1. Poker Words Beginning With T That Are Positive
2. Poker Words That Start With T
3. Poker Words Beginning With T For Abc Scrapbook

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What is very interesting to me as a lifelong poker player is the number of poker related words and sayings that have worked their way into mainstream conversation in the business world and elsewhere. A few obvious examples which shouldn’t require explanation would include: hold your cards close to your chest, I’ll call that bluff, I’d rather be lucky than good, and he’s got a real poker face.

While you may already be aware of many poker related words and sayings, there are sure to be many that, as a beginner to poker, you probably won’t know. Over the years poker has accumulated a number of unique words and phrases that regular players use as their own language and can be incomprehensible to the uninitiated. Here is an example of a seasoned poker player describing a hand to a friend:

“I had pocket rockets and the flop comes Ace, two rags, rainbow giving me top set. Can you believe that donkey, Harry, goes runner, runner and cracks my set with his 23-to-1 shot flush draw? It’s just like him; he’s such a calling station”.

If you completely understand this description then you might not need this lesson. However, if it seems like a different language then, fear not, by the end of this lesson you will understand what it all means. In this lesson we’ll explain just what some of those colourful expressions mean along with a list of terms which any poker player, who aspires to become conversant in the game needs to know.

Glossary of Poker Terms

Let’s start off with a list of poker terms that you’ll need to be familiar with. After this all important glossary, we’ll return to the above “poker speak” example as it is the kind of conversation you will hear from other more experienced players.

All-in- When a player puts all of his chips into the pot he is said to be all-in. That player does not participate in anymore bets above his all-in amount. A side pot is created for the other players. The all-in player is eligible for the main pot only.

Ante – A small forced bet that all players are required to post before the deal. An ante is used in stud poker versus posting blinds as in hold‘em. Antes are also common in tournaments in addition to the blinds at the later levels.

Back Door – A hand which is made back door requires both the turn card and river card to make the hand. An example would be holding a three flush after the flop and needing two more of the same suit to complete your flush. This is also called runner/runner.

Bad Beat – A good hand that is “cracked” or beaten by a better hand that usually was way behind but hit a lucky draw. Every poker player has more than one bad beat story to tell!

Big Slick – This is the nickname for the two card holding of Ace-King.

Blinds – The mandatory bets made by the first two players to the left of the dealer button. They are called the small and big blinds.

Bluff – Making a bet without the best hand in the hope that your opponent(s) will fold and you will win the pot.

Calling Station – A player who calls too often is a calling station. The term is used in a derogatory manner mainly since these players call without the correct pot odds they many times hit long shot winning hands which frustrates other players.

Cards Speak – The best hand is determined by each of the players turning their cards face up with no declaration. The values of the cards speak for themselves.

Check Raise – To check when it is your turn to bet and then, after someone else bets, to raise that player’s bet.

Donkey – An opponent who plays poorly and seems to be throwing his money away. This is the current term for a pigeon, a sucker or a fish.

Double Belly Buster – This is a hand with two inside straight draws. As an example, 79TJK can become a straight with either an 8 or a queen. This draw has the same number of outs (8 winning cards) as an open ended straight draw except the double belly buster is much more deceptive.

Drawing Dead – A draw such that no matter what card you get you will lose. As an example: You have four spades with the King while your opponent holds a pair of Aces along with four spades including the Ace of spades. You’re hoping to draw a spade on the river to make a King high flush. If the spade comes you will lose to an Ace high flush and since your opponent already has a pair of Aces you cannot win. You are said to be drawing dead.

Fish – See donkey – a player who plays the game poorly.

Flop – After the first round of betting, three community board cards are dealt called the flop.

Gutshot – An inside straight draw with only four outs. Drawing to a QJ98 would require one of the four tens to make a straight.

Heads-up – Playing against a single opponent.

Implied Odds – This is an extension of pot odds and represents the ratio of the total amount you expect to win if you complete your hand to the amount you would need to call to continue. While pot odds are an exact calculation, implied odds takes some guess work and knowledge of your opponents’ tendencies.

Inside Straight Draw – See gut shot.

Isolate – To make a raise with the intention of forcing others to fold in hopes of being able to play heads up against a single opponent is to isolate him.

Limp – To just flat call the amount of the big blind is to limp into a hand.

Monster – A very strong hand that is almost certainly the winner.

Muck – Folding your hand is to muck it. The pile of dead cards is called the muck.

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Nuts – Based upon the board it’s the best available hand. An unbeatable hand is often called “the Brazils” and “a lock”.

Out – An out is a card that improves your hand, usually to winning status. If you hold the and there are two hearts on the flop, you have nine outs to the nut flush – the remaining nine hearts in the deck.

Pocket Rockets – A pair of Aces in your hand in hold’em.

