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Poker

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Three of a kind

Games; Poker

Also called trips or a set, is a poker hand that contains three cards of the same rank, plus two cards which are not of this rank nor the same as each other. Ex : 7-7-7-8-2

Table stakes

Games; Poker

It limits the amount a player can win or lose in the play of a single hand.

Calling station

Games; Poker

Calling station is a poker term used to negatively describe someone who consistently calls bets and rarely (if ever) raises, regardless of the strength of his/her hand.

A betting round is said to be closed if no player will have the right to raise in the round. Normally this occurs when a player calls, and the next player whose turn it is to act is the one who made ...

Cash game

Games; Poker

Cash games, also call ring games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" chips and money at stake, usually with no predetermined end time, with players able to enter and leave when ...

Check-raise

Games; Poker

A check-raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player cheques early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same round.