- Ante – Chips placed on table before cards have been dealt.
- Blind – A forced bet by two players to dealer’s immediate left.
- Button -A chip that represents the dealer.
- Call – To see a bet.
- Check – Staying in the game without folding or betting.
- Check-raise – Checking cards then raising your hand after someone has made a bet.
- Community cards – Cards used by all players put in the middle of the table.
- Deuce – Slang for a 2.
- Flop – The first cards dealt by the dealer for everyone to use.
- Flush – Five cards in the same suit.
- Fold – Throwing cards away.
- Hole card – A card that has an unknown value to other players.
- Pot – Money placed in the middle of the table.
- Pot limit – Limit for how much you can bet or raise.
- Re-raise – Raising a player who already raised you.
- River – The fifth and final community card; all players can use the “river card” to form their hand.
- Royal flush – AKQJ10 in same suit.
- Showdown – Everyone in the game showing their hands.
- Straight flush – Five cards of the same suit in sequence.
- Table – Stakes only bet with the money you have on the table.
- Trips – Three of a kind.
- Turn – The fourth community card; all players can use the “turn card” to form their hand.
Glossary of Texas Hold’em Terms
