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AFAIK

AFAIK is chat shorthand for 'as far as I know'.

AFK

AFK is chat shorthand for 'away from keyboard'.

After‑Hours Game

An after-hours game is a private game played in a casino or card room after it has closed for the night.

Age

Age is an old term for the player immediately to the left of the dealer.

Agent

An agent is someone who helps cheaters, for example by partnering with them or luring another player into a crooked game.

Aggression

Aggression is a tendency to bet and raise rather than check or just call.

Aggressive

Aggressive describes a style of play with a lot of betting and raising instead of checking and calling.

Ahead

Ahead means leading: having the best hand now, being up in a session, or acting before another player.

Ainsworth

Ainsworth is a nickname for the starting hand 6-2 in hold'em, six-deuce.

Air

Air is a hand with no value, often used when bluffing.

Ajax

Ajax is a nickname for the starting hand Ace-Jack in hold'em.

Alcohol

Alcohol is a player's announcement that they will pay only the minimum needed to stay in the hand.

Alexander

Alexander is a nickname for the king of clubs.

All Black

All black means a flush made only of black suits, spades or clubs.

All Blue

All blue means a flush made of spades or clubs.

All Green

All green means a flush, usually one made of spades or clubs.

All In Over the Top

All in over the top is a raise in which a player commits their entire stack after an opponent's bet.

All Pink

All pink means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.

All Purple

All purple means a flush made of spades or clubs.

All Red

All red means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.

All the Way

All the way is a bet in which a player commits their entire stack.

All the Way in One Play

All the way in one play is an extended form of 'all the way': a bet that commits the player's whole stack.

All‑In

All-in means putting all of your remaining chips into the pot.

Alone Player

An alone player is a card cheat who works without accomplices.

AMC

AMC is shorthand for 'all my chips', said with an all-in bet.

American Airlines

American Airlines is a nickname for pocket aces.

Ammo

Ammo is a synonym for chips.

Ammunition

Ammunition is a synonym for chips.

An Ace Working

An ace working refers to having an ace in your hand.

Anaconda

Anaconda is a stud variant in which players pass cards to their opponents.

Angle

An angle is a legal but unethical play that tries to gain an advantage.

Angle Shooting

Angle shooting is using unethical or misleading tactics, short of cheating, to gain an advantage.