Poker Glossary
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Bounty ↗

A bounty is a prize awarded for eliminating a specific player in a tournament.

Boxed Card ↗

A boxed card is an extra burn or cut card dealt face-down by dealer error.

BRB ↗

BRB means “be right back”—used when stepping away from a game briefly.

Brick ↗

A brick is a flop, turn, or river card that fails to improve any player's hand.

Brick-and-Mortar ↗

Brick‑and‑mortar (B&M) refers to live, physical poker venues.

Bring It In ↗

Bring it in is the forced initial bet in stud poker by the lowest showing hand.

Bring-In ↗

Bring‑in is the forced first bet in stud poker, posted by the lowest up‑card.

BRM ↗

BRM stands for bankroll management—the discipline of managing poker funds.

Broadway ↗

Broadway refers to any straight from ten through ace.

Broderick Crawford ↗

“Broderick Crawford” is slang for holding J‑10 offsuit.

Broomcorn’s Uncle ↗

“Broomcorn’s Uncle” refers to someone emotionally invested in a coffee hand nicknamed Broomcorn.

Brush ↗

A brush is the dealer’s tool used to move cards during dealing or mucking.

BTW ↗

BTW stands for “by the way”—introducing side remarks in chat.

Bubble ↗

The bubble is the stage just before players start being paid in a tournament.

Bubble Pressure ↗

Bubble pressure describes psychological tension experienced at the tournament bubble.

Bubbled ↗

“Bubbled” means finishing just outside the payout positions in a tournament.

Buck ↗

A buck is a single chip, often the dealer button in some live games.

Bug ↗

A bug is a limited wild card—used only to complete straights or flushes in some games.

Bull The Game ↗

To bull the game means to take aggressive lines to dominate table rhythm psychologically.

Bullets ↗

“Bullets” is slang for pocket Aces (A‑A).

Bum Hunting ↗

Bum hunting is targeting less skilled players to maximize profit.

Bump ↗

A bump is a small raise intended to disrupt flow without full aggression.

Buried Pair ↗

A buried pair is a pair in stud made using only a down-card and board card.

Burn ↗

Burn refers to discarding the top card before dealing community cards.

Burn Card ↗

A burn card is the card discarded face-down before community cards are dealt.

Bury Card ↗

To bury a card means to intentionally mark it for removal or obscure exposure.

Bust ↗

Bust means losing all your chips and leaving the tournament.

Bust a Player ↗

To bust a player is eliminating them by winning their remaining chips.

Bust Out ↗

To bust out is being eliminated from a tournament by losing your stack.

Busted ↗

Busted means your hand has no pair and no draw—it’s worthless.

Busted Hand ↗

A busted hand is a potential draw that failed to hit.

Button ↗

The button is the dealer position marker representing the last to act postflop.

Button War ↗

Button war refers to competing aggressively when in button against strong opponents.

Buy ↗

To buy is joining a cash game by purchasing chips at table.

Buy the Button ↗

To buy the button is paying the dealer to act as button for one hand.

Buy-In ↗

A buy‑in is the amount of money a player pays to enter a game or tournament.

Buy-in Limit ↗

Buy-in limit sets the minimum and maximum chips you can bring to a game.

By Me ↗

“By me” is an apology phrase after acting late or out of turn.