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Asian Five‑Card Stud

Asian five-card stud is a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.

Asian Stud

Asian stud is a casino table game similar to five-card stud with its own scoring system.

Assault Rifle

Assault rifle is a nickname for A-K-4-7 in Omaha.

Assigned Bettor

The assigned bettor is the player who is first to bet in a particular round.

Athos

Athos is a nickname for the hold'em hand Ace-Ten.

Auto Ante

Auto ante is an online option that posts your ante automatically each hand.

Automatic

Automatic describes a must-bet situation.

Automatic Bet

An automatic bet is a bet made regardless of your cards in a spot where betting usually wins.

Automatic Bluff

An automatic bluff is a bet made regardless of your cards in a spot where betting usually wins.

Ax

Ax is a hand with an ace and any other card.

B&M

B&M is short for brick and mortar: a physical cardroom with live players, as opposed to online poker.

Baby

Baby is any of the low cards 2, 3, 4 or 5 needed for the lowest possible hand.

Back Into a Hand

To back into a hand is to make a different hand from the one you were drawing to.

Back-raise

A back-raise is a re-raise from a player who first called.

Back-shove

A back-shove is an all-in re-raise made by a player who first called.

Back-to-back

Back-to-back is a pair in five-card stud made by the first two cards, one in the hole and one up.

Backdoor

A backdoor draw needs two more cards, the turn and the river, to make a hand.

Backdoor Flush

A backdoor flush is a flush made by hitting the needed suit on both the turn and the river.

Backdoor Straight

A backdoor straight is a straight made by hitting the needed cards on both the turn and the river.

Backer

A backer is a nonplayer who finances an active player.

Backraise

A backraise is a re-raise made by a player who originally called in the same betting round.

Bad Beat

A bad beat happens when a strong hand loses to a stronger one that was far behind.

Bad Beat Jackpot

A bad beat jackpot is a bonus paid when a very strong hand loses to a stronger one under the room's conditions.

Badugi

Badugi is a draw poker game in which the best hand has four cards of different suits and ranks.

Balance

Balance is playing different hands in the same way so opponents cannot learn much about your cards.

Balanced Style

A balanced style avoids predictable patterns by using different actions in similar situations.

Balancing

Balancing means arranging your bets, raises and folds so they do not reveal your hand.

Bankroll

A bankroll is the money you set aside for playing poker.

Bankroll Management

Bankroll management is choosing stakes and games so you do not run out of money during a downswing.

Barbara Hutton

Barbara Hutton is a nickname for ten-five, the hold'em hand T-5.

Barn

Barn is short for full barn, slang for a full house.

Barrel

A barrel is a bet on one of several streets in a row, usually the flop, turn or river.

Baskin Robbins

Baskin Robbins is a nickname for Ace-Three in hold'em.

Battle of the Blinds

The battle of the blinds is a hand in which everyone folds to the players who posted the blinds.

Bay and a Gray

A bay and a gray is a $6 bet made with a red $5 chip and a white $1 chip.

bb/100

bb/100 is a win rate measured in big blinds won per 100 hands.

Beat the Board

To beat the board is to have a hand better than all others showing.

Behind

Behind means losing, or acting after another player.

Behind a Log

Behind a log describes a player who is far ahead in a game and plays only premium hands.

Belly Buster

A belly buster is a draw to an inside straight.