To put someone on a hand is to deduce what hand they have based on their actions and your knowledge of their gameplay. See also tells.
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| advertising | To make an obvious play or expose cards in such a way as to deliberately convey an impression to your opponents about your style of play. For example, to make a bad play or bluff to give the impression that you bluff frequently (hoping opponents will then call your legitimate bets) or to show only good hands to give the impression that you rarely bluff (hoping opponents will then fold when you do). | U |
| Taking a Long Time Before Calling a Bet | If a player looks into the pot and seems to be doing some calculating in his head, he probably is. He’s most likely figuring out the pot odds to see if it’s worth it to try and catch the cards he needs to complete his drawing hand. | N |
| angle | A technically legal, but borderline unethical, play. For example, deliberately miscalling one's own hand to induce a fold, or placing odd amounts of chips in the pot to confuse opponents about whether you mean to call or raise. A player employing such tactics is called an "angle shooter". | U |
| chip race | See chip race. | U |
| chase | To fold, in turn, even though there is no bet facing the player. In some games this is considered a breach of etiquette equivalent to folding out of turn. In others it is permitted, but frowned upon. | 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 |
| horse | A player financially backed by someone else. I lost today, but Larry was my horse in the stud game, and he won big. | U |
| rag | A low-valued (and presumably worthless) card. I don't like playing ace-rag from that position. Also "ragged": The flop was pretty ragged, so I figured my kings were good. | U |
| head up, heads up | Playing against a single opponent. After Lori folded, Frank and I were heads up for the rest of the hand. | U |
| high-low, high-low split | See high-low split. | U |