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Forced Bet
A forced bet is a bet that a player must post to start the action in a hand, even before seeing any cards. The most common forced bets are antes, blinds and the bring-in.
Forward Motion
Forward motion is a house rule saying that when a player moves chips toward the pot with the intention to bet, they are committed to that action and cannot take the chips back. The rule helps to prevent players from changing their mind after seeing the reaction of others.
Foul
A foul hand is a hand that cannot be played for one of several reasons. A player with a foul hand may not claim any part of the pot.
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.
Gallery
The gallery is the nonplaying spectators who watch a game.
Gambler
A gambler is a player who wagers money at unfavorable edge odds, which means he is the one at a disadvantage in the long run.
Gambling
Gambling is betting money at unfavorable investment and edge odds. It means risking money where the long-term expectation is negative.
Game Theory Optimal (GTO)
Game theory optimal, or GTO, is a way of playing poker that cannot be exploited by opponents. A GTO strategy is balanced: even if the opponent knows exactly what you are doing, they cannot make more money against you than they would by playing the same strategy.
Gap Concept
The gap concept is a rule from David Sklansky which states that you need a stronger hand to call a raise than to open with a raise yourself. The reasoning is that when you open, you may win the pot without a fight, while a caller faces a player who has already shown strength.
Get Full Value
To get full value is to bet, raise or re-raise with the intention of winning as much as possible from a strong hand.
GG
GG is chat shorthand for 'good game'. It is said at the end of a game or a tournament as a sign of sportsmanship, and in online poker players type it after a hand or when somebody is eliminated.
GL
GL is chat shorthand for 'good luck'. Players type it at the start of a tournament or a hand to wish the opponents well.
Go All In
To go all in is to bet all of your remaining chips on a single hand.
Going South
Going south means secretly taking chips off the table during a cash game so that they cannot be lost. It is also known as ratholing and is against the rules in most poker rooms.
Grand
A grand is a thousand dollars, or a thousand units of another currency.
Graveyard
Graveyard is the shift between midnight and breakfast in a 24-hour cardroom or casino. It usually starts between midnight and 2 a.m. and ends eight hours later.
Gravy
Gravy is a player's winnings, especially money won beyond what he started with.
Grifter
A grifter is a cheat, a person who swindles others, often by cheating in card games.
Grinder
A grinder is a player who makes money by playing a lot of hands and winning small amounts at low and medium stakes. Grinders rely on discipline, volume and a steady, sound style, not on big hands or big bluffs.
Grinding
Grinding is playing in a style with minimal risk and modest gains over a long period of time.
GTO
GTO is short for game theory optimal, the strategy that cannot be exploited in the long run. Players use the abbreviation for solver-based study and for play based on balanced ranges.
Guarantee
A guarantee is a guaranteed prize pool for a tournament, set by the poker room that hosts the event. If not enough players enter, the room pays the difference.
Gut Shot
To gut shot is to draw to, or to hit, an inside straight. A gut shot is a draw that needs one card in the middle of the straight.
Gutshot Straight
A gutshot straight is a straight that was filled in the middle. For example, with nine and eight, a flop of 7-5-2 and a six on the turn, you have made a gutshot straight.