To pull chips away from the pot to indicate that you don't have enough money to cover a bet. If you win, the amount is ignored. If you lose, you must cover the amount from your pocket. This is not allowed at any casino or any but the most casual home games; see table stakes.
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| Watch the Eyes | This is why many pros wear sunglasses or visors/caps when playing, they know that the eyes rarely lie. For example, many players can't help but stare at big hole cards, so their length of time peeking is longer. Conversely, if a player is looking to steal the pot, he may look to his left to see if the remaining players, who haven't yet acted, have quickly glanced at their cards and are likely to fold. Another example, a player may try to ask you questions about your hand, knowing that people rarely can "look someone straight in the eyes" while being dishonest. | U |
| smooth call | See "flat call". | U |
| weak ace | An ace with a low kicker (e.g. four). Also "small ace," "soft ace," "ace-rag." | U |
| drawing thin | Not drawing completely dead, but chasing a draw in the face of poor odds. Example: a player who will only win by catching 1 or 2 specific cards is said to be drawing thin. | 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 |
| rolled-up trips | In seven-card stud, three of a kind dealt in the first three cards. | U |
| small blind | See blinds. | U |
| gypsy | To enter the pot cheaply by just calling the blind rather than raising. Also "limp". | U |
| deal twice | In a cash game, when two players are involved in a large pot and one is all-in, they might agree to deal the remaining cards twice. If one player wins both times he wins the whole pot, but if both players win one hand they split the pot. Also, "play twice". | U |
| angle | A technically legal, but borderline unethical, play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse opponents about whether you mean to call or raise. A player employing such tactics is called an "angle shooter". | U |