If the flop shows the possibility of giving someone a flush or straight draw, watch for people re-checking their hole cards. They’re checking to see if they have a piece of it – whether that black Ace was a spade or a club. The player doesn’t have the flush or straight at that point, because if they did, they wouldn’t have to check, but she is seeing if she has a draw to it.
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| dead button | See dead button rule. | U |
| float | Calling a bet in order to take a pot down later, kind of like a bluff slowplay or a bluff call. e.g. You call suspected continuation bets on the flop in the hopes that the bettor will give up his unimproved AK and check on the turn. You then bet and hopefully take the pot away from the preflop aggressor. We are floating over the other guys flop bet looking for an opportunity to take the pot. | U |
| insurance | A "business" deal in which players agree to split or reduce a pot (roughly in proportion to the chances of each of them winning) with more cards to come rather than playing out the hand, or else a deal where one player makes a side bet against himself with a third party to hedge against a large loss. | U |
| chip declare | A method of declaring intent to play high or low in a split-pot game with declaration. See declaration. | U |
| expectation, expected value, EV | See expected value. Often used in poker to mean "profitability in the long run". | U |
| isolation | See isolation (poker). | U |
| drag light | To pull chips away from the pot to indicate that you don't have enough money to cover a bet. If you win, the amount is ignored. If you lose, you must cover the amount from your pocket. This is not allowed at any casino or any but the most casual home games; see table stakes. | U |
| deuce | A method of evaluating low hands. See Deuce-to-seven low. | U |
| hand-for-hand | See hand-for-hand. | U |
| crying call | Calling when a player thinks he does not have the best hand. | U |