum amount of money necessary to join a game. Also, the amount of money one actually used to join the game. See also: REBUY.

BUY IN v.i. To purchase chips at the start of a game. Thus in a game with a $100 buy-in one might buy in for $147.

CALL v.t. To put in to the pot the minimum amount of money necessary to continue playing. See also: SEE. (CALL is used mostly in the present tense with the bet as the object, SEE with future tense and the original bettor as the object).

CALL COLD v.t. See COLD CALL.

CALLER n. One who calls. Sometimes used collectively, as in "3 callers".

CAP v.t. To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round.

CARDS SPEAK n. winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).

CASE adj. The fourth card of a particular rank, as in "he folded the case 9" when describing where all the 9s were in a hand. Comes from the game of Faro where an employee of the house, called the "case keeper". kept track of the number of each rank of card remaining.

CHASE v.t. To continue in a hand, often at poor odds, in the hopes of catching a much better hand. "He called, chasing the flush."

CHECK n. A chip. Dealers and other casino employees often use the term "check" where most nonprofessional gamers would say "chip". See CHIP.

CHECK v.i. To bet zero, when it is legal to do so. Frequently a sign of only a fair hand, but may be a bluff.

CHECK RAISE v. To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff.

CHIP n. A round gaming token used in place of cash for convenience in handling and counting. The standard form of currency in most casinos. See also: CHECK n.

COME adj. A hand that is not yet made ("come hand") such as four cards to a flush. See also ON THE COME.

COMMUNITY CARDS n. Cards that are available for every player to use in making a hand. Usually dealt face up somewhere in the middle of the table.

COMPUTER HAND n. Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.

COLD CALL n. Calling both a bet and raise at the same time, as opposed to calling a bet then later calling a raise made after the call.

COURT CARD n. A jack, queen or king.

COWBOY n. A king.

CUT v. To break the deck into 2 stacks of at least 5 cards each. Usually performed by the player to the dealer's right to insure that the the deck is not stacked.

CRYING CALL n. A call made with little chance of ultimately winning, but marginally better than an immediate fold.

DEAD DRAW n. See DRAWING DEAD.

DEAD MAN'S HAND n. Generically: two pair, aces and eights. Specifically: the black aces, black eights and nine of diamonds. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.

DEAD MONEY n. Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.

DEALER'S CHOICE n. In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand. Often limited to selecting from a list provided.

DECLARE v.t. In high/low games, declaring one's hand as high or low or both ways (usually done with chips in hand). Usually played in home games; casinos tend to play CARDS SPEAK.

DEUCE n. A two.

DOOR [CARD] n. A player's first upcard in stud games.

DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER n. A two-way inside straight. E.g., 3-5-6-7-9.

DOUBLE GUTSHOT n. Var. of DOUBLE BELLY BUSTER.

DOYLE BRUNSON n. In Hold'em, 10-2 in the hole. So named because Doyle Brunson won two straight WSOPs (q.v.) in 1975 and 1976 with 10-2 on the last hand. (Suited (spades) in 1975, unsuited in 1976).

DRAW n. [1] A class of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face-down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. "Draw poker" and "Five-card draw" are examples of usage.

DRAW n. [2] In stud and Hold'em games, the set of cards that will be dealt later can be collectively called "the draw".

DRAW v.t. To discard some number of cards and have dealt an equal number of replacements.

DRAWING DEAD v.i. A draw in which it is impossible to obtain a winning hand for any of a variety of reasons: an opponent's hand is better than whatever you are drawing to, the card(s) that make your hand are out of play, or (in Hold'em) give an opponent a stronger hand even if it makes yours. Frequently used in the past tense, since one rarely knows it at the time.

DRAW OUT v.i. To catch a card that improves your situation from a losing hand to a winning hand, especially when you beat someone holding a hand that usually figures to win.

EARLY POSITION n. Being one of the first players to act in a betting round. See also: MIDDLE POSITION, LATE POSITION.

EDGE n. An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective.

EVEN-MONEY adj. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. E.g., "Double or nothing" is an even-money bet.

EXPECTATION n. The long-run [dis-]advantage of a given situation, specifically without reference to any particular outcome. I.e., what you figure to win [lose] on average after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.

FACE CARD n. A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).

FAMILY POT n. A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.

FAVORITE n. Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that figures to be the winner. Ant: UNDERDOG.

