Poker slang is as colourful and varied as the game itself, and is an intrinsic part of poker’s intricate sub culture. Regular players will often use particular phrases and words that are specific to poker so we have listed the basics (and a few more) for your entertainment and to avoid any embarrassing silences when chatting to your fellow players in the 32Red Poker Room.

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Ace High	A 5 card poker hand containing an Ace but no Pair. This hand beats another high card hand but loses to a pair and above.
Action	General description of the betting taking place at the Poker table.
Active Player	A player still involved in the pot.
Add On	The chance to buy-in during tournaments. This type of tournament is available at the 32Red Poker Room. Click here to see our tournament schedule.
All In	All in refers to a player betting all of the chips he has on the table. All in is usually a sign of confidence in a hand but can be a total bluff of course. A player may also go All In when they are down to their very last few chips in order to meet the small blind or big blind requirement.
Ante	A token bet required from all players before a hand is dealt.
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Backdoor	Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For instance, suppose you have As- 7s. The flop comes Ad-6c-4s. You bet and are called. The turn is the Ts, which everybody checks, and then the river is the Js. You've made a "backdoor" nut flush.
Bad Beat	This expression is used to describe getting beaten with an excellent hand by a player with an even stronger hand. An example may be having a Four of a Kind being beaten by a Straight Flush.
Bankroll	The amount of money you have at the Poker table with which to bet.
Behind	You are behind if by the time the last card is dealt you hand is not the strongest.
Belly Buster	Same as a Gutshot; getting the middle card for a Straight.
Bet	Voluntarily putting money into the pot.
Bet Into	To bet into the pot before your opponent, with the knowledge that he has a potentially strong hand. This move may dissuade the other player to call your bet, even though he may have quite a strong hand like a high straight draw or flush.
Bet the Pot	Place a bet equal in size to the current pot.
Betting Black	Black chips are generally of $100 value. This expression refers to placing bets at the Poker table for $100 each.
Betting Green	Betting Green is placing bets to the value of $25 each time. Chips worth $25 are often coloured green.
Betting Red	Red chips at the Poker tables of Vegas are usually worth $5. Betting Red indicates betting in $5 denominations.
Betting White	White chips are generally valued at $1. Betting White indicates placing bets at the Poker table at $1.
Big Blind	In order to get the action going at the Poker table, the player to the immediate left of the dealer places a Small Blind bet. To the left of the Small Blind is the player who must place the Big Blind bet which is twice the size of the Small Blind.
Big Full	The highest possible Full House in Hold'em.
Big Hand	A high valued hand such as a Full House, or a big draw with very good odds on winning the pot such as a Straight Flush draw.
Big Slick	Big Slick refers to strong Hole Cards consisting of an Ace and a King.
Blank	A term that describes a card that came on fourth or fifth street and did not help any player's hand.
Blind	A forced bet that one or more players to the left of the dealer have to place in order to take part in the hand.
Blind Raise	A player making a raise without looking at his or her cards.
Bluff	A bluff is what many believe Poker is all about. Put more simply it is straight lying about the strength of your hand by betting into the pot when you strongly suspect that there are other hands around the table better than your own.
Board	This refers to the cards dealt face up in the middle of the table. Also known as Community Cards.
Boat	Another name for a Full House; Three of a Kind with a Pair.
Bottom Pair	Using the lowest card on the flop to make a Pair.
Broadway	An Ace High Straight (Ace King Queen Jack Ten).
Broken Fall	A flop where it is impossible to make a Straight on the next card, e.g. K-8-3.
Bull	The Ace is sometimes referred to as the Bull.
Bullets	A pair of Bullets is Hole Cards of Ace Ace. This hand is the strongest Hole Card hand there is. A Pair Of Bullets is also referred to as American Airlines, and Pocket Bullets.
Bully	A very aggressive player who creates a lot of action by his continuous betting and raising, especially to players with small stacks.
Button	The button denotes the player who is dealing the hand. After each hand the button moves one seat round in a clockwise direction. Being on the button is often said to be the best place to be as you get to bet last.
Buy In	The cost of entering a Poker Tournament at 32Red Poker.
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Call	When a player calls they are matching a bet already placed on the table by another player.
Calling Station	Not a kind description of a player who will call most hands in the hope that their hand is good enough.
Card Room	The area of a casino where Poker is played.
Cash In	To take your chips to the cashier in exchange for their monetary worth.
Cash Out	The same as Cash In, to take your chips to the cashier in exchange for their monetary value.
Caught Speeding	You may hear this expression at the 32Red Poker Room when players are talking about someone getting caught bluffing.
Centre Pot	The first pot created during a poker hand. This is as opposed to one or more "side" pots that are created if one or more players goes all-in. Also "main pot".
Change Gears	This term is used when a player adjusts his style of play from tight to loose or vice versa. Changing gears will confuse other players at the table and create a style of play difficult to follow.
Chase	To Chase a pot means to call the Fourth and/or Fith Street hoping that the next card will give you a good hand. You may stand to loose quite a bit of chips chasing this card, but if it comes, you stand a very good chance of winning the pot.
Check	On the occasions when nobody at the table bets, you have the opportunity to Check and allow the game to continue without addition to the pot. In a bricks and mortar casino, a player will tap the table to signify a Check.
Check Raise	To pass on your first opportunity of betting, then raising your opponent's bet.
Chip	A 'token' varying in denominations used at poker games instead of real cash.
Coffee	Using the chat facility during a hand to mislead opponents as to the strength of your hand.
Cold Call	A Cold Call is a term used when a player calls a 're-raise' when he has not yet invested any chips in the pot.
Community Cards	This refers to the cards dealt face up in the middle of the table. Also known as The Board.
Complete Bluff	A bluff made with a completely worthless hand.
Cowboys	Cowboys in Poker are Kings. A pair of Cowboys - particularly strong Hole Cards - are a pair of Kings.
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Dead Hand	A non-playable hand such as having a 3-2 off suit when the board has flopped a rainbow 10-J-Q
Dealer	Players do not actually deal cards at the 32Red Poker Room. However, each player does have the dealer deal for them as explained under "Button" above.
Defensive Bet	By acting before your opponent and betting on a potential winning hand you could be limiting your losses. For example, a player might think his hand is good enough to win the pot, but if he checks he feels that his opponent would bet too large an amount for him to call and could be forced to fold his hand. Therefore, rather than having to call a large bet, he makes a defensive small bet.
Deuce	A 2 card, the lowest value card in High Poker.
Door Card	The first exposed card in a player's hand at the Seven Card Stud Poker Table.
Double Belly	This is another name for a two-way inside Straight draw. For example, If you are dealt 5-7 and the flop comes out 3-6-9, you could make a Straight by getting either a 4 or an 8 on the Turn or River card.
Double Through	To go all in and be called by an opponent, winning the hand and thus doubling the amount of chips you have. Similarly, you could 'Triple Through' by winning a pot from two other players.
Draw Poker	Poker where a player receives five cards and then has the option of discarding one or more of them in return for new cards in their place.
Drawing Dead	Concluding a hand that cannot possibly win the pot (except for bluffing).
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Early	The early positions in a ten-handed game are the first three players to act on their hand.