World Poker Tour -- Glossary by: Shotgunnova (Patrick Summers) The glossary (available from the start) can be accessed by navigating the main screen in the following order: --> Main Menu --> WPT Boot Camp --> Glossary Use the L- and R-buttons to navigate left (up, alphabetically) and right (down, alphabetically), respectfully. You can also use the action button in place of the R-button should you need to. Legal information, how to contact me for revisions/corrections, and other general information is at the bottom of the guide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 01) Aces High A hand that has no special card rankings (pairs, full house etc.) and the highest card is an ance. 02) Aces Full A hand with 3 aces and a pair of any other value. 03) Aces Up A hand that contains two pairs, one pair of aces, and another pair of any other value. 04) Action A check, bet, call, fold or raise. 05) Active Player A player who is in the pot. 06) All-In When a player bets all his or her chips. 07) All-In Over the Top Raising with all of your chips after an opponent's bet. 08) Back Into a Hand To draw cards that make a hand that is different from the hand you were originally trying to make 09) Back-Door Flush When you have three cards that would support a flush, but you need the turn and river to make a flush. 10) Back-Door Straight When you have three cards that would support a straight, but you need the turn and river to make a straight. 11) Bad Beat When a lucky hand beats a strong hand. 12) Bankroll The amount of money that a player has to wager for the duration of his or her poker career. 13) Battle of the Blinds When everyone folds to the players who have forced bets. 14) Behind When your hand is not the best hand before all the cards have been dealt. 15) Bet To put money in the pot of your own free will. 16) Bet for Value When you bet in order to increase the pot size, not to make your opponents fold. 17) Bet the Pot To make a bet that is the size of the pot. 18) Big Dog An underdog. The person who has a very low chance of winning. 19) Big Blind The forced bet that is made by a person sitting two seats to the left of the button. This is the larged forced bet. In World Poker Tour (tournament play) this amount increases after each timed round. 20) Big Slick Poker slang for A, K; a very strong starting hand. 21) Blank A card that is not of value to the players hand. 22) Blind A mandatory bet placed by the two players to the left of the dealer button. 23) Bluff To raise or bet a weak hand in order to make your opponent think you have a strong hand. 24) Bust a Player To eliminate a player from the game by taking all of his or her chips. 25) Bust Out To lose all your chips and thus be eliminated from a tournament. 26) Button A white disc-shaped object that moves clockwise around the table and indicates where the action begins. 27) Buy-In A minimum amount of money that must be paid in order to play in a tournament and live games. 28) Call To match (rather than raise) the previous bet. 29) Cap The number of raises allowed in a game. 30) Change Gears To strategically alternate your play between conservative and aggressive. 31) Check To not bet, reserving the option to call or raise later in the betting round. 32) Come Over the Top To raise or re-raise another player's bet. 33) Community Cards The cards that are played face up on the center of the table, and which can be used by all of the active players. 34) Connectors Consecutively ranked cards that can help a player make a straight. 35) Dead Man's Hand A pair of aces and a pair of eights; Wild Bill Hickock was shot holding this hand. 36) Dead Money Money that was put into the pot by players who have since folded. 37) Double Up Betting all your chips and winning, ending up with twice as many chips. 38) Down Cards The player's cards which are dealt face down. 39) Drawing Dead When you can not win, no matter what cards come up. 40) Early Position A position in a round of betting where a player must act before the other players. This is a disadvantaged position. 41) Fifth Street The final round of betting and the fifth card on the table; the river. 42) Fish A poor player who is losing all of his or her money; a sucker. 43) Flop The first three cards placed in the center of the table that anyone may use to form a hand. 44) Fold To withdraw from the game, and give up your cards rather than continue betting. 45) Four of a Kind Four cards with the same value (Ex: J, J, J, J) 46) Fourth Street The fourth card on the table, and the third round of betting. This is also known as the turn. 47) Freeze Out A game or a tournament that is played until one player has all the chips. 48) Full House A hand that contains three of a kind and a pair (Ex: J, J, J, 2, 2) 49) Get Full Value To raise, bet or re-raise with the intention of getting the maximum pot odds if you win the hand. 50) Gut Shot Draw Four cards of a straight with a card in the middle mising. (Ex: If you have an 8 and an 7 and the flop contains a 4 and a 5, then you need a 6 in the turn or river. If a 6 comes, then you have made the gut shot straight draw.) 51) Jammed Pot A pot that has been raised the maximum number of times. 