FIFTH STREET n. In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).

FILL v.t. To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).

FILL UP v.t. To fill a full house.

FIRE v.i. To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.

FISH n. A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, *you* are the fish."

FIXED LIMIT adj. A betting structure where the amount of each bet is a specific fixed quantity. Usually specified as A-B, where A is the amount to bet in the first few betting rounds and B (larger than A) is the amount bet in the later rounds. Related terms: FLAT LIMIT, NO LIMIT, POT LIMIT, SPREAD LIMIT.

FLAT CALL v.t. To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.

FLAT LIMIT adj. A variant of fixed limit where all bets are the same amount.

FLOORMAN n. The casino representative in charge of the card room or a section of a card room. Arbitrates disputes when unusual events happen.

FLOP n. In Hold'em, the first three community cards, dealt simultaneously.

FLOP v.t. To deal a flop, or to make a hand on a flop. "I flopped trips".

FLOP GAME n. Any of a number of poker games where a flop is dealt.

FLUSH n. A poker hand consisting of five cards all one suit.

FOLD v.t. To decline to call a bet, thus dropping out of a hand.

FORCED BET n. In some stud games a player may be required to make a bet to start the action on the first card. This is similar conceptually to blinds and antes, but in this case is dependent on the cards shown rather than player position. Usually the weakest hand is forced to bet.

FOSSIL n. (derogatory) An elderly poker player.

FOUR FLUSH n. Four cards to a flush.

FOUR OF A KIND n. A hand containing all four cards of the same rank.

FOURTH STREET n. In stud poker, the fourth card dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the fourth community card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is TURN (q.v.).

FREE CARD n. A card dealt after all players checked in a betting round.

FREEROLL n. A poker tournament that does not charge a buy-in fee; players must earn buy-in credits through previous play at the same establishment.

FREEROLL v.t. Having a lock on part of a pot (sure to win a greater fraction of the pot than one is betting) and playing to win more or all of it.

FREEZE-OUT n. A table-stakes game that continues until a small number of players (possibly only one) has all the money. The major event in The World Series of Poker is a freeze-out game.

FULL BOAT n. See FULL HOUSE.

FULL HOUSE n. A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.

FULL OF n. Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.

GIVING AWAY v.t. Revealing one's hand by obvious play. See also TELL, READ.

GOOD GAME n. A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.

GUT SHOT n. A draw to an inside straight, as in 2-3-4-6.

HEAD UP adj. Playing a single opponent.

HEADS UP adj. Playing a single opponent.

HELP v. To improve one's hand.

HIGH-LOW SPLIT adj. Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.

HIT n. To make a hand or catch a card or cards that improves one's hand. "I hit a gut-shot draw on the river."

HOLD'EM n. [1] Generic name for a class of poker games where the players receive a certain number (2 to 4) of hole cards and 5 community cards. Usually there are betting rounds after dealing the hole cards, then after dealing 3 upcards (FLOP), after dealing a 4th upcard (TURN) and finally after dealing a 5th upcard (RIVER).

HOLD'EM n. [2] When used in the specific sense (e.g., "We're playing Hold'em") the term usually refers to the game of Texas Hold'em (q.v.). See also OMAHA.

HOLE n. See HOLE CARDS.

HOLE CARDS n. In stud and Hold'em, the face-down cards dealt to each player.

HOOK n. A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook.

HOT BABE (TM) n. An attractive, well-dressed female in or near a casino. The term is a trademark of rec.gambling. An example of proper usage is: "I had just raked in the pot when this Hot Babe (TM) comes up to the table and asks `Are you Frank Irwin?'".

HOUSE CUT n. Generic term for how the house profits from hosting the game. See BUTTON CHARGE, TABLE CHARGE and RAKE.

HOUSE RULE n. Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.

HOYLE n. Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.

IMPLIED ODDS n. A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.

IN adj. Still eligible to win the pot. "I'm in" is often spoken as one adds chips to the pot, calling.

INSIDE STRAIGHT n. Four cards to a straight, where only one rank will complete the hand. E.g., 4-5-6-8 is an inside straight since only a 7 will fill (i.e., complete) the hand. Often called a GUT-SHOT. Compare: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT, OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT.

IRWIN! e. See PRESTO!

