Glancing at Chips After Looking at Hole Cards
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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home gameA game played at a private venue (usually the home of one of the players), as opposed to a casino or public cardroom.U
split two pairIn community card poker, a two pair hand, with each pair made of one of your hole cards, and one community card.U
early positionSee position (poker).U
five of a kindA hand possible only in games with wild cards, or a game with more than one deck, defeating all other hands, comprising five cards of equal rank.U
angleA technically legal, but borderline unethical, play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse opponents about whether you mean to call or raise. A player employing such tactics is called an "angle shooter".U
darkDescribing 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
satelliteA tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to another (larger) tournament.U
bustedSee button (poker). Also "buck" or "hat".U
blind studA stud poker game in which all cards are dealt face down. Was popular in California before legal rulings made traditional stud legal there.U
micro-limitInternet 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