52) Key Hand In a tournament, this is a hand that proves to be a turning point - for better or for worse. 53) Kicker The highest card in a player's hand hand is nto being used in some other way (to create three of a kind, a pair, etc). 54) Late Position A position in a round of betting where a player can act after most or all of the other players have acted. This is an advantaged position. 55) Lay Down Folding a strong hand in a critical situation. 56) Legitimate Hand A strong hand. A hand that is not a bluff. 57) Limp In When a player enters the round by only calling, rather than raising, a bet. 58) Live Hand A hand that is eligible to win the pot. 59) Long Odds When there is a very low probability that something will happen. 60) Loose Play Playing many weak hands. 61) Main Pot When a player goes all-in, he or she is eligible to win the main pot. Any betting that is done after that is done in a side pot. 62) Monster A hand that has a high probability of winning. 63) Muck To discard a hand; also the pile of discarded hands. 64) No Limit Hold'Em Table Stakes At any time, any player can bet any or all of his or her chips. 65) Nut Flush The best flush available within each hand. 66) Nut Flush Draw When one card will give you the best possible flush. 67) Nuts A hand that can't be beaten no matter what comes. Also used as a superlative (e.g. You're the nuts!) 68) Odds The probability of making, versus not making, a hand. 69) On a Short Stack When a player has very few chips. 70) On the Button The best table position in Hold'Em, benefiting from acting last. The player who acts last in a round. 71) On Tilt Playing recklessly due to frustration. 72) Open Card A card that is dealt face-up. 73) Open End Straight Draw Four consecutive cards, such as 9-10-J-Q. In this example, any King or 8 would make a straight. 74) Open Pair Two cards of the same value that are dealt face-up. 75) Out A card that is still in he deck that could improve your hand. 76) Out of Position Being at the disadvantage of having to act before your opponent. 77) Outdraw When one person beats his or her opponent by drawing a better hand. 78) Outs The cards that will turn the statistical underdog into a winner. 79) Over the Top Making a large raise. 80) Pair Two cards that have the same value (Ex: 3, 3) 81) Pass When a player folds his or her hand. 82) Play Fast To bet aggressively on a hand. 83) Playing the Board When your best five-card hand is the five cards on the board. 84) Position Where a player sits in relation to the dealer, which determines his or her betting order. 85) Pot The chips that have been bet. 86) Pot Odds The amount of money in the pot vs. the amount of money it costs to continue playing. 87) Protect a Hand To bet in order to convince other players to fold, and reduce the risk of having them outdraw you. 88) Putting on the Heat To pressure the other players by betting aggressively. 89) Quads Four of a kind. 90) Ragged Flops Flop cards that do not help any player's hand. 91) Rank The value of the card or hand. 92) Re-Raise To raise on top of a previous raise within the same hand. 93) River The final community card dealt; all players may use it to form their best hand. 94) Rock A tight and conservative player. 95) Round of Betting The period in which each active player has the opportunity to check, bet or raise. 96) Rounder A professional player who frequents high-stakes tournaments. 97) Royal Flush A hand containing: A, K, Q, J, 10 in the same suit. 98) Running Bad On a losing streak. 99) Running Good On a winning streak. 100) See To call a bet. 101) Short Odds When there is a very high probability that something will happen. 102) Short Stack The player with the fewest chips at the table has the short stack. 103) Showdown After the final round of betting, the player's cards are turned face-up to see who won. 104) Side Pot A separate pot contested by other players when one player is all-in. 105) Slow Roll Stalling before showing a winning hand to frustrate your opponent. 106) Small Blind The forced bet that is made by the person sitting one seat to the left of the button. This bet is half the size of the big blind. 107) Steaming Playing recklessly due to frustration. 108) Straight Five consecutive cards of mixed suits. 109) Straight Flush Five consecutive cards of the same suit. 110) Structure The schedule by which the antes and blinds (forced bets) increase. 111) Suited Connectors Two cards that are consecutive in rank and of the same suit. 112) Tell Any involuntary gesture or expression that indicates the strength of your hand. 113) Tight Player A conservative player who only plays strong hands. 114) Turn Sometimes called fourth street, the turn is the fourth common card played. 115) Wired Pair When your two hole cards form a pair ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL INFORMATION: If you want to host the dictionary *as is*, drop me an e-mail at texastornado6_9 (at) hotmail (dot) com. Reproduction, profiting, hosting, and editing of this dictionary without permission is a violation of federal copyright laws. 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