JACKS OR BETTER n. Draw poker in which a pair of jacks is the minimum hand permitted to start the action. See OPENERS.

JOKER n. A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.

KICKER n. In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.

KICKER TROUBLE n. Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.

KU KLUX KLAN n. 3 Kings.

LADY n. A Queen.

LATE BLIND n. In addition to "regular" blinds, some games allow a player (particularly a new one) to post a blind bet in return for the right to enter the game immediately and act last on the first betting round. The amount of the blind is determined by house rules, usually somewhere between the last blind and double the last blind. It is frequently a LIVE BLIND.

LATE POSITION n. For a particular betting round, a player who does not have to act until most of the other players have acted.

LAY ODDS v.t. To give favorable odds to an opponent.

LEAD v. To bet first, even when one had the option to check. See also FIRE.

LEAK v. To show one's hole cards (often unknowingly).

LID n. The top card of the deck.

LIMIT POKER n. A poker game wherein the amount to be bet is fixed, or at most variable within a prescribed minimum and maximum. Ant.: NO-LIMIT POKER.

LINER n. A face card. (Because you can see a line when the card is face down and the lower right corner is lifted).

LITTLE SLICK n. In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.

LIVE [CARD] n. In stud, a card probably not held by other players.

LIVE BLIND n. The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".

LIVE ONE n. The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.

LOCK n. A hand that cannot be beat under any circumstances. Also: NUTS.

LOOSE n. Playing more hands than the norm. Antonym: TIGHT.

LOWBALL n. Generic term for poker where the lowest hand wins.

MAIN POT n. The main pot, as related to one or more side pots, when there are one or more all-in player(s). The main pot is the one in which all active players participate.

MANIAC n. A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.

MARKED CARDS n. Cards that have been (illegally) altered so that their value can be read from the back.

MIDDLE POSITION n. Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.

MILES OF BAD ROAD n. Three of a kind. Prefixed with a number, 3*<N>, to indicate 3 <N>s. Thus "24 miles of bad road" is 3 eights, etc. (This obviously doesn't work for face cards.)

MISDEAL n. A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.

MITES AND LICE n. A hand consisting of two pair, threes over twos.

MUCK n. A collection of face-down cards near the dealer composed of discards, i.e., folded hands, burns and discards for drawing purposes.

MUCK v.t. To throw one's cards into the muck, thus folding.

NICKEL n. Five dollars, usually represented by a red casino check.

NO-LIMIT POKER n. A game where there is no maximum bet; a player can wager any amount (perhaps above some minimum) up to whatever money is on the table in front of him.

NO-PEEK[EE] n. A class of poker games where players do not get to see their cards before betting. Rarely played in public games.

NUT adj. The best possible hand of a given class. The "nut flush" is the highest possible flush, but might still lose to, e.g., a full house. Usually used in Hold'em games.

NUTS n. The best possible hand at the time. Not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. Usually used in Hold'em games.

OFFSUIT adj. Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not \all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."

OMAHA n. A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.

ONE-EYED adj. The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.

ON THE COME adj. A situation where the player does not have a complete hand but hopes to make one if the right cards come up.

ON TILT adj. Playing worse (usually, more aggressively) than usual because a player has become emotionally upset.

OPEN v.t. Make the first bet in a hand, especially in draw poker.

OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT n. Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. E.g., 6-7-8-9 is an open-ended straight. Also: BOBTAIL STRAIGHT. Compare: INSIDE STRAIGHT.

OPENER n. The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.

OPENERS n. Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.

OPEN-HANDED n. A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.

OPEN PAIR n. An exposed pair.

OUT n. A card that will improve your hand, often substantially. A hand with many OUTS is preferable to a hand with only 1 or 2.

OUT adj. Folded, ineligible to bet or win this hand. "I'm out" is often a synonym for "I fold".

OVER conj. A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".

OVERCALL v.t. To call a bet after one or more players already called.

OVERPAIR n. In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.

PAIR n. Two cards of the same rank.

PASS v.i. Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.

PASSED OUT. adj. A hand in which nobody opens. What happens next is a function of the game being played.

PAT adj. Holding or being dealt a pat hand. "I'm pat" would mean "I don't want to draw any cards.

PAT HAND n. In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more cards. Specifically, a straight, flush, full house or straight flush. One might bluff and represent a pat hand but actually hold something else.

