betting
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.
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 Collection Blind
A dead collection blind is a fee posted by the player on the button, used as an alternative to seat rental.
Delay C-Bet
A delayed c-bet is a continuation bet made on the turn after checking the flop.
Donk Bet
A donk bet is a bet made out of position into the player who was the aggressor in the previous betting round.
Double‑Pop
Double-pop is a re-raise of a raise.
Down Bet
A down bet is a bet on a later round that is smaller than the bet before it.
Early Bet
An early bet is a small bet made after the first card in stud or the first two cards in draw.
End Bet
An end bet is the last bet of an interval.
End Bets
End bets are the bets made in the last round of betting.
Even Money
Even money is a wager made in hopes of winning the amount that was wagered.
Fast Play
Fast play means betting and raising aggressively with a strong hand instead of playing it slowly.
Feeler Bet
A feeler bet is a small bet, usually leading after the flop, made to gather information about the opponents' hands.
Fixed Limit
Fixed limit is a betting structure in which the size of the bets on each round is set in advance.
Flat Call
A flat call is a call in a spot where a raise would also be reasonable.
Flat Limit
Flat limit is a version of fixed limit in which all bets are the same size.
Float
A float is calling a bet with a weak hand, planning to take the pot away on a later street.
Force‑In
A force-in is a mandatory blind bet, usually with an option to raise. The player must put the money in before the cards are seen or before action.
Forced Bet
A forced bet is a bet that a player must post to start the action in a hand, even before seeing any cards. The most common forced bets are antes, blinds and the bring-in.
Get Full Value
To get full value is to bet, raise or re-raise with the intention of winning as much as possible from a strong hand.
Go All In
To go all in is to bet all of your remaining chips on a single hand.
Hero Call
A hero call is a call with a weak or marginal hand, based on the belief that the opponent is bluffing. The caller has no strong hand, but trusts a read and pays to see whether it is right.
In the Middle
In the middle has two meanings. It can mean a player who acts after some players but before others, or it can mean the pot, which is the money in the middle of the table. It can also mean posting the blind out of turn.
Indirect Bet
An indirect bet is a bet or raise made by an opponent for a player who is sandbagging a strong hand. The player with the strong hand lets someone else put in the money.
Induce
To induce is to try to get an opponent to bet or raise by checking or by making a small bet. The aim is to make them put more money into the pot, often when they have a weaker hand.
Insurance
Insurance is a side agreement in which a player pays another player a certain amount in exchange for a guarantee of winning a certain amount of money regardless of the outcome of the hand. In other contexts, it means a deal to split the pot.
Isolate
To isolate is to raise before the flop with the aim of playing one-on-one against a weak player who has limped or entered the pot. The raise should chase away the other players and leave you with a single opponent.
Isolation
Isolation is a strategy in which a player raises to force the other players to fold, leaving him heads-up against the original bettor. The raiser isolates one opponent.
Jack Up
To jack up is to raise. A player jacks up the pot when he increases the bet.
Jam
To jam is to move all your chips into the pot, also called shoving. A jam is an all-in bet or raise. Players often say that they 'jammed' a hand.
Jammed Pot
A jammed pot is a pot that has been raised the maximum number of times. In limit games, the raises are capped, so a jammed pot is a pot where nobody can raise any more.