Topic: Some poker terminologies you may want to know - page 4. (Read 621 times)
You are missing some other terms such as Royal Flush, small blind, UTG(under the gun), Cutoff, or straight flush. Probably a whole lot more terms that could be put here as well. I play poker frequently and could talk all day about the game. I will tell you that just knowing some of the terms will not completely make you understand the game. As you say it's like a chess match. You gotta know your opponents, tell a story with your bets, and make the other players believe that story.
Nice information. I wasn’t familiar with all of the terms you listed, which isn’t that surprising since I don’t play poker all that much except for in person fun with friends. I’m used to more well known terms like Double Down or Insurance. However, the term I think most people are chasing these days is Rakeback, which I guess isn’t a strictly poker term.
There is a poker term that reminds me of the bitcoin term sounding like hodl 
but it is called fold. I think it is common and could come tops in the list of those you have listed outrightly. Fold indicates when a player surrenders his card. You can surrender it verbally or by simply giving it up.
but it is called fold. I think it is common and could come tops in the list of those you have listed outrightly. Fold indicates when a player surrenders his card. You can surrender it verbally or by simply giving it up. funny really that need to make top of the list, because it is a popular and most used feature in poker playing, but then if I am not mistaking hold means suspending your opponent in the tournament to have a pause for you to make your next move, most especially when you have a certain card number, just like making the warning of a last card in the games some time we also use this feature in our traditional poker games. 
Even though I like poker and have played it a handful of times, I admit that I had not heard about this terminology. Perhaps, it is because those are used more frequently in the English speaking parts of the world, while here in South America it is easier to come up with our own things when comes to playing cards. The game of Truco is a very good example of it.
Anyways, thanks to OP for taking the initiative.
Anyways, thanks to OP for taking the initiative.
To dismiss luck as irrelevant and declare poker purely a game of skill would be overstating the case. Both chance and skill are essential to the outcome of any game, including poker. While a more seasoned player has a statistical edge, the luck of the draw can always swing the game in another player's favour.
The analogy to chess is, well, not perfect. In a game of chess, all of your opponent's pieces and their prospective actions are completely visible to you, while in a game of poker, certain information is concealed from you. Because of this, bluffing becomes an essential part of the game of poker. Therefore, it is more of a subjective than objective comparison to say that poker is easier than chess.
The analogy to chess is, well, not perfect. In a game of chess, all of your opponent's pieces and their prospective actions are completely visible to you, while in a game of poker, certain information is concealed from you. Because of this, bluffing becomes an essential part of the game of poker. Therefore, it is more of a subjective than objective comparison to say that poker is easier than chess.
I completely agree with you! I think that when poker is played in person, it is less of a game of luck and more of a game of trying to spot the bluffer. This is easier because you can tell by emotions and facial features or even the tone of voice. But online poker is quite different, there is no face to look at and nobody except perhaps a username to judge. The online version is basically a game of pure luck, I would therefore say.
One of the reasons why I do not like to play online poker, really...
But there are live webcam versions, I think. Not that I have seen many of those, though.
This is a good thread for those who wants to learn Poker or still confused about the terminologies or the jargon being used by the poker players.
I honestly don't know the other words though I'm already playing poker, its good to learn this one.
This is indeed a great game in gambling, it requires analysis as well and its possible to win here all you have to do is create your strategy on how to deal and learning this can be a big help.
I honestly don't know the other words though I'm already playing poker, its good to learn this one.
This is indeed a great game in gambling, it requires analysis as well and its possible to win here all you have to do is create your strategy on how to deal and learning this can be a big help.
To dismiss luck as irrelevant and declare poker purely a game of skill would be overstating the case. Both chance and skill are essential to the outcome of any game, including poker. While a more seasoned player has a statistical edge, the luck of the draw can always swing the game in another player's favour.
