----------------------------------- ojisplayin 10.09.2009, 17:44 POKER SLANG TERMS M thru Z ----------------------------------- This list will always be a work in progress :) M MAIN POT The main pot is the one in which all active players participate in, have contributed to, and are eligible to win. MANIAC A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. MAVERICK A highly skilled player.(SHARK) MUCK Pile of "dead" unplayable cards. Throwing cards in the muck is in itself a MUCK. N NO-LIMIT POKER A game where there is no maximum bet. Any bet is acceptable, stack permitting. NUTS The best possible hand at the time, but not a LOCK unless all cards have been dealt. O OMAHA Each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. OMAHA H/L OMAHA played as a high-low split pot using 8 as the low qualifier. OPEN-ENDED STRAIGHT Four cards to a straight which can be completed by drawing a card at either end. OUTS Cards NEEDED in your hand that will improve it, and often substantially. P PAIR Two cards of the same rank. PASS To check, if checked to, but fold, if bet to. PAT In (any style) draw poker, not taking cards in draw round. Stand Pat. PAY STATION A player who rarely folds, frequently calls better hands, usually loses. POCKET Pocket=Hole. Hole cards are the two cards dealt down for your eyes only. POCKET-ROCKETS Hole cards that are POST Add money to the pot as an ante or blind, before any cards are dealt. POT The total amount of money active or in play. POT LIMIT The maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time. R RAGS Board cards that are usually small and useless. RAINBOW A flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. RAISE To wager more than required, forcing other players to put in more money or fold. RAZZ 7-card stud variation. Loose style lowball- but, lowest 5 cards wins. RAKE Money taken from each pot and given to the house. REBUY The option/act of additional chips bought in tournament play. RERAISE To raise after an opponent has raised. RIVER The very last card dealt in a hand. Often changes game drastically. "Cry me a River." ROYAL FLUSH An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker. RUSH A streak of good hands, a good run. S SANDBAG Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.(SLOWPLAY) SCOOP To take all of a split-pot. Either by winning both halves. Or there is no winning hand for one-half, and you win the other half. SEE To call, as in: "I'll see you" or "I'll see that bet". SET In Hold'em, three of a kind where two of the cards are hole cards SHARK A good/crafty player, often posing as a fish early in the game. SHORT-STACKED Playing with a only a small amount of money. SHOWDOWN The end hand where all active players reveal their cards and the pot is awarded to the winner(s) SIDE POT Created when an active player is out of chips, vested in the main pot. ONLY for the other players and their wagers, and he cannot win the side pot. SLOWPLAY To play a strong hand weakly, by checking instead of betting or by calling instead of raising.(SANDBAG) SMALL BLIND The first blind is the small blind because the forced bet is usually one-half the big blind. SPLIT A pot that is split between two or more hands. STACK The amount of money (the stack of chips) a player has on the table. STEAL To win the pot by bluffing. STRAIGHT A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit. STRAIGHT FLUSH A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit. SUCKOUT Dealt cards that improve one's hand enough to win. Started as Underdog. T TEXAS HOLD'EM A Hold'em game where players receive two hole cards with 5 community cards where highest 5 card hand takes pot. TIGHT Someone playing fewer hands than average. TILT Playing wildly because of being upset. Usually betting and raising a lot, regardless of hand quality. TOURNAMENT A highly structured game that progresses by eliminating players until only one winner remains. TREY A three. TRIPS Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards. U UNDERDOG Before all the cards are dealt, a hand that does not figure to be the winner. W WASH Throwing all the cards face-down in a big pile and mix them up together. WHEEL A-2-3-4-5 Lowest possible hand in lowball.(BICYCLE) WSOP WORLD SERIES OF POKER. A series of several different poker games, culminating in a $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em tournament once a year, the winner of which is crowned the World Poker Champion. Z ZOMBIE A player who has an un-readable blank stare. A "perfect" poker face. ----------------------------------- BARB711 18.09.2009, 11:55 ----------------------------------- this is great,,, thank you for the help!