Poker is one of the most popular table games in the world and Texas Hold’em is one of the most popular variations. In the last few years, poker games have increased in popularity and people who had never experienced playing poker before found themselves playing the game and enjoying it.



Well, the next step to enjoying poker is knowing what you’re doing and what you’re saying. Here are some of the most interesting poker terms out there:









Baby: a low-ranked card that is also referred to as a “spoke when between ace and five



Berry patch: a game filled with unskilled players



Bone: a chip of small denomination



Cheese: a poor hand



Dirty stack: a stack of chips that has a chip of the wrong denomination mixed in



Dog: the underdog in a poker game



Donk or donkey: Epithet for an inexperienced, unskilled or foolish poker player



Down to the felt: all in or having lost all of one’s money



Family pot: a deal in which every seated player calls the opening bet



Float: to call a bet with an inferior hand, intending to bluff during a later betting round



Grinder: a player who earns a living making small profits over a long period of time



Hammer: to bet and raise aggressively



Here kitty kitty: a small bet made with a powerful hand intended to get a call from opponents who would fold to a normal sized bet



Hit and run: to play for a short time, win and leave



Hollywood: overacting to deceive opponents



Horse: a player backed financially by another



Jack it up: another term for raising



Jam: to open or raise the maximum amount allowed



Loose cannon: a player who is not afraid to put money in the pot and gambles a lot



Paint: the face cards in a deck or in Texas Hold’em, a flop can be called “all paint”



Push: to put yourself all in



Rabbit hunt: to reveal the last card that would have come up in a community card game with a fixed number of cards when the hand has ended



Rags: worthless cards



Ram and jam: to aggressively bet, raise and reraise



Rock: a tight player



Rush: a number of wins in a row



Slow roll: to delay showing a hand at showdown, forcing other players to expose first



Speeding: to play very loose with no obvious pattern or strategy



Splash the pot: throwing chips into the pot and confusing opponents and dealers about the amount



Steam: to play recklessly when frustrated



Stuck: having lost money



Throwing a party: a player who is playing like a fool and throwing their money away is described this way



Wash: to mix the deck by spreading cards face down on the table and mixing them around



To learn more poker jargon, visit http://www.wikipedia.org. It will make your game more interesting and impress your friends and family.

By: Cyman Harrison -

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