To take a previously dealt card out of play. The set of all discards for a deal is called the "muck" or the "deadwood".
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| 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 |
| scare card | A card dealt face up (either to a player in a game such as stud or to the board in a community card game) that appears to create a strong hand for someone. The Jack of spades on the turn was a scare card because it put both flush and straight possibilities on the board. | U |
| raise | See raise. | 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 |
| muck | A pot where several players compete for it. Also known as a family pot. | U |
| double-draw | Any of several Draw poker games in which the draw phase and subsequent betting round are repeated twice. | U |
| reraise | Raise after one has been raised. Also coming "over the top". | U |
| four-flush | Four cards of the same suit. A non-standard poker hand in some games, an incomplete drawing hand in most. | U |
| Repetitive Betting Patterns | Usually the most revealing poker tells are based on the way a player habitually bets during particular situations. For example, maybe the player always checks when he has made the nuts, or a player may regularly fold after being re-raised. | U |
| straight | See straight flush. | U |