Boardcards
Boardcards are the cards dealt face up for all players to see.
The simple explanation
Boardcards are the cards dealt face up in a poker game for all players to see. In flop games, five cards are put in the middle of the table. In seven-card stud, each player has four face-up cards in front of him.
A closer look
The term covers community cards and upcards alike. What everyone can see is the starting point for reasoning about hands: in hold'em you can work out which straights and flushes are possible from the board, and in stud you can see what your opponents are showing. A good player always counts what the visible cards allow before deciding.
A practical example
The dealer deals three boardcards for the flop, one for the turn and one for the river.
Full explanation
Boardcards are the cards dealt face up for all players to see.
Boardcards are cards that are dealt face up in a poker game so that all players can see them. In a flop game there are five of them, shared by everyone.
In seven-card stud the visible cards are not shared. Each player has four cards face up in front of him, and opponents can see them.
Seeing the cards is the basis of reading the hand. You can tell from the board which draws are possible and which hands are likely to have been made.
The term is related to the board and to upcards.
Alternative spelling: board cards, board-cards
Postflop
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN) and posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player B posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)88 of clubs (8c) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6 before the flop.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)88 of clubs (8c) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 12 chips
Player B calls. Each player has put in 6 chips.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)88 of clubs (8c) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Flop · Pot: 12 chips
The betting after the flop is called postflop. Player B acts first.
Board: KKing of spades (Ks)77 of diamonds (7d)22 of hearts (2h)
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)QQueen of diamonds (Qd) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)88 of clubs (8c) · Stack 194 · In this round 0
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.