Five Poker Terms or Poker Jargon Commonly Used
As beginners, when reading poker literature or playing the game in casinos or online, we will encounter poker terms that sound strange. A major part of understanding the basics of poker and making winning strategies is to be familiar with poker jargon.
First and foremost, we should understand the poker term "Hand." The 2 cards that dealers deal each player at the start are called a hand. Another poker jargon for this is "Hole Cards" or "Pocket Cards." "Starting hands," another poker term, are the first 2 cards we hold dealt by the dealer which we may decide to fold or play. When they are good enough to play, they become a "playable hand," another poker jargon. Among the frequently mentioned poker term is the "Blinds." Blinds are forced bets that 2 players immediately left of the dealer makes before cards are dealt. The first player (also called the small blind) makes the small blind bet and the second player next to the small blind is the big blind who makes the big blind bet. Note with this poker jargon that the big blind bet is the minimum bet and the small blind bet is half of this bet.
"Board Cards" are cards the dealer deals on the table. Another poker term for this is community cards. Board cards are 3 face-up cards placed on the table. Any player can make use of them to make a 5-card hand. This poker jargon is also commonly known as the board. Hence, when it says "the board shows" or "the board comes J10K" this means the dealer dealt face-up cards jack, 10, and king on the table.
A Draw is a poker term used when we need to take a helpful card from the board to improve our hand. If we have 10 clubs and 9 heart, and a board Q heart, J spade, and 2 diamond, we need to draw an 8 or a king. Hence, this poker jargon is good news especially when we have a flush or straight draw.
The "Flop" is another poker term to refer to the dealing of the board cards. This poker jargon has three kinds: "pre-flop" is anything happening in the game before the flop, "on the flop" is the act of dealing the 3 cards, and "post flop" is anything happening after the flop is dealt.
These 5 poker terms are most common in poker. Such poker jargon is commonly used online or in casinos.
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