intermediate
3-bet
A 3-bet is a raise after another raise. It is the first re-raise in a betting round.
A‑Game
Your A-Game is the best level of poker you can currently play, with your skills and attention working together.
Ace-to-Five
Ace-to-five is a way of ranking low poker hands: aces are low, and straights and flushes do not count against you.
Acepots
Acepots is a form of high draw poker in which a player needs at least a pair of aces to open the betting.
Acey-Deucey
Acey-deucey is a poker nickname for two pair of aces and deuces, or for a starting hand of an ace and a deuce.
Acey‑Uppy
Acey-uppy is another name for aces up, a two pair hand in which one pair is aces.
Action Only
Action only is a short all-in bet that can be called but does not reopen the betting for a raise.
Advantage
Advantage is another word for edge: being better than opponents because of skill, a stronger hand or a better position.
Advertise
To advertise is to bluff or show a hand on purpose so opponents form a false impression of how you play.
After‑Hours Game
An after-hours game is a private game played in a casino or card room after it has closed for the night.
Agent
An agent is someone who helps cheaters, for example by partnering with them or luring another player into a crooked game.
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.
Anaconda
Anaconda is a stud variant in which players pass cards to their opponents.
Angle
An angle is a legal but unethical play that tries to gain an advantage.
Announced Bet
An announced bet is a verbal declaration of a bet amount made in turn.
Ante and Straddle
Ante and straddle is an older name for a game with two blinds, an ante and a straddle.
Artist
An artist is a cheat who manipulates the deck.
As Nas
As Nas is an ancient Persian game that some say is an ancestor of poker.
Asian Five‑Card Stud
Asian five-card stud is a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.
Automatic Bet
An automatic bet is a bet made regardless of your cards in a spot where betting usually wins.
Automatic Bluff
An automatic bluff 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.
Backdoor
A backdoor draw needs two more cards, the turn and the river, to make a hand.
Backdoor Flush
A backdoor flush is a flush made by hitting the needed suit on both the turn and the river.
Backdoor Straight
A backdoor straight is a straight made by hitting the needed cards on both the turn and the river.
Backer
A backer is a nonplayer who finances an active player.
Backraise
A backraise is a re-raise made by a player who originally called in the same betting round.
Badugi
Badugi is a draw poker game in which the best hand has four cards of different suits and ranks.