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3-bet
A 3-bet is a raise after another raise. It is the first re-raise in a betting round.
4-bet
A 4-bet is a raise over a 3-bet: the second re-raise in the same betting round.
5‑bet
A 5-bet is a raise over a 4-bet: the third re-raise in the same betting round.
Act
To act is to make a legal play on your turn: check, bet, call, raise or fold.
Action
Action is the betting in a hand, a player's turn to act, or a game with lots of betting.
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 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.
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 Up
To ante up is to pay your ante before the hand starts.
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.
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.
Backraise
A backraise is a re-raise made by a player who originally called in the same betting round.
Bet
A bet is chips put into the pot, usually the first wager in a betting round.
Bet Blind
To bet blind is to bet without looking at your cards.
Bet in the Dark
A bet in the dark is a bet made before the cards of the next round have been seen.
Bet Into
To bet into a player is to bet after that player bet strongly in the previous round.
Bet the Limit
Bet the limit means making a bet equal to the maximum allowed in the game.
Bet the Pot
Betting the pot means making a bet equal to the current size of the pot.
Big Bet
A big bet is the larger bet size in a fixed-limit game, used on the later streets.
Blind Raise
A blind raise is a forced raise in a game in which the player left of the dealer puts in one chip and the next player puts in two.
Bump
To bump is to raise.
Bust a Player
To bust a player is to win a hand that eliminates them.
Bust Out
To bust out is to lose all your chips and be eliminated from a tournament.
Buy
To buy is to make a large bet hoping to discourage others, as in 'buy the pot'.
Buy the Button
To buy the button is to pay or raise to get position on the button.
By Me
By me is an expression meaning to pass or check.