Poker Terms

Dealer Button: A chip that marks where the dealing begins. This moves forward one player each hand.

Small Blind: An automatic small bet that must be paid by the next player from the dealer button at the beginning of a hand.

Big Blind: An automatic large bet that must be paid by the next player from the small blind player at the beginning of a hand. During the first betting round this is the amount players must match or raise to stay in the current hand.

Hole Cards: The 2 cards that you are dealt as your personal hand. Other players cannot see your cards unless they turn over at the end of the hand to find the winner.

Betting Round: There are 4 betting rounds during a game. A player can choose to call a bet, raise a bet or fold their hand.

Flop: The first 3 community cards dealt out during the hand after the first betting round.

Turn: The 4th community card dealt out after the second betting round.

River: The 5th community card dealt out after the third betting round.

Call: Match the current bet amount.

Raise: Raise the current bet amount.

Fold: Discard your current hand and lose any money you have bet so far in this hand.

All-in: Bet your entire pot on the hand.