Often, inexperienced players will hold their breath if they are bluffing.
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| cap | A limit on the number of raises allowed in a betting round. Typically three or four (in addition the opening bet). In most casinos, the cap is removed if there are only two players remaining either (1) at the beginning of the betting round, or (2) at the time that what would have otherwise been the last raise is made. | U |
| coffee housing | Talking in an attempt to mislead other players about the strength of a hand. For example a player holding A-A as their first two cards might say "lets gamble here", implying a much weaker holding. Coffee housing is considered bad etiquette in the UK, but not in the USA. This is also called speech play. | U |
| check-raise | See check-raise. | U |
| redraw | To represent a hand is to play as if you hold it (whether you actually hold it or are bluffing). | U |
| flash | A call, in a situation where one might be expected to raise. Normally I raise with jacks, but with three limpers ahead of me I decided to flat call. Also "smooth call". Compare to "cold call", "overcall". See slow play (poker). | U |
| tight | See tilt (poker). Compare to "steam". | U |
| color change, color up | To exchange small-denomination chips for larger ones. | U |
| rock | In seven-card stud, three of a kind dealt in the first three cards. | U |
| Rapid Breathing | Some players can control the shakes, but it's harder to control the automatic heart-racing that comes when you see pocket aces or hit the flop really hard. If you can see a player's chest visibly rising and falling, they have an excellent hand | S |
| up the ante | Increase the stake. Also commonly used outside the context of poker. | U |