Rebate/repayment to a player of a portion of the rake paid by that player, normally from a non-cardroom, third-party source such as an affiliate. Rakeback is paid in many ways by online poker rooms, affiliates or brick and mortar rooms. Many use direct money payments for online poker play. Brick and Mortar rooms usually use rate cards to track and pay their rakeback.
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| poker face | A blank expression that does not reveal anything about the cards being held. Often used outside the world of poker. | U |
| high-low, high-low split | See high-low split. | U |
| fold equity | The extra value gained by forcing your opponents to fold, rather than seeing the showdown. See also equity. | U |
| calling station | See calling station. | 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 |
| fish | A hand possible only in games with wild cards, or a game with more than one deck, defeating all other hands, comprising five cards of equal rank. | U |
| fast | Aggressive play. I was afraid of too many chasers, so I played my trips fast. Compare to "speeding". | U |
| proposition player, prop | A player that gets paid an hourly rate to start poker games or to help them stay active. Prop players play with their own money, which distinguishes them from shills, who play with the casino's money. | U |
| boxed card | A card encountered face-up in the assembled deck during the deal, as opposed to one overturned in the act of dealing. Most house rules treat a boxed card as if it didn't exist; that is, it is placed aside and not used. Different rules cover cards exposed during the deal. | U |
| buy the pot | Making a bet when no one else is betting so as to force the other players to fold in order to win the pot uncontested. | U |