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No Limit Hold’em Medium-High Stakes Micro-Small Stakes Med-High Full Ring Micro-Small Full Ring Heads Up NL Live Low. The chance of either is the same so we can find the chance of one and double it. There are 2 possible Xs out of 48 cards for the first card then 1 possible X out of 47. Odds of flopping a full house vs quads. 11 rows A full house, also known as a full boat or a boat. A flush is a hand that contains five cards all of the same suit. In community card games, such as Texas hold 'em, three of a kind is called a set only when it comprises a pocket pair and a third card on the board. When two or more players have full houses, we look first at the strength of the three of a kind to determine the winner. For example, Aces full of deuces (AAA22) beats Kings full of Jacks (KKKJJ). If there are three of a kind on the table (community cards) in a Texas Holdem game that are used by two or more players to make a full house, then we would look at the strength of the pair to determine a winner. Texas Hold ‘em is one of the most popular forms of poker, and over the years it has developed a language all it’s own. While you’ll definitely want to be familiar with the most basic poker terms before trying out variations of the game, when you’re ready to tackle Texas Hold ‘em, consult this comprehensive glossary. A hand with three cards of the same rank and two cards of another rank. An example is A-A-A-2-2 (called Aces full of 2s). If two players have full houses, the one with the higher ranking three cards is the winner. For example, tens full of 3s (10-10-10-3-3) beats fours full of Aces (4-4-4-A-A).

Texas Hold ‘em is one of the most popular forms of poker, and over the years it has developed a language all it’s own. While you’ll definitely want to be familiar with the most basic poker terms before trying out variations of the game, when you’re ready to tackle Texas Hold ‘em, consult this comprehensive glossary.

Poker Terms:

Anchor: The player seated in the last position before the dealer.
Ante: The minimum amount players must put in the pot before betting begins. This occurs prior to cards being dealt. Antes are separate from blinds. In Texas Hold ‘em tournaments, they typically appear in later stages of play.
Baby: A card with a low rank.
Blank: A community card that does not affect the players’ hands.
Bluff: Pretending that you have a better hand than you do.
Board: Card that are on the table and are thus “on the board.”
Burning a Card: Discarding the top card of the deck. This is done before the community cards are dealt at the beginning of each round of betting.
Buy-In: The minimum amount you must bring to the poker game. Also, the cost of participating in a poker tournament. In Fixed-Limit Texas Hold ‘em, it is the equivalent of 10 times the small blind.
Catch: When a player makes the hand for which they were drawing.

Community cards are the cards that are dealt face-up and shared by all players.

Community Cards: The cards that are dealt face-up and shared by all players.
Dealer Button: The disc that identifies the dealer’s position on the table.
Drawing to a Hand: When a player remains in a round hoping to make his or her hand when more cards are dealt.
Flop: The first three community cards dealt face-up on the table.
Free Card: A community card on the turn or river in which there was no betting in the previous round (everyone checked).
Hand: A player’s best five cards, always including the two initial cards dealt to the individual.
Hole Cards: Also known as Pocket Cards, these are the two cards dealt face-down to each player at the beginning of every round.
House: The host of a game. Generally, a casino or poker website.
Kicker: The remaining undeclared card in a five-card poker hand (the top high card after matched hands).
Limit Game: A version of Texas Hold ‘em in which a player can only bet or raise the equivalent of the big blind.
Live Blind: When the player who posted the big blind still has the option of raising when it is his or her turn.
Muck: When a player discards his or her hand without showing it to the table.
No-Limit Game: A version of Texas Hold ‘em in which players may bet any amount of chips they choose.
Nuts: The best possible hand based on the cards that were dealt.
Outs: The cards that may allow a player to win the hand.
Off Suit: Two cards of different suits.

The first two “down” cards dealt to a player are called Pocket cards or Hole cards.

Pocket Cards: The first two “down” cards dealt to a player, often called Hole Cards by stud players.
Post a Blind: When a player puts in money for a forced blind.
Pot: The amount of chips/money that accumulates as players place bets. In a game of Texas Hold ‘em, all winnings are paid from the pot.
Pot Limit: A version of Texas Hold ‘em in which players may only bet up to the amount of money in the pot.
Rags: Bad cards.
Rake: The percentage of the pot that is taken by the house.
River Card: The final community card that is dealt.
Semi-Bluff: Bluffing when a hand still has drawing potential.
Showdown: When remaining players reveal their hands to determine a winner after the last betting round.
Slow Playing: When a player does not play aggressively with a powerful hand. Also known as “Sandbagging.”

Stack: A player’s chips.
Straddle: An optional third blind posted by the player three seats left of the dealer. It is equal to twice the amount of the big blind and announced before the cards are dealt.

Poker Hand Terms:

Ace-High: A hand composed of five cards that contains one ace but no hand combinations (e.g. a straight or a pair).
Bad Beat: When a player that has a strong hand is beaten by an even stronger hand.
Big Pair: A pair of cards with a value of 10 or more.
Big Slick: An ace and king. This is one of the best starting hands in Texas hold ‘em.
Big Chick: An ace and queen.

Broadway is a straight composed of 10, J, Q, K, A.

Broadway: A straight composed of 10, J, Q, K, A.
Boat: Same as a “Full House”.
Bottom Pair: A pair of cards that includes the smallest ranked card in the flop, the turn or the river.
Bullets: A pair of Aces. Also known as “Pocket Rockets”.
Dead Man’s Hand: A two-pair hand of aces and 8’s. Legend has it that Wild Bill Hickock was shot and killed while holding this hand.
Deuces: A pair of 2’s.
Doyle Brunson: A 10-two hand of any suit. Named for the player who won the World Series of Poker with this hand two years in a row.
Flush: A hand in which all five cards have the same suit.
Flush Draw: A hand where four cards are the same suit, and only one more card is needed to form a flush.

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