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Foul Hand

A foul hand is a hand that contains the wrong number of cards, and so cannot be played.

Four Flush

A four flush is a hand with four cards of the same suit and one card of another suit. In Hold'em it is usually called a flush draw, because it needs one more card of the suit to become a flush.

Four of a Kind

Four of a kind, also called quads, is a hand containing four cards of the same rank, plus one other card. It beats a full house and loses only to a straight flush or a royal flush.

Four‑Color Deck

A four-color deck is similar to a standard deck, but each of the four suits has a different color. Usually hearts are red, spades are black, clubs are green and diamonds are blue.

Four‑Street (Four to a Straight)

A four straight is four cards in sequence, such as 7-8-9-10, that need one more card to make a straight. The term can describe a hand, or a board that already shows four cards to a straight.

Fourth Street

Fourth street is the fourth card dealt to the board in community-card games, which is better known as the turn, and in stud games the fourth card each player receives, together with the round of betting that follows it.

Free Card

A free card is a card that you see without paying for it, because nobody bet in the previous round. It gives you a chance to improve your hand at no cost.

Freeroll

A freeroll is a poker tournament that is free to enter but still offers real prizes. It also describes a situation in which a player can win the whole pot but cannot lose more than a split.

Freezeout

A freezeout is a tournament in which every player starts with the same stack and plays until they lose all their chips. There are no rebuys or re-entries, so once you are out, you are out.

Frequent Player Points (FPP)

FPP stands for frequent player points, loyalty points that poker sites give to players based on the rake or fees they pay. They can be exchanged for prizes such as tournament tickets, cash or merchandise.

Full Barn

Full barn is slang for a full house.

Full Boat

A full boat is a full house: three of a kind with a pair. For example, three sevens and two kings is a full boat.

Full Buy

A full buy is a buy-in of at least the minimum amount of chips required for a particular game.

Full House

A full house is a five-card hand that has three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. It beats a flush and loses to four of a kind. It is also called a boat.

Full Ring

A full ring game is a cash game with a full table, usually nine or ten players. It is the opposite of a short-handed game such as 6-max, and it is the usual format in live casinos.

Full Tub

A full tub is another name for a full house: three of a kind with another pair. It is also called a full hand.

FWIW

FWIW is chat shorthand for 'for what it's worth'. People write it before giving an opinion or a piece of advice that they offer modestly, as in 'FWIW, I would fold there'. It is not a poker term, but you see it in forums and table chat.