A marker similar to a kill button, on which a player places an extra forced bet. In a seven-card stud high-low game, the action button is awarded to the winner of a scoop pot above a certain size, signifying that in the next pot, that player will be required to post an amount representing a completion of the bring-in to a full bet. For example, in a stud game with $2 and $4 betting limits and a $1 bring-in, a player with the action button must post $2; after the cards are dealt, the player with the low card must still pay the $1 bring-in, then when the betting reaches the player who posted the $2, he is required to leave it in as a raise of the bring-in (and has the option to raise further). Players in between the bring-in and the action button can just call the bring-in, but they know ahead of time that they will be raised by the action button.
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| guts, guts to open | See inside straight draw. | U |
| action card | In Texas hold 'em or other community card games, a card appearing on the board that causes significant betting action because it helps two or more players. For example, an ace on the flop when two players each hold an ace. | U |
| Weak is Strong or Strong is Weak | In its most simplistic form, this usually applies to novice players but frequently applies to pros as well. Basically, players like to be actors, and when they have a monster hand they tend to look disinterested. For example: "Oh, is it my turn to act" or "Oh I guess I will play these cards". Alternatively, a player increasing the level of his voice while raising the pot, and trying to look intimidating.. may be running a bluff. | U |
| suited connectors | See suited connectors. | U |
| brush | The last finishing position in a poker tournament before entering the payout structure. He was very frustrated after getting eliminated on the bubble. Also can be applied to other situations like if six players will make a televised final table the player finishing seventh will go out on the "TV bubble". Also used to describe any situation close to the payout structure. | U |
| countdown | See counterfeit (poker). Also "duplicate". | U |
| bring in | A 10 through ace straight. | U |
| dealer | A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit. | U |
| grinder | A player who earns a living by making small profits over a long period of consistent, conservative play. Compare to "rock". | U |
| position bet | A bet that is made more due to the strength of the bettor's position than the strength of the bettor's cards. | U |