betting
Big Bet Game
A big bet game is a poker game played with a pot-limit or no-limit betting structure.
Big Blind (BB)
The big blind is the larger of the two forced bets posted before the cards are dealt.
Big Blind Ante
A big blind ante is a way of collecting antes in which the big blind pays the ante for the whole table.
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.
Blind Defense
Blind defense is calling or re-raising an opponent's preflop raise from the small or big blind.
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.
Blind Steal
A blind steal is an opening raise, usually from late position and often with a weak hand, to win the blinds.
Block Bet
A block bet is a small bet from an out-of-position player meant to stop a bigger bet.
Blocking Bet
A blocking bet is a small bet made out of position to discourage a larger bet.
Bring It In
To bring it in is to start the betting by making the forced first bet in stud.
Bring-In
The bring-in is the forced bet made by the player with the worst upcard in the first round of a stud game.
Bump
To bump is to raise.
Call
To call is to match the current highest bet so you can stay in the hand.
Call Cold
To call cold is to call both a bet and one or more raises in a single action.
Cap
A cap is a limit, such as on the number of raises in a betting round.
Capping a Raise
Capping a raise is making the last raise allowed in a betting round, usually the third.
Center Pot
The center pot is the main pot, the one every player still in the hand is contesting, as opposed to any side pots.
Check
To check is to decline to bet when no bet has been made, keeping the option to call or raise later in the round.
Check Blind
To check blind is to check without looking at your own cards.
Check in the Dark
To check in the dark is to announce that you will check before the next card is dealt.
Check‑Raise
A check-raise is checking first and then raising after an opponent bets in the same betting round.
Chopping Blinds
Chopping blinds is when the small blind and big blind take back their bets after everyone else folds.
Clicking It Back
Clicking it back is making a minimum re-raise, a phrase from clicking the min-raise button online.
Cold Call
A cold call is calling a bet and a raise in one action, without having put any chips in before.
Cold Call or Bet
A cold bet or cold raise is made against the wagers of several players; a cold call calls several bets at once.
Come Over the Top
To come over the top is to make a large raise or re-raise over an opponent's bet or raise.
Complete
To complete is to raise a forced or partial bet up to a full bet, mostly in limit games.
Complete the Bet
To complete the bet is to raise an all-in or forced bet up to a full bet in limit poker.
Continuation Bet (C‑Bet)
A continuation bet is a bet on the flop by the player who raised before the flop.
Crying Call
A crying call is a reluctant call made when you think you are probably beaten.
Dark
Dark means acting before getting information you would normally be entitled to, such as before the next card is dealt.