Poker Glossary
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Board ↗

The board is the set of community cards dealt face‑up shared by all players.

Board Coverage ↗

Board coverage refers to how much your hand interacts with or is vulnerable to a given board texture.

Boardcards ↗

Boardcards are the community cards dealt face-up in flop-style poker.

Boat ↗

Boat is a slang term for a full house—a three‑of‑a‑kind plus a pair.

Bobtail Straight ↗

A bobtail straight is slang for a 5‑card straight with one hole card and four board cards.

Bomb Pot ↗

A bomb pot is a hand where all players put a set bet into the pot before cards are dealt.

Boss ↗

“Boss” is slang for pocket Kings (K‑K).

Bot ↗

A bot is an automated software program that plays poker online in place of a human.

Bottom End ↗

Bottom end is the lowest possible part of a straight or flush draw.

Bottom Pair ↗

Bottom pair is pairing the lowest card on the board with one of your hole cards.

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.