In community card games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, a pocket pair with a higher rank than any community card.
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| chip race | See chip race. | U |
| Staring Down Other Players | If an opponent is staring you down, he’s trying to represent strength. Usually though, he has a weak hand – he might have something, but it’s something that can be beaten or drawn out on. | W |
| three pair | In a seven card game, such as seven-card stud or Texas hold 'em, it is possible for a player to have 3 pairs, although a player can only play two of them as part of a standard 5-card poker hand. This situation may jokingly be referred to as a player having a hand of three pair. Note that in Omaha hold 'em, it is possible to "have" 4 pair in the same manner. | U |
| break | A "blank", though more often used in the derogatory sense of a card that is undesirable rather than merely inconsequential, such as a card of high rank or one that makes a pair in a low-hand game. Also known as a bomb. Compare to "rags". | U |
| limit | The minimum or maximum amount of a bet. | U |
| set | Three of a kind, esp. the situation where two of the cards are concealed in the player's hole cards. Compare to "trips". | U |
| low | See M-ratio. | U |
| Weak is Strong or Strong is Weak | In its most simplistic form, this usually applies to novice players but frequently applies to pros as well. Basically, players like to be actors, and when they have a monster hand they tend to look disinterested. For example: "Oh, is it my turn to act" or "Oh I guess I will play these cards". Alternatively, a player increasing the level of his voice while raising the pot, and trying to look intimidating.. may be running a bluff. | U |
| Holding Breath | Often, inexperienced players will hold their breath if they are bluffing. | W |
| drop | In Omaha hold 'em or Texas hold 'em, refers to an ace in one's hand without another card of the same suit. Used especially to describe the situation where the board presents a flush possibility, when the player does not in fact have a flush, but holding the ace presents some bluffing or semi-bluffing opportunity. Compare to "blocker". | U |