PAY OFF v.t. Calling a bet with little expectation of winning, unless the opponent is bluffing.

PAY STATION n. A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE (q.v.).

POCKET [CARDS] n. Hole cards in stud and Hold'em.

POCKET ROCKETS n. In Hold'em, a pair of aces for hole cards.

POCKET PAIR n. Generic Hold'em term for 2 hole cards of the same rank.

POSITION n. One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand. First position is first to act.

POSSIBLE [STRAIGHT/FLUSH] adj. up cards that quite possibly could lead to a straight and/or a flush.

POT n. The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.

POT LIMIT n. A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. Note that a player wanting to raise first calls the bet, then totals the pot to determine the maximum amount he can raise.

POT ODDS n. The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.

PRESTO! e. In Hold'em, what one says when revealing pocket 5's. This term, specific to rec.gambling, is still evolving and subject to redefinition. The term comes from a more well-established background in Blackjack where one says "Presto!" when turning over a blackjack. When a player says "PRESTO!" at an appropriate time, the correct countersign is to say "IRWIN". This is a method of identification, not a compulsory ritual.

PROP n. Also PROPOSITION PLAYER. An employee of the gaming establishment whose primary purpose is to keep enough players at a table to prevent breaking up the game for lack of players. Unlike SHILLs (q.v.) "props" make a small hourly wage but play with their own money, winning or losing based on their skill.

PUCK n. A token denoting the dealer position. See BUTTON.

QUADS n. Four of a kind.

QUALIFIER n. A minimum standard that a hand must meet in order to win. Usually applied to the lowball side of a high-low split pot.

QUARTER n. Twenty-five dollars, often symbolized by a green casino chip.

QUARTER v. To divide half a pot between two tying hands. In split pot games, a player who "ties" another player for their half of the pot is said to be "quartered". One might say "I didn't bet my A-2 because I figured I'd get quartered".

RACE v.t. In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower- denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.

RAGS n. Board cards that are small, not suited and not in sequence, e.g., 9-5-2. When "rags flop", it is unlikely that anyone has a good hand, except possibly the big blind in an unraised pot.

RAIL n. A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.

RAILBIRD n. A spectator behind the rail.

RAINBOW adj. In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."

RAISE v.t. To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.

RAISER n. One who raises.

RAKE n. Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.

READ v.t. To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.

REBUY v.i. To purchase additional chips after an initial buy-in, usually after losing most or all of the previous buy-in. This term is most often used in certain tournaments where if one loses all one's chips, or falls below a certain minimum chip level, for an additional sum of money one can purchase a fixed amount of additional tournament chips. Usually there is a time limit (The "REBUY PERIOD") as to how long rebuys are allowed.

REBUY n. The additional chips "rebought" in tournament play.

REPRESENT v.t. Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.

RERAISE v.t. To raise after an opponent has raised.

RIDER BACK (TM) n. A brand of playing cards that feature a bicycle rider on the back of the cards. Often used in home games. Compare: BEE No. 92.

RING GAME n. A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. The opposite of TOURNAMENT.

RIVER n. The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.

ROLLED UP adj. In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.

ROYAL FLUSH n. An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.

RUNNER-RUNNER adj. A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt.

RUSH n. A winning streak. Also "ON A RUSH".

S&M n. Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to '7 Card Stud For Advanced Players', and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to 'Texas Hold 'em For Advanced Players'.

SANDBAG v.i. Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one. See also SLOWPLAY.

SCOOP v.t. To take all of a pot that is normally split, either by winning both halves outright or winning one half when no players qualify for the other half.

SEAT CHARGE n. A periodic fee for playing poker, paid by all players at a table. Most often seen at all tables in California card rooms and at higher limit tables everywhere. Also TABLE CHARGE.

SEAT POSITION n. The actual seat a player has, normally numbered sequentially starting with 1 as the first seat to dealer's left. Not to be confused with POSITION in a particular pot. Typically unrelated to play of a hand but often important in peripheral aspects, e.g.: "Seats 1 and 10 are nonsmoking here", "Seat 5 has a good view of the table", "Seat 3 is in a high-traffic area".

SEE v.t. To call, as in: "I'll see you" or "I'll see that bet".

SEMI-BLUFF n. To bluff with a come hand that figures to win if it hits.

SET n. In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards.

SEVENTH STREET n. The seventh card dealt in 7-card stud.

