To post a bet amount equal to the small and the big blind combined (the amount of the large blind playing as a live blind, and the amount of the small blind as dead money). In games played with blinds, a player who steps away from the table and misses his turn for the blinds must either post dead or wait for the big blind to re-enter the game. Compare to "dead blind".
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| bankroll | The amount of money that a player has to wager for the duration of his or her poker career. | U |
| strategy card | A wallet sized card that is commonly used to help with poker strategies in online and casino games. | U |
| aggressive, aggression | See aggression (poker). Compare to "loose", "tight", "passive". | U |
| cripple | In some community card games, to cripple the deck means to have a hand that makes it virtually impossible for anyone else to catch up to. For example, in Texas hold 'em, if your hole cards are A-T and the flop is A-A-T you have "crippled the deck" and it is unlikely you will make much money from it. | U |
| brush | The last finishing position in a poker tournament before entering the payout structure. He was very frustrated after getting eliminated on the bubble. Also can be applied to other situations like if six players will make a televised final table the player finishing seventh will go out on the "TV bubble". Also used to describe any situation close to the payout structure. | U |
| table stakes | See table stakes. | U |
| suited connectors | See suited connectors. | U |
| big blind | See blind (poker). | U |
| one-chip rule | A call of a previous bet using a chip of higher denomination than necessary is considered a call unless it is verbally announced as a raise. | U |
| discard | To take a previously dealt card out of play. The set of all discards for a deal is called the "muck" or the "deadwood". | U |