Poker
Board
The board is the set of community cards dealt face up on the table.
Board Coverage
Board coverage describes how well a range of hands connects with the possible flops, turns and rivers.
Boardcards
Boardcards are the cards dealt face up for all players to see.
Boat
A boat is another name for a full house.
Bobtail Straight
A bobtail straight is a four-card straight draw, or in some home games a hand of four cards to a straight.
Bomb Pot
A bomb pot is a hand in which every player antes the same amount and the flop comes immediately, with no preflop betting.
Boss
The boss is the strongest hand at a given stage of betting.
Bot
A bot is software that plays online poker automatically.
Bottom End
The bottom end is the lowest of several possible straights, especially in community card games.
Bottom Pair
Bottom pair is a pair made with the lowest card on the board.
Bounty
A bounty is a cash prize paid for eliminating another player in a tournament.
Boxed Card
A boxed card is a card found face up in the assembled deck during the deal.
BRB
BRB is chat shorthand for 'be right back'.
Brick
A brick is a card that does not improve anyone's hand.
Brick-and-Mortar
Brick-and-mortar describes a poker room in a physical location, as opposed to online poker.
Bring It In
To bring it in is to start the betting by making the forced first bet in stud.
Bring-In
The bring-in is the forced bet made by the player with the worst upcard in the first round of a stud game.
BRM
BRM is short for bankroll management.
Broadway
Broadway is the highest straight, ten through ace; the word is also used for any card from ten to ace.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford is a nickname for the hold'em hand ten-four, from the radio code 10-4.
Broomcorn’s Uncle
Broomcorn's uncle is a player who antes himself broke.
Brush
A brush is a poker room employee who handles seating, chips and lists of waiting players.
BTW
BTW is chat shorthand for 'by the way'.
Bubble
The bubble is the point in a tournament where the next player to be eliminated gets nothing.
Bubble Pressure
Bubble pressure is the pressure a player, especially a short stack, feels when close to the money in a tournament.
Bubbled
Bubbled means eliminated just short of the money in a tournament.
Buck
Buck is an old name for the button.
Bug
A bug is a limited wild card, usually an ace or a card that fills a gap.
Bull The Game
To bull the game is to bluff frequently.
Bullets
Bullets is a nickname for a pair of aces.
Bum Hunting
Bum hunting is seeking out weaker players to play against.
Bump
To bump is to raise.