Poker
Mississippi Straddle
The Mississippi straddle is a type of straddle made by the player on the button, instead of the player under the gun. The straddler acts last before the flop, and then the action starts after him.
Mites And Lice
Mites and lice is slang for two pair of twos and threes, or a full house of those cards. The small cards are compared with tiny insects.
Mneumonics
Mnemonics are mental devices used to remember things. In Hold'em, players give names to starting hands, such as Big Slick or Maverick, to remember them easily.
Monotone Board
A monotone board is a board on which all community cards are of the same suit. For example, K♠ 9♠ 4♠ is a monotone flop. Anyone with two spades already has a flush.
Monster
A monster is an extremely strong hand that is likely to be the best at the table, such as a set, a full house, quads or a straight flush.
Monster Hand
A monster hand is a very strong hand that is likely to be the best at that moment. Before the flop, pocket aces and kings are monsters, and after the flop hands like sets, flushes and full houses are monsters.
MTT
MTT stands for multi-table tournament, a poker tournament with many tables. Players are moved to fill empty seats when others are eliminated, until only the final table remains.
Muck
To muck is to fold your hand by throwing it into the discard pile. The pile itself is called the muck. A player can also muck his hand at showdown without showing it if he knows he has lost.
Multi-Table Tournament
A multi-table tournament is a tournament with more than one table. As players are knocked out, tables are broken down and players are moved until only one table remains. It is often shortened to MTT.
Multi‑way Pot
A multi-way pot is a pot with three or more players. It is the opposite of a heads-up pot. It is also called a family pot when many players take part.
Must-Move
Must-move is a rule in some card rooms: to protect the main game, the players of a second game must move into the first game when seats open there.
Nailing
Nailing is a cheater's technique of marking cards with a fingernail or a device. It is the same as pricking, pegging and punctuating.
Nash Equilibrium
Nash equilibrium is a set of strategies in which no player can improve his result by changing his own strategy, if the others keep theirs. In poker, a Nash equilibrium strategy is one that cannot be exploited by the opponent.
Natural
A natural is a hand without wild cards. In games with wild cards, a natural hand beats an equal hand that uses wild cards.
Neocheater
A neocheater is a player who wins by neocheating: simple, invisible and highly effective cheating techniques.
Neocheating
Neocheating means simple, invisible and highly effective cheating techniques. It is a modern form of cheating that is hard to see.
New Guinea Stud
New Guinea stud is a form of seven-card stud that starts with four down cards, followed by turning up or rolling any two of them. It is a home-game variant.
New York Stud
New York stud is a form of five-card stud in which a four flush beats a pair. It is a home-game variant with a changed ranking of hands.
New-Breed Player
A new-breed player is an advanced-concept player in public or casino poker. He uses modern strategy and understanding of concepts, such as ranges and position.
Newlyweds
Newlyweds is a nickname for king-queen, K-Q, of any suits. The king and the queen are like a married couple.
NFD
NFD stands for nut flush draw, a draw to the best possible flush. For example, with the ace of spades and another spade on a board with two spades, you have the nut flush draw.
NH
NH is chat shorthand for 'nice hand'. A player types it to congratulate an opponent who won a pot with a good hand or played it well.
Nickel
A nickel is five dollars, usually a red casino chip. It is gambling slang for a $5 chip.
Nickel-Dime
Nickel-dime is a small-stake game. The name is based on the nickel and the dime, small coins.
Nit
A nit is a very tight player who only plays premium hands and avoids risk. He folds most of his hands, and when he bets or raises, he usually has a strong hand.
Nits and Lice
Nits and lice means two pair or a full house of deuces and threes, also called mites and lice. It can also mean a game in which deuces and threes are wild.
No Limit Hold’em Table St
In no-limit hold'em table stakes, any player can bet any or all of his chips at any time. He cannot bet money that is not on the table.
No‑Limit
No-limit is a betting structure in which a player may bet any amount of chips he has at any time, up to his whole stack. It is the most popular form of Texas Hold'em.
Northern Flight
Northern Flight is seven-card stud in which all hearts are wild, unless a spade is in the hand.
Nosebleed
Nosebleed stakes are the very highest stakes in poker, where games are played for huge amounts of money. A nosebleed game is one in which most people would feel dizzy about the size of the bets.
Nucleus Players
Nucleus players are the dependable, regular players who keep a game going. A card room relies on them to fill the tables.
Nursing
Nursing means playing conservatively because you are losing and have only a few chips left. You try to make the stack last.