rules
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.
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.
Bomb Pot
A bomb pot is a hand in which every player antes the same amount and the flop comes immediately, with no preflop betting.
Bounty
A bounty is a cash prize paid for eliminating another player in a tournament.
Boxed Card
A boxed card is a card found face up in the assembled deck during the deal.
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.
Bug
A bug is a limited wild card, usually an ace or a card that fills a gap.
Burn
To burn a card is to discard the top card of the deck before dealing.
Burn Card
A burn card is a card discarded face down from the top of the deck before community cards are dealt.
Bury Card
A bury card is a card taken from the top of the deck and placed in the middle.
Button
The button is a marker showing the dealer position, which determines the order of action.
Buy-In
A buy-in is the amount of money you pay to enter a game or tournament.
Buy-in Limit
A buy-in limit is the minimum amount you must bring into a one-on-one game.
California games
California games are cardroom games that resemble poker or blackjack, in which players bet before they see the hand.
California Lowball
California lowball is ace-to-five lowball played with a joker.
Call The Clock
Calling the clock asks the dealer to give a slow player a limited time to act.
Cap
A cap is a limit, such as on the number of raises in a betting round.
Cards Speak
Cards speak means a hand is worth the best combination of its cards, whatever the player calls it.
Cash Game
A cash game is a poker game played for real money, where players can join and leave at any time.
Casino Poker
Casino poker is public poker played in gambling casinos.
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.
Chinese Poker
Chinese poker is a game in which each player arranges 13 cards into a three-card hand and two five-card hands.
Chip Race
A chip race is a tournament procedure that removes small denomination chips from play when the blinds have risen.
Chop
A chop is a pot divided equally between players with equal hands, or a tournament deal to split the prize money.
Collection
A collection is the fee a cardroom charges for running a game, taken from the pot or from each player.
Collection Drop
A collection drop is a fee charged for each hand dealt.
Collusion
Collusion is cheating in which two or more players cooperate against the rest of the table.
Color Change
A color change is a request to exchange chips from one denomination to another.
Color Up
To color up is to exchange chips for fewer chips of a higher denomination.