Poker Lingo

I thought we would look at some Poker lingo today. If you are new to the game of poker or thinking about getting into poker, knowing the lingo is a good idea. It helps when you can successfully communicate with your fellow poker player. Today, I am going to give a quick and basic poker lingo list. If you want to add some of your own, please leave a comment. Ok, so let’s get right to it.

Bad Beat: Unless you have yet to play your first hand of poker, you know what a bad beat is. Basically, a bad beat is when a hand, that should have won by all mathematical probability, and didn’t, because someone beat all odds to pull the hand out.

Boat: This is your full house. I say YOUR full house, because it seems that I have been banned from receiving full houses.

Bullets: Pair of Aces—nice.

Bump: Raising a bet.

Calling Station: Technically, weaker players are prone to this, but it can happen to anyone. A calling station is someone who stays in most hands. He or she will keep calling those bets.

Gutshot Straight: When you need an inside card for a straight, it’s a gutshot straight. An example would be you having a two, three, five and six. Since you need a four, it’s a gutshot.

Heads-Up: Playing against one other player.

Nuts: A great snack. Ok, it’s when you have the best possible hand given what community cards are shown. It is a great snack though.

Open-Ended Straight: This is when you have the middle of a straight and just need one of the ends. For example, you have a five, six, seven and eight. Since you could complete the straight with either a four or nine—it’s an open-ended straight.

Pocket: This is your two starting cards. For example: Pocket Aces (two aces dealt to you).

Quads: Having four of a kind.

Rainbow: When the flop is three-suited. When this happens, flushes are less likely to occur because you would need a runner-runner.

Runner-Runner: When, after the flop, you need two cards (Turn and River) to make a hand. This is not a good situation to be in.

Tilt: Tilt is when a player let’s his or her emotions run over and begins making plays based on those emotions. Players who go on-tilt typically make bad moves, which are good for you—if you’re not the one on-tilt.

Trips: Having three of a kind.

One final note, in online poker you might see someone type “NH” or “VNH”, which means nice hand and very nice hand. Well, there you have it—some poker lingo. Remember to leave comments if you want to add your own or if you found this article helpful in any way. I love hearing from my visitors.