SHARK n. A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game.

SHILL n. A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. Compare: PROP.

SHORT-STACKED adv. Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.

SHOWDOWN n. The point at the end of the hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s).

SIDE POT n. When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or SIDE POT for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.

SIXTH STREET n. The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.

SLOWPLAY v.t. To play a strong hand weakly, by checking instead of betting or by calling instead of raising. Usually done to win extra bets by keeping more players around for future rounds of betting. See also SANDBAG.

SMALL BLIND n. In games with two blinds the first blind is the SMALL BLIND because it is usually one-half (or less) the second or large blind.

SPLIT [OPENERS] v.t. In draw poker, to discard one or more openers, usually to draw to a straight or flush. Normally requires the opener to declare the act and retain the discards so that the act of opening can later be validated.

SPLIT [POT] n. A pot that is split between two or more hands.

SPLIT [THE POT] v. To split the pot between two or more players. Related term: QUARTER.

SPREAD v.t. To offer a particular game, as in "Shorty's casino spreads razz on weekends and holidays".

SPREAD LIMIT n. A variation on fixed limit wherein the minimum and maximum bets are different. A 1-4-8 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds and 1-8 in the last round. A 1-4-8-16 game allows bets from 1 to 4 in the early rounds, 1 to 8 in the next-to-last round, and 1 to 16 in the last round.

STACK n. The amount of money (the stack of chips) a player has on the table. See also: STAKE.

STACKED [DECK] n. A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.

STAKE n. The amount of a player's BUY-IN, or the amount of money they are willing to play with in a given session. Compare: BANKROLL.

STAND OFF v.i. To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off".

STEAL v.t. To win the pot by bluffing.

STEAM v.i. Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.

STRADDLE n. In some games with blinds the player left of the last blind may make a "straddle" wager, essentially a raise of the blind, before any cards are dealt. The player making the straddle then has the privilege of acting last on the first betting round. Straddles, like blinds, are real bets that the rest of the table will have to call or raise. See also: BLIND.

STRAIGHT n. A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.

STRAIGHT FLUSH n. A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.

STRING BET n. An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.

STUCK adj. Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".

STUD n. Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed.

SUICIDE KING n. King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.

SUITED n. Two or more cards all the same suit. Ant: OFF-SUIT.

TABLE CHARGE n. A fee paid for playing. See SEAT CHARGE.

TABLE STAKES n. A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.

TAP v.i. In no-limit games, to wager all of one's money in one bet.

TAPPED [OUT] adj. Out of money. Can refer to a player running out of money in the course of a hand, thus still active for the main pot; or can refer to a player who has lost his bankroll and can no longer play.

TELL n. Any personal mannerisms that reveal the quality of one's hand. E.g., constantly looking at one's hole cards is often a tell of a poor hand. (Some players, knowing this, will at times check their hole cards when they have a great hand and don't need to look.)

TEXAS HOLD'EM n. A Hold'em game where players receive two hole cards and may use zero or more of them, together with 5 board cards, to make their hands. See HOLD'EM.

THREE OF A KIND. n. Three cards all the same rank.

THIRD STREET n. In stud, the third card dealt to each player.

THREE FLUSH n. Three cards of the same suit.

TIGHT adv. A style of play that entails playing fewer hands than average. Antonym: LOOSE.

TIGHT n. A FULL HOUSE.

TO GO v.i. The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".

TOKE v.t. Gambling term for "tip", as in "Toke the cocktail waitress". Comes from the term "Token of appreciation".

TOP PAIR n. In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.

TOP TWO PAIR n. In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.

TOURNAMENT n. A highly structured game involving potentially dozens of tables where all participants pay an entry fee and obtain a fixed number of chips. Once a tournament has started, additional players may not enter. As the game progresses players bust out and are eliminated until only one winner remains.

TREY n. A three.

TRIP adj. Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".

TRIPS n. Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.

TURN n. The fourth community card in Hold'em.

TWO FLUSH n. Two suited cards.

UNDERDOG n. Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. Ant: FAVORITE.

UNDER THE GUN n. The position that has to act first in a round of betting.

UP adj. Designates the higher card of a hand consisting of two pair. Thus, "Queens up" refers to two pair, of which the higher pair is queens and the lower pair is unspecified. See also OVER.

WALK n. A pot won by the last blind when no one opens.

