Poker
Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova is a nickname for the starting hand Ace-King.
Announce
To announce is to declare your hand as high, low or both ways in a split-pot game.
Announced Bet
An announced bet is a verbal declaration of a bet amount made in turn.
Ante
An ante is a small forced bet from every player before the cards are dealt.
Ante and Straddle
Ante and straddle is an older name for a game with two blinds, an ante and a straddle.
Ante Bean
An ante bean is an ante, or a chip used to ante.
Ante Up
To ante up is to pay your ante before the hand starts.
Any Two Cards (ATC)
Any Two Cards (ATC) is a willingness to play any starting hand, whatever its strength.
Apologizer
An apologizer is the same as an apology card.
Apology Card
An apology card is a card that would have completed your previous lowball hand, but appears in the next one.
Apple
Apple is slang for the biggest game, often the biggest game in a particular club.
Argine
Argine is a nickname for the queen of clubs.
Arkansas Flush
An Arkansas flush is a four-card flush.
Around-the-Corner Straight
An around-the-corner straight is a home-game straight in which the sequence continues from king through ace to the low cards, such as J-Q-K-A-2.
Artist
An artist is a cheat who manipulates the deck.
As Nas
As Nas is an ancient Persian game that some say is an ancestor of poker.
Asian Five‑Card Stud
Asian five-card stud is a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.
Asian Stud
Asian stud is a casino table game similar to five-card stud with its own scoring system.
Assault Rifle
Assault rifle is a nickname for A-K-4-7 in Omaha.
Assigned Bettor
The assigned bettor is the player who is first to bet in a particular round.
Athos
Athos is a nickname for the hold'em hand Ace-Ten.
Auto Ante
Auto ante is an online option that posts your ante automatically each hand.
Automatic
Automatic describes a must-bet situation.
Automatic Bet
An automatic bet is a bet made regardless of your cards in a spot where betting usually wins.
Automatic Bluff
An automatic bluff is a bet made regardless of your cards in a spot where betting usually wins.
Ax
Ax is a hand with an ace and any other card.
B&M
B&M is short for brick and mortar: a physical cardroom with live players, as opposed to online poker.
Baby
Baby is any of the low cards 2, 3, 4 or 5 needed for the lowest possible hand.
Back Into a Hand
To back into a hand is to make a different hand from the one you were drawing to.
Back-raise
A back-raise is a re-raise from a player who first called.
Back-shove
A back-shove is an all-in re-raise made by a player who first called.
Back-to-back
Back-to-back is a pair in five-card stud made by the first two cards, one in the hole and one up.