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
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| H.O.R.S.E. | See H.O.R.S.E.. | U |
| high, high hand | The best hand using traditional poker hand values, as opposed to lowball. Used especially in high-low split games. | U |
| gap hand | In Texas hold 'em, a gap hand is a starting hand with at least one rank separating the two cards. Usually referred to in context of one-gap and two-gap hands. | 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 |
| kill game, kill pot | See kill game. | U |
| double suited | Used to describe an Omaha hold 'em starting hand where two pairs of suited cards are held. May be abbreviated "ds" in written descriptions. AAJT (ds) is widely considered a premium pot-limit Omaha hold 'em starting hand. | U |
| irregularity | Any of a number of abnormal conditions in play, such as unexpectedly exposed cards, that may call for corrective action. See Public cardroom rules (poker). | U |
| inside straight | See inside straight draw. Also "belly buster", "gutshot". Compare to outside straight draw. | U |
| blind | A stud poker game in which all cards are dealt face down. Was popular in California before legal rulings made traditional stud legal there. | U |
| overcard | In community card games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, a pocket pair with a higher rank than any community card. | U |