(1) The right to raise possessed by the big blind if there have been no raises. (2) A separate pot created to deal with the situation of one player going "all in". (3) When a player bluffs on one round of betting with an inferior or drawing hand that might improve in a later round. (4) A call with one motion and a later raise with another, or a reach for more chips without stating the intended amount. (5) To place high enough in a poker tournament to get prize money. (6) A player being whipsawed (7) To enter a pot by simply calling the bet to them instead of raising. (8) Any money wagered during the play of a hand. (9) In Texas hold `em, a gap hand is a starting hand with at least one rank separating the two cards. (10) A poker tournament with no scheduled starting time that starts whenever the necessary players have put up their money. (11) To post a bet amount equal to the small and the big blind combined. (12) drawing to a hand that will win if successful. (13) The chip tray in front of a house dealer. (14) To successfully draw to a hand that needs one card to complete it, by getting the last card of a straight, flush, or full house. (15) Already complete. (16) Three of a kind (17) A hand with three cards of one rank and two of a second rank. (18) In a live game, to buy more chips before you have busted. (19) 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. (20) A type of forced bet (21) A deal which is ruined for some reason and must be redealt. (22) A style of play characterized by checking and calling. (23) In stud poker games, cards that will improve your hand that have not been seen among anyone`s upcards. (24) The minimum required amount of chips that must be "bought" to become involved in a game. (25) A 3-spot card. (26) A "tight aggressive" style of play in which a player plays a small number of strong starting hands, but when in pots plays aggressively. (27) Aggressive play. (28) a "tip" given to the dealer by the winner of the pot. (29) To distribute cards to players in accordance with the rules of the game being played. (30) A technically legal, but borderline unethical, play.
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