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Poker Jargon — The Easy Way To Get It!

Heather — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:39:02 +0000

Poker is a game that is filled not only with skill but also with mystery – the reason? Because poker players have their very own language and unless you play the game, it is very difficult to pick up all of the terms they have. Poker jargon for me was something that was very hard to pick up, as there truly are a ton of different terms out there to learn and not all of them nearly the same.

There is something that you can do though and that is educating yourself. Reading a book on poker jargon is by far the best way to ensure that you not only get poker terms and conditions but that they sink right in your mind.

The very last thing that you want to do when you are playing poker is make a fool out of yourself at the table.

Coming to Terms with Proper Poker Lingo

Heather — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:07:21 +0000

As any player worth his — or her — salt knows, poker has what amounts to its own secret language.

There are donks and donkeys, which do not mean what they mean in day to day language. There are various disparaging terms, as well as praising ones.

If all you know of poker lingo comes from TV and movies, you need to reevaluate what you think you know, otherwise you might find yourself in a very tight spot.

Antes have become almost obsolete, for instance, in all but the most traditional poker games. They have been replaced by big blinds and small blinds.

There are board cards, or community cards, which you are never going to see in a stud game, and therein are yet more specialized terms — the draw, the pre flop, the flop, the turn, and the river.

You need to know about limit poker, shorthand poker, longhand poker, the outs, and the importance of position.

Poker Jargon … Terms You Should Watch Out For! Blog 2

Heather — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:32:32 +0000

Now that we have talked about just a few of the poker jargon terms, let’s discuss a few more! The basis of this ‘language’ is that it is universal – anywhere you go that has poker as a game, you are going to see a lot of these words and terms used, so if you plan on getting really into poker, you should take these terms into account – seriously. All right – let’s talk about lowball. This is a term that is used quite a lot, but what is it?

Basically, a lowball is actually a hand that is low or poor – it is not a good hand. So an ace-to-six low would be a 6-4-3-2-A, aces are low and straights and flushes count as high hands. That is an example of a very poor hand that is considered a ‘lowball’.

Another term that you will hear a lot about is bankroll – that is the amount of money that a player has to wager for the duration of their poker career – a very chip or even a money rich player. In the next blog, we will explore some more terms!