A game played at a private venue (usually the home of one of the players), as opposed to a casino or public cardroom.
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| M-ratio | See M-ratio. | U |
| four of a kind | A hand containing four cards of equal rank. Also "quads". See rank of hands (poker). | U |
| active player | A player still involved in the pot. If there are side pots, an all-in player may be active in some pots, but not in others. | U |
| tilt | See tilt (poker). Compare to "steam". | U |
| position | See position (poker). | U |
| back into | To win a pot with a hand that would have folded to any bet. For example, two players enter a pot of draw poker, both drawing to flushes. Both miss, and check after the draw. The player with the ace-high draw "backs into" winning the pot against the player with only a king-high draw. Also to make a backdoor draw, for example, a player who starts a hand with three of a kind, but makes a runner-runner flush, can be said to back into the flush. | U |
| brick & mortar | A brick & mortar or B&M casino is a term referring to a "real" casino based in a building, as opposed to an online casino. This term is used to refer to many real world locations vs. their Internet counterparts. It is not just a poker term. | U |
| half bet rule | In some casinos, the rule that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount. For example, in a game with a $4 fixed limit, a player facing a $4 opening bet who places $6 in the pot is deemed to have raised, and must complete his bet to $8. Compare to "full bet rule". See Public cardroom rules (poker) and "all in" betting. | U |
| split two pair | In community card poker, a two pair hand, with each pair made of one of your hole cards, and one community card. | U |
| dead money | See dead money (poker). | U |