Pot Odds – The ratio of the amount of money in the pot to the amount of money it will cost to call the current bet. If the pot holds $100 and it will cost you $20 to call, the pot is laying you 5-to-1 odds.

Quads – The nickname for four of a kind – e.g. “he had quad Kings”.

Rags – Refers to a worthless card. Rags are normally small board cards in hold’em.

Rainbow – Three or four board cards of different suits. If a flop contains three different suits it is said to be rainbow. If the turn is a card of the fourth suit, a flush will not be possible.

River – The fifth and final community board card dealt in hold’em.

Runner-Runner – A hand that is made with both the turn and the river cards. Two running cards are runner-runner. If, on the flop, you have a three flush and both the turn and river are of the same suit making you a flush, you’ve gone runner-runner.

Sandbag – Hiding the strength of your hand by slow playing it early on in order to make more money later in the hand. It’s a deceptive ploy to increase profit.

Set – When holding a pocket pair, having one of that same rank hit the board creates a set.

String Bet – This is an illegal move which occurs when a player does not orally declare his intention to raise but puts out chips to call and then reaches back to his stack to get more chips for a raise.

Tilt – A player who has lost his discipline and is playing too loosely and very aggressively in a desperate attempt to win a pot is said to be on tilt. This is normally caused by a series of bad beats that has frustrated the victim.

Trips – Differentiated from a set, trips occur when two of the same rank is on the board and you hold another of them in your hand. The reason it differs from a set is that only one person can hold the three cards to a set while two people can have the same trips when two of them are on the board.

Turn – The fourth community board card dealt between the flop and the river.

Under the Gun – The first player to the left of the button who must act first is said to be under the gun.

Wheel – The smallest possible straight consisting of Ace-2-3-4-5. It is also called a bicycle wheel or just a bike.

Poker Words Beginning With T That Are Positive

Poker Speak – Revisited

Now that you’ve read through the glossary covering a myriad of poker definitions, do you understand what that poker player at the beginning of this lesson was telling his friend? Just in case you missed something, we’ll translate his statement. We’ll repeat the statement as written, with the unique poker words/phrases in bold, and then we’ll make the translation.

I had pocket rockets and the flop comes Ace, two rags, rainbow giving me top set. Can you believe that donkey, Harry, goes runner, runner and cracks my set with his 23-to-1 shot flush draw? It’s just like him; he’s such a calling station.

Translation:

I had two Aces in the hole and the three cards the dealer dealt come Ace, two small cards with three different suits giving me the best/highest three of a kind. Can you believe that unskilled, bad player, Harry, he hit two of his needed suit in a row, one on the turn and the other on the river and beats my three of a kind with his long shot flush draw? It’s just like him, he’s a weak player who calls way too much and sometimes gets lucky.

See how much more concise poker speak is? If you’re just getting into the game and have not been using poker speak – trust me, you will be. In fact, by the end these lessons I’ll bet you’ll be speaking Poker fluently.

By Tom 'TIME' Leonard

Tom has been writing about poker since 1994 and has played across the USA for over 40 years, playing every game in almost every card room in Atlantic City, California and Las Vegas.

T.J. Cloutier

T.J. Cloutier is a legend of professional tournament poker with six World Series of Poker bracelets and has authored many popular poker theory books. (read more)

Table

As a Poker Term, 'table' means to turn your cards faceup at an appropriate time during a poker hand. Of course it may also refer to a piece of furniture. (read more)

Table Captain

The table captain is someone at a live poker table who uses his table presence to create a psychologically intimidating dynamic; also can refer to a rules nit. (read more)

Table Coach

The table coach is the guy at your table who is constantly commenting on various aspects of game play and game dynamics during the poker table. (read more)

Table Draw

Table Draw is an aspect of a poker tournament that indicates the randomized collection of opponents you are first seated with. (read more)

Table Image

Table image describes the way poker players view each other while playing poker. Though it plays a role in online poker, it is more relevant to the live form. (read more)

Table Mod

A table mod is a graphical change done by a third party to a poker site's software to enhance the artwork or layout of the table or lobby. (read more)

Table Presence

Table presence is a concept closely related to 'table image' and describes the aura a poker player emits at the poker table. (read more)

Table Selection

Table Selection refers to when a poker player picks a specific table that appears the softest among the ones available to play. (read more)

Table Stakes

Table Stakes is a fundamental function of poker that requires players to play for the amount of money on the table. (read more)

Table Talk

Table talk refers to any discussion that takes place throughout the process of playing poker at a poker table. It is related to 'coffeehousing.' (read more)

TableNinja

TableNinja is a hotkey utility for PokerStars that allows for customizable betting, checking, calling and folding in addition to other automated tasks. (read more)

TAG

TAG stands for 'tight and aggressive' and it is the opposite of 'LAG.' In most poker scenarios, TAG is considered the ideal style to employ. (read more)

