Expressions

EXPRESSIONS

Ajax: Ace/Jack in hand, whether same suit or not.

American Airlines: Ace/Ace draw.

On the button: betting last, a considerable advantage.

A monster: having a 'massive' hand

Back in the business: coming back in the game.

Boat: a full house.

Beautiful move: Playing well.

Bicycle: equivalent to a straight.

Cowboys: Two Kings.

Straddle: a forced bet allowing the player to raise when his turn comes.

Playing tight: a conservative player who only plays with very good cards.

Making a Scoop: pocketing the Pot.

All in: betting everything you have.

He’s steaming: Very angry

Playing the board: when the best 5 cards are the community cards.

King-Kong: King/King draw.

Kojak: King/Jack hand.

Keep them honest: staying in to the end of the game to prevent people bluffing.

Pay off: staying in until the last round of betting without being sure if you have the best hand or not.

Speed limit: a pair of 5s.

Broomcorn's Uncle: a player using everything to try to win everything.

Doyle Brunson hand: Texas Hold'em hand between 10-2 (reference of Brunson winning the WSOP 2 years in a row with this hand).

On the rush: Being in a quick stage of the game.

On tilt: Playing riskily due to emotions

Out of position: not being last to bet.

Over the top: Reraising a raise.

Back door: making a different hand to one expected.

Poker face: an unreadable face.

Rap: a player tapping the table to show a check.

Steamrolling: raising to force the next players to double the amount of their bets.

Folding: stopping playing the game.

Under the gun: being the first to bet. In first position.

Call cold: checking bets and raises.

Slow play: Betting low with a good hand, to trap an opponent.

Underdog: the hand that is losing from a statistical point of view.

Under The Gun: the player next to the big blind player who is first to bet in the first round of betting.

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