Poker

A bet or call that puts all of a player's remaining chips at risk.

A required contribution made by players before a hand begins.

A painful loss after being strongly favored to win.

To finish a tournament day with chips that are sealed and recorded for the next day of play.

The larger of the two required bets posted before cards are dealt.

A bet or raise made while trying to make a better hand fold.

A hand that mainly wins when an opponent is bluffing.

The shared cards placed face up for players to use.

The trophy awarded to the winner of a World Series of Poker event.

A World Series of Poker tournament that awards a bracelet to its winner.

The marker that identifies the player acting last after the first betting round.

To match the current bet and stay in the hand.

To pass the action without betting when no bet is currently required.

The number of tournament chips a player has.

A request for tournament staff to limit how long a player may keep deciding.

A strong hand that loses to an even stronger hand in a situation that is difficult to avoid.

The seat immediately before the button.

A later scheduled day of the same tournament.

A win that roughly doubles a player's chip stack.

The smaller stack between players who can still win chips from each other.

The last table of players remaining in a tournament.

The first three shared cards dealt face up.

To give up a hand and stop contesting the pot.

A tournament procedure in which every table completes one hand before any table begins the next.

A difficult call made with a modest hand because the player believes an opponent is bluffing.

The seat two places before the button.

Cards dealt face down to a player and not shared with the table.

An exaggerated performance meant to influence how a decision is perceived.

Independent Chip Model, a method for estimating the cash value of a tournament chip stack.

A side card used to break a tie between otherwise similar hands.

Moving up to a higher payout by surviving while others are eliminated.

The seat immediately before the hijack.

The flagship no-limit Texas hold’em tournament of the World Series of Poker.

The smallest prize paid to a player who finishes in the money.

The best possible flush available from the cards in play.

The schedule showing how prize money is divided by finishing place.

The chips or money being contested in a hand.

The stage of a hand before any shared cards are dealt.

The boundary around a poker area and, by extension, the spectators watching from it.

A spectator who watches poker from the rail.

To increase the current bet.

A chance to improve to an even stronger hand after already making a strong one.

The final shared card dealt face up.

Three of a kind made with a hidden pair and one shared card.

The point when remaining players reveal cards to determine the winner.

The smaller required bet posted before cards are dealt.

A call made almost immediately.

To take an extended amount of time before making a decision.

A behavior that may reveal information about a player's hand.

The stage just before the remaining players in a tournament begin winning prize money.

The best possible hand available from the cards currently in play.

A re-raise after an opening raise.

The fourth shared card dealt face up.

The first seat required to act before the first round of betting continues.