A stack of chips that is relatively small for the stakes being played.
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| Checking Hole Cards After a Flop | If the flop shows the possibility of giving someone a flush or straight draw, watch for people re-checking their hole cards. They’re checking to see if they have a piece of it – whether that black Ace was a spade or a club. The player doesn’t have the flush or straight at that point, because if they did, they wouldn’t have to check, but she is seeing if she has a draw to it. | N |
| rebuy | An amount of chips purchased after the buy-in. In some tournaments, players are allowed to rebuy chips one or more times for a limited period after the start of the game, providing that their stack is at or under its initial level. Compare with "add-on". | U |
| cards speak | See cards speak (poker). | U |
| short buy | In no-limit poker, to buy in to a game for considerably less money than the stated maximum buyin, or less than other players at the table have in play. | U |
| upcard | See upcard. | 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 |
| shill | See shill. Compare to "proposition player". | U |
| chopping the blinds | See chopping the blinds. | U |
| call | See call. | U |
| behind | The complete set of rules regarding forced bets, limits, raise caps, and such for a particular game. See betting (poker). | U |