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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.
Baskin Robbins
Baskin Robbins is a nickname for Ace-Three in hold'em.
Bay and a Gray
A bay and a gray is a $6 bet made with a red $5 chip and a white $1 chip.
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.
Bet
A bet is chips put into the pot, usually the first wager in a betting round.
Betting Stakes
Betting stakes are the limits of all bets and raises allowed in a game.
Bicycle or Bike
A bicycle, or bike, is the lowest possible hand in lowball and high-low poker: A-2-3-4-5.
Big Bet
A big bet is the larger bet size in a fixed-limit game, used on the later streets.
Big Blind (BB)
The big blind is the larger of the two forced bets posted before the cards are dealt.
Big Blind Special
A big blind special is a hand won by the big blind with very weak cards because nobody raised before the flop.
Big Bobtail
A big bobtail is a four-card open-ended straight flush, a nonstandard hand valued in some home games.
Big Dog
Big dog means an underdog, and in some home games a nonstandard hand of nine to ace with no pair.
Big Pair
A big pair is a pair of high cards, such as aces, kings, queens or jacks.
Big Slick
Big Slick is a nickname for Ace-King in hold'em.
Big Tiger
A big tiger is a nonstandard hand of eight to king with no pair, played in some home games.
Bink
To bink is to hit the card you needed, often with the sense of getting lucky.
Blank
A blank is a community card that appears to change nothing for the players in the hand.
Blaze
A blaze is a hand of five face cards, which counts as a special hand in some home games.
Blind
A blind is a forced bet posted before the cards are dealt.
Blind Bet
A blind bet is a mandatory bet made before the cards are dealt.
Bluff
A bluff is a bet or raise made with a hand you expect to be weaker, to make better hands fold.
Board
The board is the set of community cards dealt face up on the table.
Boardcards
Boardcards are the cards dealt face up for all players to see.
Boat
A boat is another name for a full house.
Bobtail Straight
A bobtail straight is a four-card straight draw, or in some home games a hand of four cards to a straight.
Boss
The boss is the strongest hand at a given stage of betting.