The analogy to chess is, well, not perfect. In a game of chess, all of your opponent's pieces and their prospective actions are completely visible to you, while in a game of poker, certain information is concealed from you. Because of this, bluffing becomes an essential part of the game of poker. Therefore, it is more of a subjective than objective comparison to say that poker is easier than chess.
The analogy to chess is, well, not perfect. In a game of chess, all of your opponent's pieces and their prospective actions are completely visible to you, while in a game of poker, certain information is concealed from you. Because of this, bluffing becomes an essential part of the game of poker. Therefore, it is more of a subjective than objective comparison to say that poker is easier than chess.
There is a poker term that reminds me of the bitcoin term sounding like hodl but it is called fold. I think it is common and could come tops in the list of those you have listed outrightly. Fold indicates when a player surrenders his card. You can surrender it verbally or by simply giving it up.
but it is called fold. I think it is common and could come tops in the list of those you have listed outrightly. Fold indicates when a player surrenders his card. You can surrender it verbally or by simply giving it up.
A good initiative by you OP. This will help people know some useful terms when they hear it and moreover one can make him or herself familiar with it early enough to not be taken unawares when such is mentioned to their hearing.
Terminology matters in every field of life so getting acquainted with it would help ease some stress of communication and make one fast in adapting to the system in which they find themselves. You have done well OP and I will suggest you keep updating the list as time goes on because I believe there are more that are not yet on the list.
Terminology matters in every field of life so getting acquainted with it would help ease some stress of communication and make one fast in adapting to the system in which they find themselves. You have done well OP and I will suggest you keep updating the list as time goes on because I believe there are more that are not yet on the list.
Poker is a different kind of card game used mostly in casinos for gambling and unlike other gambling games it requires one to be very skillful, it's a game that needs more of skills than luck and to win and earn money, you ough to be the best at the game. In poker they call it bluffing your opponet or winning the best hand, there are other poker terminologies you may want to know, such as
Tilt - to play wild or recklessly.
Bad Beat - it's a term for badluck in poker.
Trips- When three cards looks similar it's called trips.
Quads - four cards of a kind.
Overcard - a card that's higher than any other on the board.
Acton- Action refers to a plays turn to play.
Hand - it's a set of 5 playing cards.
Ante- it I'd the minimum amount of action that's allowed to participate in a hand.
Belly Buster- a term used for inside straight draw or otherwise called gutshot
Big Blinds - It's used as a measurement of stack sizes and bet sizes in poker.
Ammo - When you’re out of ammo, it means you no longer have chips.
Arsenal - it's a term that's used to describe a players skills and style of play.
Brick- Used to describe a card that doesn’t complete any possible draws and is of no relevance to a current hand.
Pot - The pot is a sum of money that players wager during a game or single hand.
BloodBath - it is Sometimes used by poker commentators to describe a situation where two or more players are about to get involved in a huge pot.
Computer Hand - it is A nickname for the starting hand Q7o.
Cowboys - it is a nickname for pocket kings (KK) that’s used by both players and poker commentators.
Dolly Paton - Nickname for any starting hand combo containing a 9 and a 5, the name originates from the famous song “9 to 5” performed by Dolly Parton. You might also hear it being called a “full-time job”.
Donkey - someone who's not very good in playing poker is referred to as a donkey.
Fist Pump - it is a motion used to celebrate winning a pot or another positive outcome at a table.
Dirty Stack - Describes a chip stack that contains a random number of different denomination chips, all mixed together.
Grappers - The term “gapper” is used to describe hole cards that have the potential to make straights (connectors).
GG - it is an abbreviation of a good game, often used online to express gratitude for a good match, it can also be used ironically to make fun of weaker players or when someone makes a very bad play.
Hero - It refers to the player whose hand is being reviewed or the one you are focusing on.
Cooler - it's a situation where both players have a very strong hand and no matter how they play it, all of their money is likely to end up in the middle of the pot.
Chip Dumping - A practice that’s only found in poker tournaments and is when one player intentionally loses to another player to transfer chips from one stack to another.
