All-in
What is All-in? Well should you run out of chips during a hand, and you don’t want to fold, then you’re All-in. Being All-in means you still have the potential to win your share of the pot but only up to and including your last contribution to that pot. Please note that you cannot share in any bets added beyond that point. These bets form a side-pot. The all-in facility is also commonly used for situations where a player in a hand loses connection to the server.
Avatar
What is an Avatar? This is simply an image, or a figure that is used to represent another person
Away From The Table
Should you be playing in a tournament you cannot sit out, but you are permitted to be “Away from the Table” you will however be dealt into each and every hand including posting blinds when it is your turn, be aware however you will be folded whenever there is a raise bet before the flop. So if you are playing in a tournament and need to leave or your connection either drops or times out you will be away from the table
Bad Beat
This is when you have an amazing hand and you are odds on to win but then you are beaten by another player who was less likely to win with his hand. Most poker rooms will give certain bad beats a special jackpot to make up for this rare occurrence.
Bet the Pot
This means that your bet is matching the current amount in the pot in a pot limit game, ie the pot is $56 you bet is $56.
Big Blind
In games of limit poker the big blind is usually equal to the lowest amount of the stakes for that particular game for example in a $5 – $10 game the big blind is $5
Blind
This simply means the required bets, and there is the small blind and big blind. These are required bets and must be made by players in turn.
Board
The cards in the middle of the table that are know as the community cards in Texas Hold’em are known as the board
Burn
Offline poker rooms will discard the top card of the deck before the rounds are dealt, the reason for this is to prevent any risk of cheating that may occur should anyone know what the card is
Button
This is simply an indicator to show which of the players is the dealer and are used when position to the dealer is important.
Buy-in
This is how much money you have converted into chips and joined the poker table with.
Call
If during a game a player makes a bet that matches the previous bet on the table this is called a call.
Cap
During a round the last raise that is allowed is called the cap
Check
When there is no bet in play and you have decided you don’t wish to place a bet you can simply check and continue without placing a bet, but only when no one has previously placed a bet
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