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Early Position (EP)
Early position means being one of the first players to act in a betting round.
Edge Shot
An edge shot is a bet made from an advantageous position.
Eldest Hand
Eldest hand is the first player to the dealer's left.
Elimination
Elimination is the removal of a player from a tournament, usually after losing all their chips.
Entry Fee
An entry fee is the money paid to enter a tournament, part of which goes to the prize pool and part to the organizer.
Ethics or Etiquette
Ethics or etiquette means the understandings and courtesies whose violation does not count as cheating.
Eubie
Eubie is a nickname for the starting hand eight-six.
Even Money
Even money is a wager made in hopes of winning the amount that was wagered.
Exposed Cards
Exposed cards are cards that have been revealed to all players, normally or by accident.
Exposed Pair
An exposed pair is a pair that can be seen, as opposed to a split pair or a hidden pair.
Face Card
A face card is a king, queen or jack.
False Openers
False openers is a hand that was opened without meeting the opening requirement.
Family Pot
A family pot is a pot in which most or all of the players at the table see the flop.
Favorite
A favorite is the hand that is more likely to win a matchup.
Felted
Getting felted means losing your entire stack, so only the felt of the table is left in front of you.
Fifth Street
Fifth street is the fifth community card in hold'em, the river, or the fifth card dealt to each player in stud.
Fill
To fill is to draw a card that completes a five-card hand: a straight, flush, full house or straight flush.
Fill Up
To fill up is to make a full house.
Final Hand
A final hand is a player's hand ranking after all cards have been dealt.
Final Table
The final table is the last table of a multi-table tournament.
Fish
A fish is a weak, inexperienced player who usually loses money at poker.
Fish Hooks
Fishhooks is a nickname for a pair of jacks, because the letter J looks like a fishhook.
Five of a Kind
Five of a kind is five cards of the same rank, possible only with wild cards or more than one deck.
Five-card Draw
Five-card draw is a poker game in which each player is dealt five cards face down and has one draw to replace cards.
Five-card Stud
Five-card stud is a poker game in which each player gets five cards, one face down and four face up, with betting after each.
Fixed Limit
Fixed limit is a betting structure in which the size of the bets on each round is set in advance.
Flash
A flash is a card that is briefly exposed by accident, or in some games a common card turned up for everyone.
Flashed Card
A flashed card is a card that is partially exposed.
Flat Limit
Flat limit is a version of fixed limit in which all bets are the same size.
Floor
The floor is the poker room staff member who makes rulings, and the term also refers to the ruling officials in general.
Floorman
A floorman is a casino or poker room employee who oversees the games, enforces the rules and resolves disputes. Players call him over when there is a dispute.
Flop
The flop is the first three community cards, dealt face up together after the first round of betting in Hold'em and Omaha. It is also the name of the second round of betting, which takes place once those cards are on the table.