Click here to find out how to play poker games like:

• Texas Hold ‘em
• Omaha Hi/Low
• 5-Card Stud
• 7-Card Stud

• The Nuts - having the best possible hand.



• SnG - Sit and Go Tournament (a Single-Table Tournament).



• MTT - Multi-Table Tournament (tournaments with more than one table).



• Rock/Tight - a very tight or conservative Player.



• Loose Player/Aggressive - a Player who is very aggressive with their bets and bluffs often.



• Fish - an inexperienced poker Player.



• Boat - slang term for a full house.



• Calling Station - a term used to describe how a Player plays their hands. Someone who is a calling station is in a lot of hands and doesn't do much raising.



• Rag/s - a card that does not fit into your hand in any useful way.



• Ring Game/Cash Game - this is a live poker game where Players can come and go as they please (different to a tournament).



• Shootout/Freezeout - a tournament where no re-buys or add-ons are present, i.e. once you lose your chips, you're out of the game.



• Tilt - to play wildly or recklessly. A Player is said to be on tilt when he's not playing his best, or playing too many hands, trying wild bluffs etc.



• Trips/Set - slang for 3-of-a-Kind.



• Under The Gun - the first person to act following the blinds.



• Big Blind - the first bet posted by the Player to the left of the Player that posts the small blind. It is a forced bet. The big blind bet amount is equal to the minimum bet limit. For example, in a $10 - $20 game, the big blind is $10. This is only applicable in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi-Lo.



• Blind Bet - the first bet placed by each Player. It is a forced bet and is placed before any cards are dealt. It is considered a live bet for the first round of betting. There are big blind and small blind bets in the first round of betting. This is only applicable in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi-Lo.



• Small Blind - the first bet posted by Player to the Dealer's left. It is forced bet. The small blind bet amount is equal to half of the minimum bet limit. For example, in a $10 - $20 game, the small blind is $5. This is only applicable in Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi-Lo.



• Muck - this is when you do not want to show your losing hand to the table. The hand is discarded without being displayed to the table.



• Fold - this is when Players throw in their cards. They give up any claim on the pot in exchange for not having to contribute more chips to the pot.



• Call - this is when you place a number of chips in the pot equal to another Player's bet.



• Post - this is the bet Players place to join a game that is play, when they join the game for the first time, or if the Player sits out and misses one or more rounds of blinds.



• Raise - this is when you increase the amount of a bet made to you.