Poker terms

484 terms

A complete list of poker terms, explanations of various terms and slang. Memorise these poker basics or discover what you didn't know or had forgotten. With this knowledge, you won't look like a fish at the table.

Sell

In limit games, the best hand...

Semi-Bluff

Betting or raising stakes without a strong...

Session

Session, the period during which poker is played.

Set

Collect three of a kind when your hand is...

Set a Trap

Play in a way that allows your opponents to...

Set Mining

It's a game with pairs in hand, with...

Setup

Two decks of cards with different colours...

Shark

A shark, a good, winning player.

Ship

Betting all available chips (all-in, shove)....

Shootout

A type of tournament where the game is played until...

Short-Handed

An adjective describing a game in which a small number of...

Short Stack

A player who is low on chips compared to...

Shove

Also known as all-in, all available...

Show

Open and show the cards.

Showdown

To open after the river at the end of the betting...

Shuffle

Shuffling the cards before each hand.

Side Bet

Side bets, commonly used in casino games,...

Side Pot

Side bank. When one of the players...

Sitting Out

A situation where a player decides to spend several...

Slow Play

Play a strong hand weakly so that others...

Snapped Off

A situation where you lose with a good hand.

Solid

Quite passive, but a good player.

Split Pot

Bank sharing, because two or more...