The most popular terms used in poker rooms in casinos and in online poker play. Before you play you really should know these terms. Some you will pick up in time, but without knowing some of them you will have no idea what is going on around you at the poker table.
Here are all the terms you need to know from B to C.
BLIND GAME: A game which utilizes a blind.
Bluff : A bet or raise with a hand that is unlikely to beat the other players.
BOARD: (1) The board on which a waiting list is kept for players wanting seats in specific games. (2) Cards faceup on the table common to each of the hands.
BOARDCARD: A community card in the center of the table, as in Holdem or Omaha.
Bottom Pair : Pairing the lowest card on the board.
BOXED CARD: A card that appears face up in the deck where all other cards are face down.
BROKEN GAME: A game no longer in action.
Button : A player who is in the designated dealer position. See dealer button.
BUTTON GAMES: Games in which a dealer button is used. Usually found in
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of money required to enter any game.
CALIFORNIA LOWBALL: Ace-to-five lowball with a joker.
CARDS SPEAK: The face value of a hand in a showdown is the true value of the hand, regardless of a verbal announcement.
CAPPED: Describes the situation in limit poker in which the maximum number of raises on the betting round have been reached.
CHECK: To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round, but to retain the right to act if another player initiates the betting.
CHECK-RAISE: To waive the right to bet until a bet has been made by an opponent, and then to increase the bet by at least an equal amount when it is your turn to act.
Cold Call : To call a bet or multiple bets for the first time in a round.
COLLECTION: The fee charged in a game (taken either out of the pot or from each player).
COLLECTION DROP: A fee charged for each hand dealt.
COLOR CHANGE: A request to change the chips from one denomination to another.
COMMON CARD: A card dealt faceup to be used by all players at the showdown in the games of stud poker whenever there are insufficient cards left in the deck to deal each player a card individually.
Community Cards : The cards dealt faceup in the center of the table that can be used by all players to form their best hand in the games of hold"em and Omaha.
COMPLETE THE BET: To increase an all-in bet or forced bet to a full bet in limit poker.
Chase : To play a hand that is most likely worse than at least one other player.
Check : To pass without betting.
CUT: To divide the deck into two sections in such a manner as to change the order of the cards.