WHEEL n. A-2-3-4-5. Usually discussed in the context of lowball where it is the best possible hand. Can also refer to a 5-high straight in high games. Also: BICYCLE.

WHITE BLACKBIRD n. A hand so astonishingly rare as to be unworthy of the opponents' consideration, e.g., being dealt a pat royal flush in 5-card draw.

WILD CARD n. A joker or standard card that, by player agreement and/or dealer's choice, can be used to represent any card desired. See also BUG.

WIRED [PAIR] n. A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.

WORLD SERIES OF POKER n. A series of several different poker games with relatively large buy-ins, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Sponsored by Binion's Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas.

WSOP n. Acronym for WORLD SERIES OF POKER.

char1984 - 23.03.2009, 19:12
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Wow I wrote quite a few down and then as I was reading and learning each and every post I see all mine are used as mine were just knowledge so now again I will go look some up and make sure they are not used....great job crushers Very Happy

ojisplayin - 24.03.2009, 02:26
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Okay crushers, didn't Guru ask that we pay attention to what has already been posted (hopefully we are posting alphabetically too..) so we aren't repeating each other......????

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Plus he also said not just poker, but any terms "relative" to Gambling In General. Seems like we aren't following instructions very well here... Angel

crzynana2001 - 24.03.2009, 06:15
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ONE-ARMED BANDIT......another term for a slot machine

SLOT MACHINE......a machine devised to take money through a thin hole on its face....in gambling it is used with the intention of winning more money.

crzynana2001 - 24.03.2009, 06:18
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hot machine............ one that is paying out remarkably more than the average percentage

cold machine..........one that is paying remarkably less than the average percentage

rainbow1 - 24.03.2009, 18:01
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action The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot.

active player One who is still in the pot.

ante In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts.

banker In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.

bankroll A player's total available gambling money.

basic strategy In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage.

bet Wager

betting limits In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted.

bingo marker A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card.

black The most common color used for $100 chips.

blind bet A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions.

bluff In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands.

board In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are referred to as on the "board."

boat Another term for a full house.

break-even point The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you'd receive.

bring-in In seven-card stud, the bring-in is a mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting.

buck A $100 wager

bug A joker

bump To raise

burn card In card games, the card temporarily removed from play. After a shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray, which is called burning the card.

bust In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose

button In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position.

call
In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and bingo, to draw the numbers for each game.

caller In a bingo game, the person who is responsible for choosing the game pattern, drawing each bingo ball and reading each number clearly. In poker, someone who has called a bet.

card counting Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle.

card sharp A person who is an expert at cards.

carousel A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person to stand in the center.

cashier's cage The place in a casino where players may redeem their casino chips for cash.

casino advantage The edge that the house has over the players

casino rate A reduced hotel-room rate that the casinos offer good customers.

catch In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn

check In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can check in order to stay in the game but not bet.

chips Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.

chip tray The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table's inventory of chips.

cold A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that isn't paying out.

color up When a player leaving a game exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.

combination way ticket In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.

comps Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free room, food and beverage.

copy In pai gow poker, when a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same five-card hand. The banker wins all copies.

credit button In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.

croupier The French word for dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.

cut When the dealer divides a deck into two parts and inverts them after they have been well shuffled.

cut card A card of different color that is used to cut a deck of cards.

deal To give out the cards during a hand

designated dealer In poker games like Texas hold 'em, the player to the left of the dealer bets first. In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand.

deuce A two

dice Two identical numbered cubes

die Singular for dice, a cube with numbers 1-6 on each side.

dime bet a $1000 wager

discard tray A tray on the dealer's right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded.

dollar bet a $100 wager

double down In blackjack, it is the players option to double their original bet in exchange for receiving only one more card. To do this the player turns over their first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet.

draw In draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt.

draw button In video poker this button allows the player to draw up to five new cards.

drop box On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.

edge An advantage over an opponent

even money A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager. shown as a ratio of 1:1.

expected
win rate A percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time.

face cards
The jack, queen, and king of any suit of cards.

family pot In poker, when everyone at the table decides to enter a pot

fifth street In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In hold 'em , fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.

first base At the blackjack table, the position on the far left of the dealer is considered to be first base and is the first position dealt with.

fishing A player who stays in a poker game longer than advisable generally is fishing for the card or two that will make the hand a winner.

