Poker jargon

The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. This page contains brief definitions of the most common terms you may encounter in text or at play. If possible, a link to a more complete article on the topic is given. Though space is not an issue here, the list has been trimmed to primarily those poker-specific terms one might find in poker texts or in common use in casinos.

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;offsuit

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:Cards that are not of the same suit. Example: the Ace of Clubs and the King of Spades is Ace-King Offsuit

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;open

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:To bet first.

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;openers

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:The cards held by a player in a game of "jackpots" entitling him to open the pot. "Splitting openers" refers to holding onto one of your openers after discarding it to prove you had the necessary cards to open should you win the pot.

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;option

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:An optional bet or draw, such as getting an extra card facedown for 50 cents or raising on the big blind when checked all the way around.

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;out of pocket

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:A game which gives the players the ability to add more money to their stack in the middle of a hand. See table stakes.

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;outs

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:Cards remaining in the deck that can improve one's hand.

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; outside straight

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: A draw to a straight with a single missing rank in the exterior, for example, 10-J-Q-K, seeking an ace or a 9. Also "open-end straight", "two-way straight draw".

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; overcard

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: A community card with a higher rank than a player's pocket pair.

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;over the top

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:re-raising a player's raise, as in, "I opened the pot from early position, the button popped me back, but I came over the top all in and shut him out."

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