Any of a number of abnormal conditions in play, such as unexpectedly exposed cards, that may call for corrective action. See Public cardroom rules (poker).
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| deuce | A method of evaluating low hands. See Deuce-to-seven low. | U |
| royal cards | Royal card are also known as face cards. These cards consist of the Jack, Queen, and King of any suit. | U |
| vig, vigorish | The rake. See vigorish. | U |
| structured | A structured betting system is one where the spread of the bets may change from round to round. | U |
| bottom end | The lowest of several possible straights, especially in a community card game. For example, in Texas hold 'em with the cards 5-6-7 on the board, a player holding 3-4 has the bottom end straight, while a player holding 4-8 or 8-9 has a higher straight. Also "idiot end". | U |
| fold equity | The extra value gained by forcing your opponents to fold, rather than seeing the showdown. See also equity. | U |
| shoe | A slanted container used to hold the cards yet to be dealt, usually used by casinos or in professional poker tournaments. | U |
| chip dumping | A form of collusion that happens during tournaments, especially in the early rounds. Two or more players decide to go all-in early. The winner gets a large amount of chips, which increases the player's chance of cashing. The winnings are then split among the colluders. | U |
| pot odds | See pot odds. | U |
| final table | The last table in a multi-table poker tournament. The final table is set when a sufficient amount of people have been eliminated from the tournament leaving an exact amount of players to occupy one table (typically no more than ten players). | U |