A professional player. See also card sharp.
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| ante off | In tournament play, to force an absent player to continue paying antes, blinds, bring-ins, or other forced bets so that the contest remains fair to the other players. Go ahead and take that phone call. We'll ante you off until you get back. Also "blind off". | U |
| community card | See community card poker. | U |
| freeroll | See freeroll (poker). | U |
| in turn | A player, or an action, is said to be in turn if that player is expected to act next under the rules. Jerry said "check" while he was in turn, so he's not allowed to raise. | U |
| chopping the blinds | See chopping the blinds. | U |
| structured | A structured betting system is one where the spread of the bets may change from round to round. | U |
| dealer | A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit. | 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 |
| check out | 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 |
| shill | See shill. Compare to "proposition player". | U |