When a player looks down and sees strong hole or pocket cards, she may glance over at her chips to see just how much she can bet.
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| check-raise | See check-raise. | U |
| catch perfect | To catch the only two possible cards that will complete a hand and win the pot, usually those leading to a straight flush. Usually used in Texas hold 'em. Compare with "runner-runner". | U |
| drawing live | Not drawing dead; that is, drawing to a hand that will win if successful. | U |
| buck | See button (poker). | U |
| The Whiner | Chatbox-whining players are different than the above. People who whine in public, to a group of strangers who couldn't care less, are very likely used to whining. In other words, a whiner is not likely to be on tilt when losing. A variation of The Whiner is he who whines "let's play head-up" any time someone beats him two hands in a row, or three of so ugly hands in an hour. Both these types are serious, long-term losers. | U |
| cut | See cut. | U |
| wrap | In Omaha hold 'em, an open ended straight draw comprising two board cards and three or four cards from a player's hand. A player holding 345A with the board 67K has a "wrap", as any 3, 4, or 5, or 8 will make a straight. A hand of 4589 would also be a wrap draw, but would often be referred to as a "big wrap" because it has twenty outs rather than thirteen, and is not at the idiot end. | U |
| snow | To intentionally go easy on a player (e.g. not betting or raising against him when you usually would). | U |
| open limp | Being the first person in the pot preflop, but not raising. | U |
| four-flush | Four cards of the same suit. A non-standard poker hand in some games, an incomplete drawing hand in most. | U |