Poker

Poker

Game of poker

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Low

Games; Poker

The lowest card by rank. The low half of the pot in a high-low split.

Maniac

Games; Poker

A very loose and aggressive player, who bets and raises frequently, and often in situations where it is not good strategy to do so. Opposite of rock.

Mark

Games; Poker

A person at a poker table that is the focus of attention. Other players consider the "mark" a weaker competitor and try to push the person out. See Mark.

Live hand

Games; Poker

A hand still eligible to win the pot; one with the correct number of cards that has not been mucked or otherwise invalidated.

Live poker

Games; Poker

A retronym for poker played with at a table with cards, as opposed to video poker or online poker.

To "lock up" a seat in a cash game means to place a poker chip, player's card, or other personal effect on the table in front of the seat, to signify that the seat is occupied even though the player ...