Requesting more time to think. A player will call for time to avoid the dealer killing the hand due to inactivity. Conversely, a player that takes excessive time to make decisions may have a "clo [..]

(1) One's turn to act during a hand. (2) To bet or raise. (3) Used to describe a game in which there is a lot of betting and raising.

A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt. An ante is similar to a blind, but everyone has to contribute it before a hand commences. Antes give the pot a value right off the [..]

A bet that places all of a player's chips into the pot.

Hitting your needed cards on the turn and the river to make your hand. For example, if there's one heart on the board and you have two in your hand and two more hearts show up on the turn and riv [..]

When a player who initially had a substantial statistical lead over an opponent loses his hand to that opponent after the flop, turn, or river.

A retelling or recollection of a bad beat. These are often boring tales you already know the end of. For example: "I had ace-king, and my opponent had 2-3. There was an ace on the board. The turn [..]

The amount of chips the second player to the left of the dealer has to bet. The amount depends on the stakes. Like an ante, it is a posted amount that makes the pot worth playing for before the action [..]

The generic term for either the big blind or the small blind. If you are one of the blinds, you are sitting either immediately to the left of the dealer button (small blind position) or one position f [..]

The community cards that everyone uses in combination with their pocket cards to form the best hand.