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Cut

Games; Poker

After a deck of cards is shuffled by the dealer, it is often given to a player other than the one who performed the shuffle for a procedure called a cut.

Dead money

Games; Poker

This is the amount of money in the pot other than the equal amounts bet by active remaining players in that pot.

Made hand

Games; Poker

A made hand is one that does not need improvement to win, in contrast to a drawing hand.

Arjel

Games; Poker

French acronym for Regulatory Authority of Online Games (Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne). Created in June ...

A call, in a situation where one might be expected to raise. Ex : normally I raise with jacks, but with three limpers ahead of me I decided to flat call. Also "smooth call". Compare to "cold call", ...

Slow play

Games; Poker

Deceptive play in poker that is roughly the opposite of bluffing: betting weakly or passively with a strong holding rather than betting aggressively with a weak one. Compare to "sandbag".

Small blind

Games; Poker

The smaller of two blind bets typically used in a hold'em game. Normally, the small blind is one-third to two-thirds of a first round bet. See also "big blind" and "blind. "