Poker Jargon
This was published 28-04-2010When setting you heart on mastering poker, you have to realize that it will take you months if not years to go from amateur to experienced player. This is not a game for the faint hearted. To get you started on your journey, I have made a list of some of the most commonly used poker terms.
Most commonly used poker terms:
Poker Bets:
• Blinds: Players are forced to make a bet in place of an ante. The player who sits on the left hand side of the dealer first pay the small blind and the player after him pays the big blind.
• Draw: Players are said to be on a draw when they are hoping for more cards from the board to complete their hand.
• Preflop: This is the betting round that you make after you get two hole cards, and before there are any cards on the board.
Poker odds:
• Pot Odds: The poker odds you get when you draw.
• Implied Odds: Implied odds is like pot odds but it also take into account the wagers you will make as the game continues. This means that you can call on the flop but still have the advantage of implied odds of creating bigger bets if you hit your draw on later rounds.
Poker Cards
• Board Cards: Community cards placed in the middle of the table.
• Flop: Holdem’s first three board cards.
• Turn: Holdem’s fourth board card, the one after the flop.
• River: Holdem’s fifth & final card, the card after the turn.
• Outs: These are the cards that you can get that will improve your hand.
Poker Games
Shorthand: When a poker game has six or less players.
Longhand: When a poker game has seven plus players.
Limit Poker: When a poker game has fixed-size bets.
Position: This is where you sit at the poker table. The best position to be in is the dealer as you then get to play last, after you get a sense of what the other players are doing. The worst position to be in is the small blind spot because this player is the first to act.
