Some players show obvious changes in their posture based on their attitude/hand strength. For instance, you may notice their shoulders drop/slump when they are not confident (weak hand). Conversely, you may notice the player is very attentive and sitting in an erect position when he has strength. You may also notice that a player who bluffs a lot, leans forward in a confrontational way... remember Strong is Weak!
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| double through, double up | In a big bet game, to bet all of one's chips on one hand against a single opponent (who has an equal or larger stack) and win, thereby doubling your stack. I was losing a bit, but then I doubled through Sarah to put me in good shape. | U |
| buy the pot | Making a bet when no one else is betting so as to force the other players to fold in order to win the pot uncontested. | U |
| cold deck | See cold deck. Also "stacked deck", "ice" or "cooler". | U |
| buy the button | Making a bet when no one else is betting so as to force the other players to fold in order to win the pot uncontested. | U |
| live bet | A bet posted by a player under conditions that give him the option to raise even if no other player raises first; typically because it was posted as a blind or straddle, or to enter a new game. | U |
| combo, combination game | A casino table at which multiple forms of poker are played in rotation. | U |
| play the board | In games such as Texas hold 'em, where 5 community cards are dealt, if your best hand is on the board and you go to the showdown you are said to "play the board". | U |
| semi-bluff | When a player bluffs on one round of betting with an inferior or drawing hand that might improve in a later round. See semi-bluff. | U |
| flop | See flop (poker) | U |
| back in | To enter a pot by checking and then calling someone else's open on the first betting round. Usually used in games like Jackpots, meaning to enter without openers. | U |