Texas Holdem Terms
By: ITAY ROKNI

Here are some Texas Holdem terms:

Deck of cards – a standard deck of 52 cards, 13 cards of each suit: spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.

Pocket cards - The two faced down cards dealt to a player at the beginning of a each hand

Connected cards - Two consecutive pocket cards

Calling Station – A player that checks and calls a lot rather than betting or raising. Suited cards - pocket cards when they are of the same suit

Community cards – cards that are spread face up in the middle of the table and are common to every player still in the hand.

Nuts - The best possible hand

Drawing hand - A hand that needs to improve in order to win, usually to a straight or flush

Showdown - The final phase after all betting has ended and players reveal their cards

Button - A symbol that designates which player is the dealer on a specific hand

Heads up – a hand which only two players are involved in

Short handed game - A game with few players, usually up to 6 players

Multiple pot – a hand with more than two players are involved in

Bankroll – the amount of money a player has

Pot - The amount of money in the centre of the table

All in - Putting all your chips into the pot

Bluff - Betting or raising when you think you don't have the best hand

Odds - The probability for something to happen, usually the chances of getting a desirable card.

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