Texas Holdem Poker Terms
Odds - The chances of making a hand versus the chances of not making a handOffsuit -A Texas hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are of different suits
Omaha -A version of poker where players are dealt four down cards with five community cards
On The Come - A situation where the player does not yet have a complete hand
On Tilt - Playing wildly or recklessly usually because the player is emotional upset
One Gap - A Texas hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are two apart in rank
Open Pair - An exposed pair
Open Seat - A chair is available for another player
Open End Straight - Four consecutive cards where one more consecutive card on the draw will complete a straight
Option - The choice to raise a bet given to a player with a blind
Outs - The cards that will improve a players hand
Over the Top - When the player chooses to raise over the top of another player's raise
Overcard -A players hole card which is higher than any other card on the board
Overpair -A players paired hole cards which is higher than any other card on the
Paint - Another name for a face card
Pass - To check or to drop out instead of betting
Passive - A player that checks and calls hands rather betting and raising hands
Pay Off - Calling a bet with little expectation of winning unless the opponent is bluffing
Penny Ante - A very low stakes poker game
Picked Off - To get called when you are bluffing
Picture Card - The cards that have people on them: Jack, Queen and King Same as Face Card and Paint
Pigeon - A very easy player to beat
Play Back -To raise or re-raise an opponent's bet
Play the Board - When a player(s) use all five community cards as their hand
Pocket - The two cards in Texas holdem that only the player can see (Hole Cards)
Pocket Rockets - A pair of Aces as your Pocket Cards (Hole Cards)
Poker Face - A players face that shows no emotions or changes in expression
Position - Where a player is in relation to the dealers button in Texas Holdem Poker (Early, Middle, Late)
Post - To place a Blind bet
Pot - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand which will go to the winning hand
Pot Limit - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the current size of the pot
Pot Odds - A relationship of how much is in the pot compared to how much is needed to stay in the game
Protected Hand -A hand is Protected when a player is holding them or put a chip on top of them to prevent a fouled hand
Puck - Same as button
Puppy Feet PUPS - Referring to the suit of Clubs, because they look like the print of a puppy paw
Push - When a new dealer replaces an existing dealer at a particular table
Quads - Four of a kind
Rabbit Hunting - To look thru the undealt cards and see if one should have played the hand differently
Rack - The tray for transporting chips
Ragged - A flop or a board that does not appear to help anyone out very much
Rags -Board cards generally not worth playing because they are either small or not suited or out of sequence
Rail - A barrier outside a poker area to keep non players away from the table
Railbird - A person that is a poker spectator, fan, or a person looking to get in on a table
Rainbow - Describes a flop or a complete board that has so many different suits, that no flush is possible
Raise - To place a bet that increases the stakes for the remaining players
Rake - The amount of money taken out of every pot by the dealer
Rank - A card or hand's value
Rap - A check by knocking on the table
Read - Trying to determine a players hand by "Reading" him/her
Ring Game - A standard game where players can come and go as they choose. Not a tournament
River - The final card dealt in Texas Holdem Poker (River Card)
Rock - A player that is real tight, only raising on the best hands, thus is very predictable
Round of Betting - When each player remaining in the game gets a chance to bet, check, raise. A round of betting ends when the last bet or raise has been called
Royal Flush - An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in Texas Holdem Poker
Runner Runner -A hand made using both of the last two cards dealt
Rush - A winning streak
