L-Z Glossary of Poker Terms From The Bicycle Casino
Limits - The amount of money that can be bet in any round of a game, e.g. $3/$6, $5/$10, $10/$20.
Little Pete - Two (2), three (3)
Little Slick - Ace (A) Queen (Q) or Ace (A), Two (2), compare with big slick.
Live Card - In stud games, a card not yet seen and therefore possibly still in play.
Loose - A game with a lot of players in most pots.
Lumberman's Hand - Two (2), four (4) comes from "two-by-four"
Main Pot - 1st pot that all players are eligible for.
Marriage - King (K), Queen (Q).
Middle Hand - In Chinese Poker, one of two 5-card hands created from the 13 cards a Player is dealt. The middle hand must outrank a Player’s front hand, and be outranked by the Player’s back hand.
Minimum Buy-In - The minimum amount of money that a player can buy into a game for. e.g., in $10/$20 limit, the minimum buy-in is $100.
Missed Blind - When a player sits out and misses a blind, in order to receive a hand, he/she must post both blinds or wait a turn to take the big blind.
Montana Banana - Nine (9), two (2). Some say 92 is the number of the proposition that legalized gambling in Montana. Other believe its origins come from the idea that bananas will grow in Montana before that hand makes money.
Motown - Jack (J), five (5) - See Jackson Five
Nuts - The best possible hand. In a Hold ‘Em game where 3
5
7
9 are visible, the nuts would be three 9’s.
On the Come - Drawing to any straight or flush.
Open End/Outside Straight Draw - Drawing to a straight that needs either outside card to complete it, e.g., if you hold 5 6 7 8 , any 4 or 9 completes the straight outside.
Open Game - A game in which anyone can play.
Open Pair - An exposed pair in stud.
Open Poker - A game in which some cards are dealt face up.
Open Seat - An empty seat in a game that anyone can sit in and play at.
Overcard - A card higher than any visible card.
Pot Odds - The money in the pot divided by what it will cost you to continue the hand.
Raise - To increase the amount of the original bet, usually by doubling. e.g., Player A bets $10, player B raises bet to $20.
Rake - The amount of money taken out of the pot by the house, usually on a percentage with a maximum.
Raquel Welch - Three (3), eight (8); has to do with measurements.
Redraw - A draw to an even better hand when you currently hold the nuts.
River - The 5th board card in Texas Hold ‘Em or the last card in stud.
Rolled Up - When a player's first 3 cards in 7-Card stud are of the same kind.
Round of Betting - The action sequence in which each player can check, bet, raise or fold.
Scare Card - One which looks as though it may make a strong hand.
Set (or Trips) - 3-of-a-Kind
Showdown - The showing of cards at the end of a hand.
Side Pot - Pot created after a player goes all in. It’s possible to have multiple side pots.
Siegfried & Roy - Two Queens.
Small Bet - 1st betting round. e.g., in $10/$20 Hold 'Em, small bet is $10.
Small Blind - Money the 1st player to the left of the button must post before receiving cards. Small blind is usually ½ the big blind.
Split Pot - A pot split evenly among players with equal hands.
Straight - A hand consisting of cards of consecutive rank, e.g. 7 8 9 10 J .
Straight Flush - A hand consisting of suited cards of consecutive rank,
e.g. 5 6 7 8 9 .
Street - Refers to a temporal point in the game. In 7-Card Stud, 3rd Street is the 1st betting round on the 1st three cards. 4th Street is the 4th card dealt to each player, etc. In Texas Hold ‘Em and similar games, 4th Street is the 4th board card in the 3rd round of betting.
Surrender - In Chinese Poker, discarding one’s hand from play and removing oneself from the current betting round. A Player who surrenders pays each opponent 3 units, but eliminates the risk of greater losses.
Table Stakes - The money that players have at the start of a hand, available for that hand. Players may not add money to their stacks, nor bring more to the table while involved in a hand. Players may not be bet out of a hand, nor be forced to fold because they run out of money in the middle of a hand. (See all in.)
Turn - 4th board card.
Twiggy - Two (2), nine (9); measurements of Twiggy.
Under the Gun - The position of the player who is first to act.
Union Oil - Seven (7), six (6); comes from the symbol of the oil company.
Up Cards - Player's individual cards that are face up in stud games.
Weinberg - Ten (10), three (3)
Woolworth - Ten (10), five (5); comes from the F.W Woolworth retail chain...see dime store.
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