Cardrack - it is used to describe a player who’s been getting dealt good hands for the entire session or a tournament.
Doomswitch - A term used to describe a player running poorly and on the wrong side of variance.
High Society - it refers to the stack of the highest denomination chips available in the casino.
https://edge.twinspires.com/poker/terms/
https://www.888poker.com/magazine/poker-terms#:~:text=Barrel%20%E2%80%93%20Refers%20to%20making%20a,as%20%E2%80%9Cinside%20straight%20draw%E2%80%9D.
Poker is a very interesting game and quite easy to understand and the player with the highest card of 5 scores wins, it's said to be more easier than chess game and the more you play the more skillful you get when you understand the rules and it's terminologies, there are many here that might love poker game, you can drop more poker terms if you know any.
You'll notice that most poker terms are related with military terms however some experts might think it was originated from the military, though i dont take that as a fact
Tilt - to play wild or recklessly.
Bad Beat - it's a term for badluck in poker.
Trips- When three cards looks similar it's called trips.
Quads - four cards of a kind.
Overcard - a card that's higher than any other on the board.
Acton- Action refers to a plays turn to play.
Hand - it's a set of 5 playing cards.
Ante- it I'd the minimum amount of action that's allowed to participate in a hand.
Belly Buster- a term used for inside straight draw or otherwise called gutshot
Big Blinds - It's used as a measurement of stack sizes and bet sizes in poker.
Ammo - When you’re out of ammo, it means you no longer have chips.
Arsenal - it's a term that's used to describe a players skills and style of play.
Brick- Used to describe a card that doesn’t complete any possible draws and is of no relevance to a current hand.
Pot - The pot is a sum of money that players wager during a game or single hand.
BloodBath - it is Sometimes used by poker commentators to describe a situation where two or more players are about to get involved in a huge pot.
Computer Hand - it is A nickname for the starting hand Q7o.
Cowboys - it is a nickname for pocket kings (KK) that’s used by both players and poker commentators.
Dolly Paton - Nickname for any starting hand combo containing a 9 and a 5, the name originates from the famous song “9 to 5” performed by Dolly Parton. You might also hear it being called a “full-time job”.
Donkey - someone who's not very good in playing poker is referred to as a donkey.
Fist Pump - it is a motion used to celebrate winning a pot or another positive outcome at a table.
Dirty Stack - Describes a chip stack that contains a random number of different denomination chips, all mixed together.
Grappers - The term “gapper” is used to describe hole cards that have the potential to make straights (connectors).
GG - it is an abbreviation of a good game, often used online to express gratitude for a good match, it can also be used ironically to make fun of weaker players or when someone makes a very bad play.
Hero - It refers to the player whose hand is being reviewed or the one you are focusing on.
Cooler - it's a situation where both players have a very strong hand and no matter how they play it, all of their money is likely to end up in the middle of the pot.
Chip Dumping - A practice that’s only found in poker tournaments and is when one player intentionally loses to another player to transfer chips from one stack to another.
Cardrack - it is used to describe a player who’s been getting dealt good hands for the entire session or a tournament.
Doomswitch - A term used to describe a player running poorly and on the wrong side of variance.
High Society - it refers to the stack of the highest denomination chips available in the casino.
https://edge.twinspires.com/poker/terms/
https://www.888poker.com/magazine/poker-terms#:~:text=Barrel%20%E2%80%93%20Refers%20to%20making%20a,as%20%E2%80%9Cinside%20straight%20draw%E2%80%9D.
Poker is a very interesting game and quite easy to understand and the player with the highest card of 5 scores wins, it's said to be more easier than chess game and the more you play the more skillful you get when you understand the rules and it's terminologies, there are many here that might love poker game, you can drop more poker terms if you know any.
You'll notice that most poker terms are related with military terms however some experts might think it was originated from the military, though i dont take that as a fact
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