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Continuation Bet (C‑Bet)
A continuation bet is a bet on the flop by the player who raised before the flop.
Cooler
A cooler is a hand in which a very strong hand loses to an even stronger one, so that the loser could hardly avoid losing.
Coordinated
A coordinated board has community cards that connect with each other or share a suit, making strong hands and draws possible.
Counterfeit
To counterfeit a hand is to have its value cancelled because the board makes a better version of the same hand.
Court Card
A court card is a jack, queen or king.
Cowboys
Cowboys is a nickname for a pair of kings.
Crabs
Crabs is a nickname for a pair of threes.
Crack
To crack a hand is to beat it, usually a big hand such as pocket aces.
Cranberry
A cranberry is a player who calls against the pot odds.
Crap Shoot
A crap shoot is a loose, less skillful tournament with lots of action.
Cripple
To cripple the deck is to hold or see so many of the cards others would need that they cannot have a strong hand.
Crossbook
A crossbook is a bet between players in the same event, in which the loser pays a percentage of the winner's net winnings.
Crying Call
A crying call is a reluctant call made when you think you are probably beaten.
Cut
To cut is to divide the deck into two parts and change the order of the cards.
Cut It Up
To cut it up is to split the pot after two hands are revealed to be of equal value.
Cut the Cards
To cut the cards is to put the bottom cards of the deck on top.
Cut the Deck
To cut the deck is to divide it into two stacks and place the bottom stack on top.
Cut The Pot
To cut the pot is to take the house rake.
Cut-Card
The cut card is a stiff plastic card held against the bottom of the deck during the deal, so that the bottom card cannot be seen.
Cutoff (CO)
The cutoff is the seat directly to the right of the button and the second-best position at the table.
Dark
Dark means acting before getting information you would normally be entitled to, such as before the next card is dealt.
Dark Bet
A dark bet is a bet announced before the next card is dealt.
Darken
To darken is to make a bet without looking at your cards.
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a nickname for the two black fours, the four of clubs and the four of spades.
Dead Blind
A dead blind is a blind that is not live: the player who posts it cannot raise even if everyone else just calls.
Dead Card
A dead card is a card that is not legally playable.
Dead Collection Blind
A dead collection blind is a fee posted by the player on the button, used as an alternative to seat rental.
Dead Hand
A dead hand is a hand that cannot win the pot because of a foul.
Dead Man’s Hand
The dead man's hand is two black aces and two black eights, said to be the hand Wild Bill Hickok held when he was shot.
Dead Money
Dead money is chips in the pot that came from players who have folded or who cannot win it.
Deal
To deal is to give players their cards or put cards on the board; a deal is also a whole hand, or a tournament agreement to split prize money.
Deal Me In
Deal me in is a request to be dealt cards after a temporary absence.
Deal Me Out
Deal me out is notice that a player will be away from the game for at least one hand.
Deal Off
To deal off is to take all the blinds and the button before changing seats or leaving the table.
Deal Twice
Deal twice means dealing the remaining community cards two times when players are all in, with the pot split between the winners of each board.
Dealer
The dealer is the person who deals the cards, or the player in the dealer position who acts last in betting.
Dealer’s Button
The dealer's button is a flat disk that shows which player holds the dealer position.
Dealer’s Choice
Dealer's choice is a style of poker in which the dealer picks the game variant for the hand.
Dealer’s Position
The dealer's position is the button seat, the best position in many games because that player acts last.
Deck
A deck is a set of playing cards: 52 cards in most poker games, or 53 with a joker.