Poker basic rules - Glossary of Poker Terms
Poker can be a confusing game, especially if you don't know your straights from your flushes!
Poker A-Z
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Hand - A players 5 best cards
Heads up - A game with just two players - normally the climax of a tournament
High Low - A poker game in which the highest and lowest hands share the pot.
Hit - To pull the card you are hoping for; fill
Hit and run - A player who is only seated at a table for a short period of time who wins a big pot then leaves
Hold'em - A form of poker in which players use five community cards in combination with their two hole cards to form the best 5 card hand- also known as Texas hold'em
Hole cards - The concealed cards or cards in a players hand
Home run hitter - A player that makes big plays at high risk
House - The establishment, casino or card room
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Strategy Guides
- Staying in the game
- Check your position
- On the flop
- Turn and river
- Slow playing and trapping
- Large stack dominion
- Short stack aggressiveness
- Table image
- Choosing your table
- Choosing your style
- Projecting your image
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