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Ever wondered what the various terms in poker stand for?

The General section has explanations for the general terminology used in poker.

The Texas Hold'em Section contains information relative to Texas Hold'em Poker .



No Limit

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General Terminology
A game played with a no-limit betting structure allows each player to raise any amount of his stake at any time (subject to the table stakes rules and any other rules about raising).
 

Open

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General Terminology
To open in poker is to place the first bet in a poker game.
 

Poker Face

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General Terminology
A blank expression that does not reveal anything about the cards being held. Often used outside the world of poker.
 

Pot

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General Terminology
The pot is pool of chips where all players that are placing bets place their chips when the bet in a game of poker. The antes and blinds (if used) are also placed in the pot.
 

River Round

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Texas Hold'Em
The river round is the final round of betting in a game of Texas Hold'em. At the beginning of this round the fith and final card is placed face up in the community cards. This is also an expensive round as bets are usually at the table high limit.
 

Satellite

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General Terminology
A satellite poker tournament is usually the forerunner for a larger poker tournament where the winner of the satellite tournament wins a place at the bigger tournament.
 

Set-Up

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General Terminology
A deck that has been ordered, usually King to Ace by suit (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds). In casinos, it is customary to use a set-up deck when introducing a new deck to the table. The set-up is spread face up for the players to demonstrate that all of the cards are present before the first shuffle. Also called to "spade the deck".
 

The Flop

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The flop is the round when the first three community cards are dealt. These three community cards are dealt face up.
 

Turn Round

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This is the round when the fourth community card is placed face up. In this round betting is usually called the expensive round as in this round betting is made at the table high-limit.
 
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