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action


Describes lots of activity in a hand or round of betting, for e.g. when there have been several raises and reraises.
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all-in


When a player is all-in, they have bet all of their remaining chips, and can take no further active part in future betting rounds.
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Ante


Poker games like Stud are played with an ante; a forced bet that every player has to post before each round of betting. Antes are also introduced in the later levels of some No-Limit Hold'em tournaments.
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Bad beat


A bad beat is When you lose a hand despite having been the clear favorite when the money went into the middle.
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Backdoor draw


An incomplete drawing hand that needs two more cards to complete it. For e.g. If there are three hearts on the flop, two more hearts are missing in order to complete the flush.)
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Barrel


A bet made on the flop, despite not haven't hit anything.
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bet


The first bet made in a round of betting. If this bet is increased later in the same betting round, this is known as a raise.
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blind


A forced bet which has to be posted before each hand. The player to the left of the dealer posts the small blind, while the player two places left of the dealer posts the big blind. As a rule the big blind is twice the size of the small blind.
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bluff


When a player bets and/or raises without having a good hand, to try and make their opponent fold the better hand.
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Board


The five community cards in the middle of the table in poker games like Texas Hold'em and Omaha
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