flat top A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount,as opposed to a progressive.

flop In a game of hold 'em, the three cards dealt face-up in the center of the table.

flush In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit.

front money Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.

fold In poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand.

foul In pai gow poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.

four of a kind Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads.

fourth street In seven-card stud, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In hold 'em, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.

full house In poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair.

green The most common color used for $25 chips.

hand Refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.

hard hand In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.

high poker Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win.

high roller A big bettor.

hit In blackjack, to take another card. The card received is also called a hit.

hod 'em A class of poker games

holding your own Breaking even

hole card In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold 'em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.

hot A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.

house edge The percentage of each bet that you make that the house takes in. Winning bets are paid off at less than the true odds to generate income for the house.

inside bets A roulette bet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers.

inside straight In poker, four cards of a straight where the straight can only be completed one way.

insurance In blackjack, a side bet that the dealer has a natural. Insurance is offered only when the dealers up card is an ace. The insurance bet wins double if the dealer has a natural, but loses if the dealer does not.

jackpot A big win on a slot machine.

joker The 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card.

keno board A large electronic board that displays the winning keno numbers.

keno lounge The main area within a casino where keno is played.

keno runner A casino employee who shuttles your keno bet from wherever you are to the keno writer, and also delivers payment for winning tickets.

kicker In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn't contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king.

limit In poker, any game that has a fixed limit on how much you can bet or raise in each round.

load up To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or video game will allow.

loose Slot machines are loose when they are paying off and giving the house only a small advantage over the player.

low poker Also called lowball, is poker in which the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value.

marker A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established credit with the casino

mini-baccarat The scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat.

natural In blackjack, a natural is a two-card hand of twenty-one points. In baccarat a natural is a two-card total of eight, or nine.

number pool The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play. A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, and the keno pool is 1 to 80.

nut Either the overhead costs of running a casino, or the fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day.

odds Ratio of probabilities

open In poker, the player who bets first.

outside bets Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout. They involve betting 12 to 18 numbers at one time.

overlay A good bet where you have an edge over the casino.

pair Any two cards that have the same rank.

pass To not bet, to fold.

pat In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands. In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points.

pay cycle A theoretical expression that reflects the number of plays required for the machine to cycle through all possible winning and nonwinning combinations.

payline The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must line up. Slot machines can have as many as eight paylines, although most have only one.

payoff Your payback; the return you see on a wager.

payout percentage Also referred to as the payback percentage, the percent of each dollar played in a video or slot machine that the machine is programmed to return to the player. Payback percentage is 100 percent minus the house edge.

payout table A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or video poker machine, that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played.

pit An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.

pit boss The person who supervises all the games and casino personnel associated with a pit during a particular work shift. Pit bosses are in place to watch for cheating, settle disputes, and give comps to big bettors.

pot In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.

pressing A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them along with the original bet.

probability A branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood that an event will occur. Probabilities are expressed as numbers between 0 and 1. The probability of an impossible event is 0, while an event that is certain to occur has a probability of 1.

progressive A slot machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played. When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the amount resets to the starting number.

push A tie hand between a dealer and a player; no money changes hands. A push at blackjack occurs when both the player and the dealer have a unbusted hands with the same total points.

quads Four of a kind.

qualifier In poker, the minimum standard a hand must meet in order for it to be eligible for part of the pot.

rack A plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational coins, slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips.

raise In poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then betting more, to increase the stake for remaining players.

rake The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting.

rank The worth of a set of cards.

red The most common color used for $5 chips.

red-black bet In roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number. This bet is played off at even money.

reel A wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine symbols are printed. The number of reels per slot machine may very but are usually three.

RFB High rollers are comped with free room, food, and beverage.

river In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold 'em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river.

royal flush In poker, an ace-high straight flush; the best possible hand.

session A series of plays at any gambling game.

set In pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.

seventh street In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.

shoe A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards.

showdown In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.

shuffle Before each hand the dealer mixes up the order of the cards.

shutter A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called.

singleton In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.

sixth street In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.

soft hand In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand.

spot Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket.

stand In blackjack, to stand is to refrain from taking another card.

stiff In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen.

steal In poker, to win the pot by bluffing.

straight In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks.

straight flush In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit.

straight keno The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.

surrender In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.

third base In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer's right hand, which will be played last before the dealer's hand is played.

third street In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.

three of a kind Three cards of the same rank.

toke A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips.

touch wand A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.

trey A three

trips In poker, three of a kind.

true odds The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.

two pair In poker, a hand consisting of two sets of pairs and a singleton.

underlay A bad bet; an event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.

upcard In the blackjack dealer's hand, the card that is face-up for all the players to see before they play their hands.

vigorish The fee, or commission taken by the house.

