Poker slang

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Aggressive: A player that raises and bets often, trying to buy pots and intimidate players.

Bad beat: When a player with a weaker hand, hits a fluke card to beat a far superior hand.

Bluff: A bet or raise by a player holding nothing, to make her opponent/s think she's holding a good hand.

Boat: Full boat (Full house)

Capped: When the betting has a maximum number times players can bet. Usually three after the initial raise.

Check-raise: When a player checks and then raises after another player bets in later position. See also Sandbag.

Fish: A poor poker player, who throws her money away at the tables.

Free card: When a player sees the next card without paying a bet to do so.

Gut-shot draw: When a player needs an exact card in order to make a straight.

Loose: A player who plays many hands, and isn't frightened of throwing money away.

No-limit: A player can move all in with all the chips at any betting stage of the game.

Open-ended straight: When a player needs either of two cards in order to make a straight, such as an 7-8-9-10.

Outs: The number of cards you can catch that will make your hand into a winner.

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