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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Table stakes - A limit on the table that defines the maximum a player can take to a table
Table talk - Any discussion at the table of the hand currently underway by players not involved in the pot anymore. In particular, talk that may affect the way the remaining players play
Take the odds - To bet less than you hope to win
Tap out - To go broke
Texas hold'em - A form of poker in which players use 5 community cards in combination with their two hole cards to form the best five-card hand.
Third pair - In flop games, pairing the third highest community card
Third Street - In seven card stud, the first round of betting on the first three cards
Three flush - Three cards of the same suit that require two more to make a flush
Three of a kind - Three cards of the same denomination
Tight - a conservative player who only plays strange hands
Tilt - On tilt
To go - The amount that it takes to enter the pot on a hand
Top pair - In flop games, pairing the highest community card
Triplets - Slang for three of a kind
Trips - Slang for three of a kind
Turn - In flop games, the fourth street card
Two flush - Two cards of the same suit requiring three more to make a flush
Two pair - A hand consisting of two paired cards
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- 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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