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.
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| limp-reraise | A reraise from a player that previously limped in the same betting round. I decided to limp-reraise with my pocket eights to isolate the all-in player. Also backraise. | U |
| chip declare | A method of declaring intent to play high or low in a split-pot game with declaration. See declaration. | U |
| set-up | A deck that has been ordered, usually King to Ace by suit (spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds). In casinos, it is customary to use a set-up deck when introducing a new deck to the table. The set-up is spread face up for the players to demonstrate that all of the cards are present before the first shuffle. Also called to "spade the deck". | U |
| open ended, open ended straight draw | An outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw". | U |
| proposition player, prop | A player that gets paid an hourly rate to start poker games or to help them stay active. Prop players play with their own money, which distinguishes them from shills, who play with the casino's money. | U |
| steal | See steal (poker). | U |
| bad beat | See bad beat. | U |
| pay off | To call a bet when you are most likely drawing dead because the pot odds justify the call. | U |
| center pot | The main pot in a table stakes game where one or more players are all in. | U |
| pocket pair | In community card poker or stud poker, when two of a player's private cards make a pair. Also "wired pair". | U |