The last available card of a certain description (typically a rank). The only way I can win is to catch the case king., meaning the only king remaining in the deck.
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| 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 |
| free card | A card dealt to one's hand (or to the board of community cards) after a betting round in which no player opened. One is thereby being given a chance to improve one's hand without having to pay anything. I wasn't sure my hand was good, but I bet so I wouldn't give a free card to Bill's flush draw. | U |
| full bet rule | In some casinos, the rule that a player must wager the full amount required in order for his action to constitute a raise. For example, in a game with a $4 fixed limit, a player facing an opening bet of $4 who wagers $7 is deemed to have flat called, because $8 is required to raise. Compare to "half bet rule". See Public cardroom rules (poker) and "All in" betting. | U |
| all in | Having bet all of your chips in the current hand. See all in. | U |
| rack | 1. A collection of 100 chips of the same denomination, usually arranged in 5 stacks in a plastic tray. | U |
| shill | See shill. Compare to "proposition player". | U |
| chip dumping | A form of collusion that happens during tournaments, especially in the early rounds. Two or more players decide to go all-in early. The winner gets a large amount of chips, which increases the player's chance of cashing. The winnings are then split among the colluders. | U |
| Glancing at Chips After Looking at Hole Cards | When a player looks down and sees strong hole or pocket cards, she may glance over at her chips to see just how much she can bet. | S |
| pat | Already complete. A hand is a pat hand when, for example, a flush comes on the first five cards dealt in Draw poker. Also see made hand. | U |
| back in | To enter a pot by checking and then calling someone else's open on the first betting round. Usually used in games like Jackpots, meaning to enter without openers. | U |