Many pros try to disguise their entire face by wearing a cap and looking downward. This is to avoid the classic stare-down that poker pros are famous for. They may try to study your face for nervousness (detecting a weak hand), or even look for repetitive characteristics like a body "tic". You may have obvious unhappiness in your face when your hand is weak, and conversely, you may show a contrasting show of confidence when your hand is strong.
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| second pair | In community card poker games, a pair of cards of the second-top rank on the board. Compare bottom pair, top pair. | U |
| family pot | A deal in which every (or almost every) seated player called the first opening bet. | U |
| trips | When one of a players hole cards in Texas hold 'em connects with two cards on the board to make three of a kind. This differs from a set where three of a kind is made when a pocket pair connects with one card on the flop to make three of a kind. | U |
| Facial Expression | Many pros try to disguise their entire face by wearing a cap and looking downward. This is to avoid the classic stare-down that poker pros are famous for. They may try to study your face for nervousness (detecting a weak hand), or even look for repetitive characteristics like a body "tic". You may have obvious unhappiness in your face when your hand is weak, and conversely, you may show a contrasting show of confidence when your hand is strong. | U |
| combo, combination game | A casino table at which multiple forms of poker are played in rotation. | U |
| lead | The player who makes the last bet or raise in a round of betting is said to have the lead at the start of the next round. Can also be used as a verb meaning to bet out into the pot, "to lead into the pot." | U |
| bank | Also called the house, the person responsible for distributing chips, keeping track of the buy-ins, and paying winners at the end of the game. | U |
| dark | Describing an action taken before receiving information to which the player would normally be entitled. I'm drawing three, and I check in the dark. Compare to "blind". | U |
| stop and go | Stop and go or stop 'n' go is when a player bets into another player who has previously raised or otherwise shown aggression. Example: On the flop, Bill bets into Tom, Tom raises, and Bill just calls. On the turn, Bill bets into Tom again. Bill has just pulled a stop 'n' go play. | U |
| bet | The complete set of rules regarding forced bets, limits, raise caps, and such for a particular game. See betting (poker). | U |