A method of declaring intent to play high or low in a split-pot game with declaration. See declaration.
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| float | Calling a bet in order to take a pot down later, kind of like a bluff slowplay or a bluff call. e.g. You call suspected continuation bets on the flop in the hopes that the bettor will give up his unimproved AK and check on the turn. You then bet and hopefully take the pot away from the preflop aggressor. We are floating over the other guys flop bet looking for an opportunity to take the pot. | U |
| shill | See shill. Compare to "proposition player". | U |
| cut card | A distinctive card, usually stiff solid-colored plastic, held against the bottom of the deck during the deal to prevent observation of the bottom card. | U |
| stakes | The definition of the amount one buys in for and can bet. For example, a "low stakes" game might be a $10 buy-in with a $1 maximum raise. | U |
| put the clock (on someone) | See call the clock. | U |
| dead button | See dead button rule. | U |
| river | See river (poker). | U |
| four of a kind | A hand containing four cards of equal rank. Also "quads". See rank of hands (poker). | U |
| flop game | A community card game. | 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 |