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".
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| play the board | In games such as Texas hold 'em, where 5 community cards are dealt, if your best hand is on the board and you go to the showdown you are said to "play the board". | U |
| window card | An upcard in stud poker. The first window card in stud is called the "door card". In Texas hold'em and Omaha, the window card is the first card shown when the dealer puts out the three cards for the flop. | U |
| tilt | See tilt (poker). Compare to "steam". | U |
| drop | In Omaha hold 'em or Texas hold 'em, refers to an ace in one's hand without another card of the same suit. Used especially to describe the situation where the board presents a flush possibility, when the player does not in fact have a flush, but holding the ace presents some bluffing or semi-bluffing opportunity. Compare to "blocker". | U |
| grinder | A player who earns a living by making small profits over a long period of consistent, conservative play. Compare to "rock". | U |
| super satellite | A multi-table poker tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to a satellite tournament or a tournament in which all the top finishers gain entrance to a larger tournament. | U |
| discard | To take a previously dealt card out of play. The set of all discards for a deal is called the "muck" or the "deadwood". | U |
| spread | The range between a table's minimum and maximum bets. | U |
| freezeout | The most common form of tournament. There's no rebuy, play continues until one player has all the chips. | U |
| head up, heads up | Playing against a single opponent. After Lori folded, Frank and I were heads up for the rest of the hand. | U |