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Ainsworth

Ainsworth is a nickname for the starting hand 6-2 in hold'em, six-deuce.

Air

Air is a hand with no value, often used when bluffing.

Ajax

Ajax is a nickname for the starting hand Ace-Jack in hold'em.

Alcohol

Alcohol is a player's announcement that they will pay only the minimum needed to stay in the hand.

Alexander

Alexander is a nickname for the king of clubs.

All Black

All black means a flush made only of black suits, spades or clubs.

All Blue

All blue means a flush made of spades or clubs.

All Green

All green means a flush, usually one made of spades or clubs.

All In Over the Top

All in over the top is a raise in which a player commits their entire stack after an opponent's bet.

All Purple

All purple means a flush made of spades or clubs.

All Red

All red means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.

All the Way

All the way is a bet in which a player commits their entire stack.

All the Way in One Play

All the way in one play is an extended form of 'all the way': a bet that commits the player's whole stack.

All‑In

All-in means putting all of your remaining chips into the pot.

Alone Player

An alone player is a card cheat who works without accomplices.

AMC

AMC is shorthand for 'all my chips', said with an all-in bet.

American Airlines

American Airlines is a nickname for pocket aces.

Ammo

Ammo is a synonym for chips.

Ammunition

Ammunition is a synonym for chips.

An Ace Working

An ace working refers to having an ace in your hand.

Anaconda

Anaconda is a stud variant in which players pass cards to their opponents.

Angle

An angle is a legal but unethical play that tries to gain an advantage.

Angle Shooting

Angle shooting is using unethical or misleading tactics, short of cheating, to gain an advantage.

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.

Asi All Pink”

All pink means a flush made of hearts or diamonds.