Poker Glossary
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Face Card ↗

A face card is a Jack, Queen, or King.

False Cut ↗

A false cut is pretending to cut the deck but not actually altering card order.

False Openers ↗

False openers are cards dealt off-sequence or to wrong players before the deal begins.

Family Pot ↗

A family pot is a pot where most players see the flop.

Fancy Play Syndrome (FPS) ↗

FPS describes excessive fancy plays—like overcomplicated bluffs—leading to losses.

Fast ↗

Fast describes aggressive play tempo or quick betting style.

Fast Fold Poker ↗

Fast Fold Poker is an online format where players fold and instantly move to a new hand.

Fast Play ↗

Fast play means aggressively betting strong hands early to build the pot.

Favorite ↗

Favorite is the player or hand with the higher chance to win at the moment.

Feeler Bet ↗

A feeler bet is a small bet made to probe opponents' hands and gather information.

Felted ↗

Felted means losing your entire stack in a single hand.

Fifth Street ↗

Fifth Street is the fifth betting round in stud games.

Fill ↗

To fill is to complete a hand by drawing needed cards to make a strong hand.

Fill Up ↗

Fill up is slang for making a full house with trips in your hand.

Final Hand ↗

The final hand is the last hand played in a tournament.

Final Table ↗

The final table is the last table in a tournament when only remaining players remain.

Fish ↗

Fish is slang for a weak, unskilled poker player.

Fish Hooks ↗

Fish hooks refers to pocket Queens (Q‑Q).

Five of a Kind ↗

Five of a kind is a hand made possible with wild cards.

Five-card Draw ↗

Five-card draw is a poker variant where players discard and redraw cards.

Five-card Stud ↗

Five-card stud is a game where players receive one downcard and one upcard, followed by incremental upcards.

Fixed Limit ↗

Fixed limit is a betting structure with predetermined bet sizes for each round.

Flash ↗

To flash is briefly showing a card inadvertently.

Flashed Card ↗

A flashed card is a card accidentally exposed to other players.

Flat Call ↗

A flat call is calling a bet instead of raising with a playable hand.

Flat Limit ↗

Flat limit is another term for fixed-limit games where bets follow fixed increments.

Float ↗

To float is calling a flop or turn bet with the intention to bluff later.

Floor ↗

The floor is the casino staff member overseeing poker room operations and rules enforcement.

Floorman ↗

A floorman is the casino staff member who oversees poker table operations.

Flop ↗

The flop is the first three community cards dealt face-up in Hold’em or Omaha.

Flop a Set ↗

To flop a set is hitting three-of-a-kind on the flop using a pocket pair.

Flop Games ↗

Flop games are poker variants where players share community cards after the flop.

Flush ↗

A flush is five cards of the same suit, not sequential.

Flush Draw ↗

A flush draw is holding four cards of one suit needing one more to complete the flush.

Fold ↗

To fold is to surrender your hand and relinquish any claim to the pot.

Fold Equity ↗

Fold equity is the value gained from opponents folding to your bet or raise.

Force‑In ↗

Force-in is the bring-in bet in stud placed by the player with the lowest upcard.

Forced Bet ↗

A forced bet is a required wager placed by players before cards are dealt.

Forward Motion ↗

Forward motion refers to the continuing action of a bet once the hand is declared.

Foul ↗

A foul is a card mistakenly exposed or misaligned, affecting the deal.