Texas Hold'em school for beginners

Poker dictionary - A to B

  • Add-on - In some tournaments there is an opportunity to buy additional chips.
  • All in - When a player puts all his chips in.
  • Ante - A minimum bet which every player is forced to bet before each hand. It makes the pot bigger.
  • Bet - The chips a player puts in the pot.
  • Bad beat - When you lose a hand when you were favourite to win.
  • Bank roll - Money that you can wager.
  • Big blind - A forced bet before every hand is dealt, made by the player sitting at the position after the small blind. The big blind is usually double the small blind.
  • Big slick - A hand that contains an Ace and a King.
  • Blinds - The bets that must be made before each hand is dealt. The blinds are made by the two players sitting directly to the dealer's left.
  • Bluff - To make other players believe that one has a better hand than he/she really has. Usually made by betting or raising.
  • Bottom pair - When a player uses the lowest card on the flop to make a pair with one of his own pocket cards.
  • Burn card - The cards before the flop, turn, and river that are discarded to prevent reading of marked cards.
  • Button - A symbol to designate which player is sitting in the dealer's position.
  • Buy-in - The amount of money a player have to pay to get into a game or tournament.

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