VIP A big bettor that is worthy of full complimentary treatment.

way ticket In keno, a ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win.

white The most common color used for $1 chips.

wild card A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand.

PokerGuru - 28.03.2009, 22:49
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ojisplayin wrote: › Okay crushers, didn't Guru ask that we pay attention to what has already been posted (hopefully we are posting alphabetically too..) so we aren't repeating each other......????

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Plus he also said not just poker, but any terms "relative" to Gambling In General. Seems like we aren't following instructions very well here... Angel

Don't be sorry, OJ ! You are doing everybody a favor -- because the rules must be followed and this is a contest that will have TWO $30 winners!

So you are not to be sorry, but to be thanked!

Your Guru

paulajardine - 28.03.2009, 23:34
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bookmaker, or bookie - is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds.

char1984 - 29.03.2009, 05:15
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how about a donk or donkey which is alot of players I run acrossed that depend strictley on luck only Laughing

PokerGuru - 29.03.2009, 11:09
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How about them, Char? LOL!

ALL: Please read my post a few above this one to ojisplayin!

Your Guru

char1984 - 29.03.2009, 21:45
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I seem to run into alot of them and they fish real well or every hand they want to go all in to steal the blinds and simply call you all sorts of names when you call their 2-7 off suitd and take their chips Laughing

PokerGuru - 01.04.2009, 16:38
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Boy oh boy oh boy! I cannot wait to start creating our PC gambling crossword from all the words you guys submitted!

I don't know how long it will take me, but it will be a contest for either April or June.

We didn't have a massive number of participants, but the ones who DID enter ........ well, they entered with a BANG! Excellent jobs.

A few were even gambling on the premise that no one else would be into their chosen field for terms, so they would have an edge in solving for the prize! To those I say, Good Thinking! Life itself is a poker game in many ways, isn't it?

Before I get started off on a tangent, let's see who the winners were of this contest! As I promised, 2 winners for $30 each!

And those winners were:

For $30 cash ........... rainbow1
For $30 cash ........... sisters

Congratulations, WINNERS! I appreciate the effort you both put into this contest -- and apparently, the WINNERS DRAWING BOX appreciated it as well! I love it when the same names shoot out that I would have chosen, if I had been judging on merit!

Thanks to all contributors to our PC Crossword! It will be up and ready to be a contest itself either this month or next!

Your Guru

char1984 - 01.04.2009, 16:59
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Way to go rainbow and sisters and make your winnings grow...

ojisplayin - 01.04.2009, 17:03
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WOOHOO!! WTG You 2!! Enjoy & Great Thinking TOO!

paulajardine - 01.04.2009, 17:22
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WTG sisters and rainbow Smile

Sisters - 02.04.2009, 07:10
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Hi,

1st I want to congratulate Rainbow and say thanks for my win.. Smile

I leaned alot of meanings by this contest...

Every day for me is a learning experience...

Thanks Guru...

Hugs,

sisters Smile

broxi - 02.04.2009, 07:18
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after the week ive had in life guru id agree its like a poker game...especially with all the bad hands ive been dealt in life this week...but like in poker ive got through the week by thinking ....playing whats been dealt the best i can and not going crazy and going all in without thinking so ive survived to the next level lol...just hope those cards are changing for the better now...i know thats slightly off topic so main point now....wtg on all the effort some people put in and cant wait to see the crossword...wtg sisters and rainbow enjoy your wins

rainbow1 - 02.04.2009, 17:16
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WOW, never thought i would even be in contention Smile

WTG SISTERS on your fabulous win
TY to all that made it possible for my win, it couldn't of happened at a better time Smile

allight - 02.04.2009, 17:19
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wtg rainbow and sisters

slotmom - 11.04.2009, 13:23
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WTG rainbow and sisters

allight - 11.04.2009, 14:16
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wtg rainbow and sisters