This is usually a sign of a strong hand. The player is pretending that he’s not excited about his cards – but he is.
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| bet | The complete set of rules regarding forced bets, limits, raise caps, and such for a particular game. See betting (poker). | U |
| irregularity | Any of a number of abnormal conditions in play, such as unexpectedly exposed cards, that may call for corrective action. See Public cardroom rules (poker). | U |
| micro-limit | Internet poker games with stakes so small that real cardrooms couldn't possibly profit from them, are said to be at the "micro-limit" level (e.g. 25¢-50¢). | U |
| rebuy | An amount of chips purchased after the buy-in. In some tournaments, players are allowed to rebuy chips one or more times for a limited period after the start of the game, providing that their stack is at or under its initial level. Compare with "add-on". | U |
| double-draw | Any of several Draw poker games in which the draw phase and subsequent betting round are repeated twice. | U |
| full, full boat, full hand, full house | A hand with three cards of one rank and two of a second rank. Also "boat", "tight". See rank of hands (poker). | U |
| wash | To mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing them up. A dealer may wash the deck before shuffling. | U |
| community card | See community card poker. | U |
| outside straight, outside straight draw | See outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw". | U |
| soft-play | To intentionally go easy on a player (e.g. not betting or raising against him when you usually would). | U |