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Check
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To abstain from betting,
reserving the right to call or raise if
another player bets. Also another name for a
chip.
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Cheese
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A very substandard
starting hand.
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Cold Deck
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A fixed deck.
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Come
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Playing a worthless hand
in the hope of improving it is called
"playing on the come."
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Come Hand
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A hand that has not yet
been made, requiring one or more cards from
the draw to complete it.
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Cowboy
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Slang for a King.
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Dead Money
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Money put into the pot by
players who have already folded
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Dealer's Choice
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A game in which each
dealer, in turn, chooses the type of poker to
be played.
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Deuce
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A two, the lowest ranking
card in high poker.
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Draw Out
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To improve your hand so
that it beats an opponent who had a better
hand than yours prior to your draw.
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Draw Poker
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A form of poker in which
each player receives five cards and then has
the option of discarding one or more of them
and receiving new cards in their place.
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Drop
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To fold.
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Even Money
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A wager in which you hope
to win the same amount as you bet.
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Fill Up
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To make a full house.
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Fish
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A poor player; an amateur
who is losing a lot of money.
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Fishhooks
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Slang for Jacks.
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Five-Card Draw
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A draw poker game in
which the players start with five cards and
then may draw to replace them.
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Five-Card Stud
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A stud poker game in
which each player gets one concealed card and
four exposed cards.
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Flop
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In flop games, the first
three community cards, which are turned face
up simultaneously and start the second round
of betting.
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Flop Games
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A family of poker games
played with five community cards. The first
three cards, turned face up simultaneously,
are called the flop. Popular flop games
include Texas Hold 'Em and Omaha.
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