Poker - player actions
Fold
To throw away your cards and play no further part in the current hand. A player normally folds because she feels her hand is losing against another player's hand and does not feel that is worth calling a bet.
Call
To match the current bet made by the players before you. If one player has bet £1 and another has raised by £1 then it costs £2 to call.
Bet
To bet is to be the first to put any chips into the pot in each betting round. This person 'opens the betting'.
Check
If no-one has bet before you in a betting round, you have the option to check. This means that the action moves past you and the next player decides what to do (it is the equivalent of calling a bet of £0).
Raise
To increase the amount of the previous bet is to raise. For example, if the tables betting limit is £1 and player A bets £1, player B can fold, call £1, or raise by £1 (making the total bet by her in that round £2).
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