On the other hand, the 2s wouldn’t be.Ī forced bet (or partial bet) put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt. If the flop is As-Jd-Ts, then a turn card of 2h would be considered a blank. Its origins are unknown (to me, anyway).Ī board card that doesn’t seem to affect the standings in the hand. See also “blind” and “small blind.”Ī nickname for AK (suited or not). The larger of the two blinds typically used in a hold’em game. We won’t give any examples you will hear plenty of them during your poker career. It’s generally used to imply that the winner of the pot had no business being in the pot at all, and it was the wildest of luck that he managed to catch the one card in the deck that would win the pot.
To have a hand that is a large underdog beat a heavily favored hand. The turn is the Ts, which everybody checks, and then the river is the Js.
He made quads against the big full house, but he was all-in on the second bet.”Ĭatching both the turn and the river cards to make a drawing hand. However, he can still win the pot for which he had the chips. If he runs out, a side pot is created in which he has no interest. In table stakes games, a player may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand. To run out of chips while betting or calling. Most hold’em games don’t have an ante they use “blinds” to get initial money into the pot. “If a third heart hits the board and there’s a lot of action, you have to assume that somebody has made the flush.”Ī small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. If a player appears not to realize it’s his turn, the dealer will say, “Your action, sir.”Ģ.