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House
The house is the casino or card room that runs the poker game and makes its money from the game. At a casino table, players do not play against the house but against each other, and the house takes a fee called the rake.
House Rules
House rules are the specific rules set by the person or place that hosts the game. They differ from one poker room or home game to another.
HUSNG
HUSNG is short for heads-up sit and go, a tournament for two players that starts as soon as both have registered. The winner takes the whole prize pool, after the site's fee.
Hyper Turbo
Hyper turbo is a very fast tournament format in which the blinds rise rapidly, sometimes every three minutes. Stacks are small compared with the blinds, so most of the play is short-stacked.
Ice
Ice is slang for a cold deck, a deck in which the cards have been arranged secretly by a cheater.
ICM
ICM, the Independent Chip Model, is a method that turns the chips in a tournament into their cash value based on the prizes that remain. It shows that chips are worth less than their face value when the payouts are fixed.
Ideal Edge Odds
Ideal edge odds are the theoretical maximum edge odds, which are impossible to achieve. The phrase describes the best advantage a player could have, in theory.
Idle Card
An idle card is a card that adds no value to a hand. It does not help make a pair, straight, flush or any other combination.
If
“If” is poker psychology slang for hypothetical pot outcomes—“if” scenarios after action.
Ignorant End
The ignorant end is the lower end of a straight in a game with community cards. A straight that uses the low end of the sequence can be beaten by a higher straight.
IIRC
IIRC is chat shorthand for 'if I remember correctly'. A writer uses it when he is not sure about a detail, such as a rule or the result of an earlier hand. It is normal forum and chat language.
Image
Image is how a player is seen by others, as an indicator of the playing style that he is likely to use. Someone who folds a lot has a tight image, and someone who plays many hands has a loose image.
Immortal
An immortal is the best possible hand, or a certain winner.
IMO/IMHO
IMO and IMHO are chat shorthand for 'in my opinion' and 'in my humble opinion'. They tell the reader that what follows is a personal view and not a fact. They appear very often in poker forums.
Implied Odds
Implied odds are the odds that include the money you may win on later streets if you hit your draw. They allow a call that looks bad on the current pot odds alone to be profitable.
Improve
To improve is to make your hand better with the cards that come later, for example on the flop, turn or river. Your hand improves when it gets stronger than it was.
In
In means to remain in the pot, which means that you have put in the money needed and you have not folded. A player who is in is still in the hand.
In a Row
In a row, or in a line, describes a sequence of cards: a straight. Five cards in a row make a straight.
In Action
In action means to be involved in playing a hand: you are one of the players who is still in the hand and can act. The time when a player is in action is the time when he is involved in the play.
In Position (IP)
Being in position means acting after your opponent on each round of betting after the flop. The player in position has the advantage of seeing what the opponent does before making a decision.
In the Hole
In the hole means the cards dealt face down to a player, called the hole cards. In Hold'em and Omaha, these are the private cards.
In the Middle
In the middle has two meanings. It can mean a player who acts after some players but before others, or it can mean the pot, which is the money in the middle of the table. It can also mean posting the blind out of turn.
In The Money (ITM)
In the money means that a player finishes in a tournament high enough to win a prize. The point at which the first payout is guaranteed is when the bubble bursts, and all remaining players are in the money.
Index
An index is the number or letter printed on the corner of a card. A cheater can also add an index, which is a mark on the edge of a card.
Indexing
Indexing is a cheater's technique to mark cards with a fingernail or a device, so that the cards can be recognized later. It is a form of marking cards.
Indirect Bet
An indirect bet is a bet or raise made by an opponent for a player who is sandbagging a strong hand. The player with the strong hand lets someone else put in the money.
Induce
To induce is to try to get an opponent to bet or raise by checking or by making a small bet. The aim is to make them put more money into the pot, often when they have a weaker hand.
Inside Straight
An inside straight is a hand that needs one specific card to complete a straight, because the missing card is in the middle. It is also called a gutshot or a belly buster.
Inside Straight Draw
An inside straight draw, also called a gutshot or belly buster, is a draw to a straight in which only one rank completes the hand. It has only four outs.
Insurance
Insurance is a side agreement in which a player pays another player a certain amount in exchange for a guarantee of winning a certain amount of money regardless of the outcome of the hand. In other contexts, it means a deal to split the pot.
Intentional Flashing
Intentional flashing is the deliberate showing of one or more hole cards to an opponent or to the whole table. The player does it on purpose, not by accident.
Investment Odds
Investment odds are the estimated returns on betting investments. They describe how much a player can expect to receive for the amount he puts in.
Iron Duke
An iron duke is an unbeatable hand. It is also called an ironclad hand.
Isolate
To isolate is to raise before the flop with the aim of playing one-on-one against a weak player who has limped or entered the pot. The raise should chase away the other players and leave you with a single opponent.
Isolation
Isolation is a strategy in which a player raises to force the other players to fold, leaving him heads-up against the original bettor. The raiser isolates one opponent.
J‑Boy
J-Boy is slang for a jack. The J stands for jack, and 'boy' is used as a nickname for the face cards.
Jack and Back
Jack and Back is a form of jackpot poker that turns into lowball if nobody opens. It is also called Jack and Reverse, Jacks Back or Jackson.
Jack Benny
Jack Benny is a nickname for a starting hand of nine and three, 9-3. It refers to the comedian Jack Benny, who joked that he was always 39 years old.
Jack Up
To jack up is to raise. A player jacks up the pot when he increases the bet.
Jackpot
A jackpot in poker is a special prize offered by a room or a casino, awarded for a rare outcome. The best-known example is the bad beat jackpot, which is paid when a very strong hand loses to an even stronger one.