Slang Dictionary

Here are some commonly used words in a poker that u may not know:

1. Trips = three of a kind
"Mark got trip kings."

2. Ante = A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. Also known as blinds in a hold'em game.
"The blinds were at two and four"

3. Flop = the first three community cards
"the flop came seven, two, queen"

4. River = the final and fifth community card
"Tony caught a king on the river"

5. Hand = the two cards that you are dealt initially
"My hand was a three and a jack"

6. Pair = two of a kind
"Sue got a pair of eights"

7. Full House = when one gets a pair and trips
"AJ had a full house, trip fours and a pair of sixes

8. Flush = five cards of the same suite
"the flush was of clubs"

9. Straight = five cards in consecuative order
"Larry got a straight from four to eight"

10. Straight flush = a straight of the same suite
"George won a straight flush, four to eight of hearts"

11. Royal Flush = flush consisting of ten through ace

12. Button = position that the dealer has
"Steve had the button"

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