Pot – The total money the player with the best hand will win.
Bet – Put money in the pot.
Check - Choose not to bet when nobody has bet before you.
Call – Put money equal to another player’s bet in the pot
to stay in the hand.
Raise – Increase the amount of money other players have to pay
to stay in hand.
Pot Odds – Mathematically figure out if it is profitable for you
to call a bet.
Rags – A bad hand without much chance of winning.
Bluffing – Betting/Raising to make other players fold when you
have Rags.
Bad Beat – Losing a pot to a great hand when you have a really
good hand .
Definitions of common Hold Cards and Hands
Boat – Full House (see Hand Rankings - 7, 7, 7, 10, 10).
Trips – Three of a Kind (8, 8, 8).
On A Draw – Need helpful cards on the draw to make a good
hand.
Limit – Bets and raises are fixed – can only bet the
determined Limit.
Pot Limit – Bets cannot exceed the amount of money in the
pot.
No Limit – Any player can bet any amount at any point in the
hand.
On A Draw Detailed
Open Ended Straight Draw – your hand contains 4 cards in
sequence, such as 5, 6, 7, 8 – either a 4 or a 9 will give
you a straight.
Inside Straight Draw– your hand contains one missing card
Inside the middle of a straight such as 4, 5, 7, 8 – only
a 6 will give you a straight.
Flush Draw – You have four of one suit, you need a fifth
for a Flush.
Outs – The number of cards which could appear in the following
rounds to make your hand good – If you have four Hearts you
have 9 outs, or 9 Hearts left in the deck which will give you a
flush – See the Pot Odds Lesson.
