Poker

Poker

Game of poker

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An announcement, usually by a dealer, that a player requested to buy chips and can bet the cash he has on the table in lieu of chips until he receives his chips. In many card rooms, it also refers to ...

Cap

Games; Poker

A limit on the number of raises allowed in a betting round. Typically three or four (in addition the opening bet). In most casinos, the cap is removed if there are only two players remaining either ...

Cap game

Games; Poker

Similar to "cap" above, but used to describe a no-limit or pot limit game with a cap on the amount that a player can bet during the course of a hand. Once the cap is reached, all players remaining in ...

Call the clock

Games; Poker

A method of discouraging players from taking an excessively long time to act. When someone calls the clock, the player has a set amount of time in which to make up his mind; if he fails to do so, his ...

Buy-in

Games; Poker

The minimum required amount of chips that must be "bought" to become involved in a game (or tournament). For example, a $4-$8 fixed limit game might require a player to buy at least $40 worth of ...

Buy the pot

Games; Poker

Making a bet when no one else is betting so as to force the other players to fold, thus winning the pot uncontested. A specialised version of this is "buying the blinds" by making a large raise in ...

Buy the button

Games; Poker

1. A rule originating in northern California casinos in games played with blinds, in which a new player sitting down with the button to his right (who would normally be required to sit out a hand as ...