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Jackpot
- A special bonus paid to the loser of a hand if he gets a very good
hand beaten. In Texas
Holdem, the "loser" must typically get aces full or better
beaten. In some of the large southern California card clubs, jackpots
have gotten over $50,000. Of course, the jackpot is funded with money
removed from the game as part of the rake.
Kicker - An unpaired card used to
determine the better of two near-equivalent hands. For instance, suppose
you have A K and your
opponent has A Q. If the
flop has an ace in it, you both have a pair of aces, but you have a king
kicker. Kickers can be vitally important in
Texas Holdem.
Live Blind - A forced bet put in by
one or more players before any cards are dealt. The "live" means those
players still have the option of raising when the action gets back
around to them.
Maniac - A player who does a lot of
hyper-aggressive raising, betting, and bluffing. A true maniac is not a
good player, but is simply doing a lot of gambling. However, a player
who occasionally acts like a maniac and confuses his opponents is quite
dangerous.
Muck - The pile of folded and burned
cards in front of the dealer. Example: "His hand hit the muck so the
dealer ruled it folded even though the guy wanted to get his cards
back." Also used as a verb. Example: He didn't have any outs so he
mucked his hand."
No-Limit - A version of poker in which
a player may bet any amount of chips (up to the number in front of him)
whenever it is his turn to act. It is a very different game from limit
poker. The best treatise on no-limit poker is in Doyle Brunson's
Super/System .
Nuts - The best possible hand given
the board. If the board is K♠
J♦
T♠
4♠
2♥,
then A♠
X♠
is the nuts. You will occasionally hear the term applied to the best
possible hand of a certain category, even though it isn't the overall
nuts. For the above example, somebody with
A♥
Q♣
might say they had the "nut straight."
Offsuit - A
Texas Holdem starting hand with two
cards of different suits. A
Texas Holdem starting hand with two
cards of different suits.
One-Cap - A
Texas Holdem starting hand with
two cards two apart in rank. Examples: J 9,
6 4.
Open-Ended Straight Draw - Seeking one
of two card values to make a straight. For instance, a player holding
9 8 with a board of
2 7 6 can make a straight with
either a ten 6 7 8 9 T or
with a five 5 6 7 8 9. This
is also known as an up-and-down straight draw.
Out - A card that will make your hand
win. Normally heard in the plural. Example: "Any spade will make my
flush, so I have nine outs."
Outrun - To beat. Example: "Susie
outran my set when her flush card hit on the river."
Overcall - To call a bet after one or
more others players have already called.
Overcard - A card higher than any card
on the board. For instance, if you have A Q
and the flop comes J 7 3,
you don't have a pair, but you have two overcards.
Overpair - A pocket pair higher than
any card on the flop. If you have Q Q
and the flop comes J 8 3,
you have an overpair.
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