TexasHold'emPokerTerminology
Intheworldofpoker,TexasHold'emisoneofthemostpopularversionsofthegame.It’splayedwithtwocards(holecards)dealttoeachplayerandfivecommunitycardsdealtfaceuponthetable.HerearesomecommonlyusedtermsandphraseswhenplayingTexasHold'em.
HandRankings
InTexasHold'em,playersaimtomakethebestfive-cardhandoutoftheirtwoholecardsandthefivecommunitycards.Herearethehandrankingsindescendingorder:
- RoyalFlush-A,K,Q,J,10ofthesamesuit
- StraightFlush-Fiveconsecutivecardsofthesamesuit
- FourofaKind-Fourcardsofthesamerank
- FullHouse-Threecardsofonerankandtwocardsofanotherrank
- Flush-Anyfivecardsofthesamesuit,notinsequence
- Straight-Fiveconsecutivecardsofanysuit
- ThreeofaKind-Threecardsofthesamerank
- TwoPair-Twocardsofonerankandtwocardsofanotherrank
- Pair-Twocardsofthesamerank
- HighCard-Ifnoonehasanyoftheabovehands,thenthehandwiththehighestcardwins.
Betting
TherearefourroundsofbettinginTexasHold'em.Herearesometermsyoumayhearrelatedtobetting:
- Blinds-Twoforcedbetsbeforethefirsttwocardsaredealt,totheleftofthedealer.Theplayertotheleftofthedealerpoststhesmallblindandthenextplayerpoststhebigblind.
- Call-Matchingthepreviousbet
- Raise-Increasingthepreviousbet
- Check-Bettingzerowhenthereisnopreviousbet
- Fold-Givingupyourhandandforfeitingthepot
Miscellaneous
HereareafewadditionaltermsyoumayencounterwhenplayingTexasHold'em:
- Pot-Thesumofmoneythatplayersarecompetingforinahand
- Showdown-Thepointatwhichplayersturnovertheircardstodeterminethewinnerofthepot
- Kicker-Whentwoplayershavethesamehandrank,thehighestcardnotusedinthehandiscalledthekicker
- Button-Atokenindicatingthedealerposition,movesclockwisearoundthetableaftereachhand
WhilethisisbynomeansanexhaustivelistofTexasHold'emterminology,thesetermsshouldgiveyouasolidfoundationtostartplayingandunderstandingthispopulargame.Goodluckatthetables!