If a player makes a show of sighing or shrugging, and says things like “Oh, I guess I’ll call,” or even “Why am I calling?” he probably is overacting and is trying to hide a big hand.
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| 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 |
| call | See call. | U |
| bottom end | The lowest of several possible straights, especially in a community card game. For example, in Texas hold 'em with the cards 5-6-7 on the board, a player holding 3-4 has the bottom end straight, while a player holding 4-8 or 8-9 has a higher straight. Also "idiot end". | U |
| blocker | In community card poker, refers to holding one of the opponent's outs, typically when the board threatens a straight or straight draw. The board was A23 but with my pair of fives I held two blockers to the straight. Compare to "dry ace". | U |
| nuts, the | See nut hand. | U |
| The Rocket Scientist | Any player who sees fit to lecture about how to play, and then is blatantly wrong, is a short term target. These players almost never last very long, are often first-timers and are seldom exploitable over time. | U |
| dry pot | A side pot with no money created when a player goes all in and is called by more than one opponent, but not raised. | U |
| chip leader | The player currently holding the most chips in a tournament (or occasionally a live no limit game). | U |
| family pot | A deal in which every (or almost every) seated player called the first opening bet. | U |
| M-ratio | See M-ratio. | U |