See blind (poker).
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| turn | See turn (poker). | U |
| break | A "blank", though more often used in the derogatory sense of a card that is undesirable rather than merely inconsequential, such as a card of high rank or one that makes a pair in a low-hand game. Also known as a bomb. Compare to "rags". | U |
| straddle bet | See straddle bets. | U |
| bank | Also called the house, the person responsible for distributing chips, keeping track of the buy-ins, and paying winners at the end of the game. | U |
| blind stud | 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 |
| double-board, double-flop | Any of several community card game variants (usually Texas hold 'em) in which two separate boards of community cards are dealt simultaneously, with the pot split between the winning hands using each board. | 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 |
| Chip Stacking | When you first sit down at a table, study the way the players stack their chips. Although it is a generalization, loose aggressive players typically maintain unorganized/sloppy stacks, while tight conservative players keep well organized/neat stacks. | U |
| ante off | In tournament play, to force an absent player to continue paying antes, blinds, bring-ins, or other forced bets so that the contest remains fair to the other players. Go ahead and take that phone call. We'll ante you off until you get back. Also "blind off". | U |
| kitty | A pool of money built by collecting small amounts from certain pots, often used to buy refreshments, cards, and so on. The home-game equivalent of a rake. | U |