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The following list are Texas Holdem terms from the D to M: Dead Man's Hand - Two pair, Aces and eights. Wild Bill Hickok was shot during a poker game while holding two pair, black aces and black eights. Dead Money - Chips that are taken into the pot, but not considered part of a player's bet (normally when a player misses his blinds and posts both of them, the small blind is taken into the center of the pot and is dead). It is also used to describe a player who has little chance to win. Dealer's Choice - A game where the dealer (person who has the dealer button) names the game to be played that hand. Dog - A shortened version of "Underdog". A player who is behind at the moment. Dominated Hand - Usually used to describe a hand where a player holds one common card with another player and the other player has a better kicker. An example of a dominated hand would be KQ vs. AK or AQ. Double Gutshot - Two inside straight draws. An example of a double gutshot is a flop of 963 and a player is holding 57. If he hits a 4 or an 8, he will make his straight. Doyle Brunson - The Holdem starting hand T2. Doyle won back to back World Series of Poker championships holding the T2 on the final hand. Draw - An unmade hand. A player is said to be on a draw if he has four flush cards. It is also a type of poker game. Drawing Dead - Trying to make a hand that will not win the pot. If you are drawing to a flush and your opponent already has a full house, you are drawing dead.
Equity - Your "rightful" share of a pot. If the pot contains $80, and you have a 50% chance of winning it, you have $40 equity in the pot. This term is somewhat fanciful since you will either win $80 or $0, but it reveals your current expected share of the pot. Expectation - The amount you can expect to gain on average for a certain play. It is also the amount you expect to make at the poker table per hour.
Family Pot - A pot in which many players called before the flop. Fifth Street - In flop games, it is the final board card. Fire - To make the first bet in a betting round. Fill Up - To make a full house. Fish - A weak player who loses money. Flat Call - To only call a bet. Floorman - The person who makes decisions and rulings in cardrooms. Flop - The first three community cards on the board. Flop Games - Texas Holdem, Omaha, Pineapple and other games that feature community cards exposed that are matched with each individual player's cards. Fold - To throw your hand away. Flush - Five cards of the same suit. Flush Draw - When a player has four cards of the same suit and is hoping to make a fifth to make a flush. Forced Bet - A required bet that starts the action. Antes and blinds are forced bets. Free Card - A turn or river card that you don't have to call a bet to see. Free Roll - When two players are tied and one player has a shot at winning the whole pot. For example, one player has AK of clubs and the other player has AK of diamonds. If there are two clubs on the flop, the player holding the AK of clubs is freerolling. If the club does not come, the pot is split. A freeroll is also a tournament in which there is not buy-in. Freeze-Out - A game where all players play until one player has all the money. Full House - Any three cards of the same rank, plus two cards of another rank. Also called "full boat" or "boat".
Gutshot Straight - An inside straight draw.
Heads Up - A pot that is being played by only two players. Hit - As in, "I hit the flop". It means the flop helped your hand. Hit and Run - Winning big in a short amount of time and then leaving the table. Some players see it as poor etiquette to hit and run. House - The casino or cardroom that is holding the game.
Implied Odds - Implied odds are similar to pot odds except the bets are not in the pot when making your decision. In calculating your odds you include bets you can expect to win if you hit your hand. In the Air - A phrase that is used at the beginning of many tournaments to let players know the cards are being dealt. As in, "Sit down and take your seats, the cards are in the air." Isolate - To raise with the intention of thinning the field of opponents down to one.
Jackpot - The same as a bad beat jackpot.
Kicker - An unpaired card in your hand often used to determine the winner between two like hands. A pair of sevens with an ace kicker beats a pair of seven with a nine kicker. Kill Pot - A pot in which the betting round is double the normal round. In California, you will typically see kill pots in split games. If one player scoops the whole pot and if it is above a specified amount (dictated by the house), the next pot will be a kill. In some casinos, a kill pot is created when a player wins two consecutive hands.
Lay Down - To fold your hand. Lead - To be ahead in the hand. It is also used to describe the player who is doing the betting. As in, "He lead out with his pair of tens." Leak - The thing that causes player to lose all or some of his poker bankroll. Sports betting, slot machines, playing poker for too many hours when losing (trying to get even), and drugs are a few examples of leaks. Limp - To opening the betting for the minimum bet, rather than raising. Live One - An action player. A player who is involved in a lot of hands. Lock - A hand that is guaranteed to win. Loose - A player who plays a lot of hands.
Main Pot - The pot where all bets were matched by all players involved in the hand. If a player is not able to match a bet (because he is all-in), then a side pot is created. Maniac - A player who plays very loose and aggressive. Marked Cards - Cards that can be read from the backside because they have been (illegally) altered. Marker - An IOU to the casino where you are playing for poker chips. Misdeal - A hand that is dealt incorrectly and must be re-dealt. Monster - A strong hand that is likely to win the pot. Move In - To put all of your chips into the pot. Muck - To fold a hand. It is also the pile of folded and burned cards in front of the dealer.
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