is  a player’s lead. It is when a player has to choose between checking (not betting), calling (equalizing a stake), betting (staking a sum of money), raising (increasing the bet) and folding (passing on current hand). Action is struggling for the pot when players bet and the winner gets the Pot.

means to bet all the chips you currently have in your stack. Staking everything in the middle of a hand, a player waits for the showdown and, in the case of winning, takes only the part of the pot, which had been accumulated by his or her actions.

is a necessary bet players make before a hand is dealt.

is the total amount of a players’ money, the amount he or she needs to join a game.

is first bet made in the current round. If the bet was not the first, it will be considered a call, raise or fold.

is a forced bet made before a hand starts. It is made by the player sitting second clockwise from the Dealer.

is a forced bet made by the players sitting in a certain position (small or big blind) before the hand starts. See: Big blind, Small blind.

means an attempt to delude the rivals and persuade them that you have a stronger hand than you really do.

is five community cards exposed on the river (among them 3 are exposed on the flops, 1 on the turn and 1 on the river).

is 1. A special token bearing letter «D» indicating the player dealing the cards. 2. The position of the player a hand begins with.