Poker

Poker

Game of poker

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Poker

A hand that is ruled unplayable because of an irregularity, such as being found with too many or too few cards, having been mixed with cards of other players or the muck, having fallen off the table, ...

Forward motion

Games; Poker

A house rule of some casinos states that if a player in turn picks up chips from his stack and moves his hand toward the pot ("forward motion with chips in hand"), this constitutes a commitment to ...

Fold equity

Games; Poker

The portion of the pot one expects to win, on average, by a bet that induces your opponents to fold, rather than seeing the showdown.

Duplicate

Games; Poker

To counterfeit, especially when the counterfeiting card matches one already present in the one's hand.

Eight or better

Games; Poker

A common qualifier in High-low split games that use Ace-5 ranking. Only hands where the highest card is an eight or smaller can win the low portion of the pot.

Equity

Games; Poker

One's mathematical expected value from the current deal, calculated by multiplying the amount of money in the pot by one's probability of winning. For example, if the pot currently contains $100, and ...

Drawing thin

Games; Poker

Not drawing completely dead, but chasing a draw in the face of poor odds. Example: a player who will only win by catching 1 or 2 specific cards is said to be drawing thin. Profitable drawing thin ...