Poker slang you need to know – Part I

Poker slang you need to know – Part I

Do you want to play poker like a pro? Then you better learn to talk like a pro! The terms below, along with stacks and stack of chips, are what separate the big time players from the busted bankroll crowd.

All-in – Putting all your chips into the pot in a no-limit game.

Bad Beat – Losing with a great hand to an even better one. (For example, your full house losing to your opponent’s four of a kind. “Ouch! Bad beat.”)

Big Fish – An unintelligent player who spends (and loses) his money freely. (Note: beware, it may be you!)

Big Slick – Being dealt ace-king in the hole. One of the post powerful opening hands in Texas Hold ‘Em.

Dead Man’s Hand – 2 pair: Ace’s and 8’s. So named because it was the hand Will Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot down.

The Flop – The first three community cards shown in a game of Hold ‘Em.

Fourth Street – The fourth community card shown in a game of Hold ‘Em

Loose player – The kind of poker player who takes a lot of chances. This is the guy who stays in until the end of the hand at the microscopic hope of catching his inside straight.

Pocket Rockets – Being dealt two aces in the hole. (Ah, sweet! Now don’t blow it…)

The River – The final community card revealed in a game of Hold ‘Em.

Tilt – A player who has lost the ability to make good decisions at the table, and is losing their money fast, is considered to be “tilting” or “on tilt”.

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