TAGfish

A TAGfish is a tight aggressive player who plays very standard poker which is easily exploitable by good players. (read more)

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is a casino in Atlantic City that was once the hub for the majority of the poker action in that gambling destination. (read more)

Takeover

Takeover is the nickname for Nick Schulman, a high stakes poker player and Full Tilt Red Pro, who is proficient in cash games and tournaments. (read more)

Tank

Tank refers to the process of being lost in deep thought in the middle of a poker hand, or the time one takes to make a difficult decision. (read more)

Tao of Poker

Tao of Poker is a blog written by Paul McGuire that covers goinigs-on in the poker world; it is considered one of the best blogs in the industry. (read more)

Tapping the Glass

Tapping the glass refers to the counter-intuitive approach that frustrated players use to vent, educating weaker players in the process. (read more)

Taylor Caby

Taylor Caby is one of the co-founders of Cardrunners, one of the first and most well-established poker training websites. (read more)

TBH

TBH is a rather grating acronym used by poker players. It means 'to be honest' and is usually used in a redundant or irritating way. (read more)

TDA

The TDA, or Tournament Directors Association, was founded in 2001 by Matt Savage, David Lamb, Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher. (read more)

Team PokerStars Online

Team PokerStars Online was created at the end of 2009 to create a group of sponsored pros that were well known for their online playing abilities. (read more)

Ted Forrest

Ted Forrest is a professional poker player who has won five WSOP bracelets and is considered one of the best Stud players in the world. (read more)

Telegraph

Telegraph is a specific type of poker tell in which a player who hasn't acted yet gives a clear physical indication of what he intends to do. (read more)

Tell

A tell is an indication of hand strength unintentionally given off by an opponent, including physical tells and verbal tells. (read more)

Ten-eight-cious

Ten-eight-cious is a term recently coined by Bill Edler to describe the hand T8 (a ten and an eight), particularly when the hand wins. (read more)

Tennis

Tennis is a classic sport that has relatively little do with poker other than the fact that some very accomplished poker players began as tennis experts. (read more)

Texas Dolly

Texas Dolly is a nickname given to famous poker player Doyle Brunson. (read more)

Texas Hold 'Em

Texas hold 'em has been the most popular form of poker since the 'poker boom' began around the year 2002. It is played with two hole cards and five board cards. (read more)

Texture

Texture refers to the composition of a board in Hold 'Em or Omaha. Terms like 'ragged' or 'coordinated' refer to board textures. (read more)

That Is My Child

'That Is My Child' is a famous reponse by a poker player named 'dnaperf' when another player compared her daughter to a dog. (read more)

The Big Little Tournament

The Big Little Tournament is a $2.20 tournament on Full Tilt Poker that boasts a $200,000 prize pool guarantee. (read more)

The Biggest Game in Town

The Biggest Game in Town is one of the most loved journalistic examinations of the poker world, focusing on famous poker players at the World Series of Poker. (read more)

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid stars Steve McQueen as a young hotshot poker player taking on the established legend played by Edward G. Robinson. (read more)

The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid is a movie released in 1984 that centers around the goings on at an East Coast beach resort, with a heavy focus on the card game gin. (read more)

The Gambler

The Gambler may refer to a quintessential poker song by Kenny Rogers, a movie starring James Caan, or a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. (read more)

The Gladiator

The Gladiator is a promotion for March of 2010 at PartyPoker which awards entry into a freeroll and bonus cash. (read more)

The Grand

The Grand is a 2007 movie directed by Zak Penn that uses the mockumentary format to depict a high stakes poker tournament in Las Vegas. (read more)

The Mirage

The Mirage was at one point the hub for poker action in Las Vegas before the Bellagio opened. The Mirage's place in history was immortalized in Rounders. (read more)

The Psychology of Poker

The Psychology of Poker was written by Alan Schoonmaker and covers motives and mental attributes of poker players. (read more)

The Rhino

The Rhino, a shortened term for 'Spearmint Rhino,' is one of the most recognized names worldwide for strip clubs and a place where Vegas poker players hang out. (read more)

The Strip

The Strip refers to the Las Vegas Strip, which is otherwise known as Las Vegas Boulevard, home to many casinos and poker rooms. (read more)

The Sunday Brawl

The Sunday Brawl is a poker tournament that begins every Sunday at 14:00 EST on Full Tilt Poker. It is a $240+16 buyin knockout-style tournament. (read more)

The Sunday Mulligan

The Sunday Mulligan is a popular once-a-week tournament on Full Tilt Poker which takes place every Sunday night at 19:05 ET. (read more)

The Super Tuesday

The Super Tuesday is a weekly poker tournament that takes place on PokerStars, with a buyin of $1,000. It generally attracts 300-400 players. (read more)

The System

Poker Words That Start With T

The System is an ultra-simplified strategy for beginners playing in a big tournament, designed by David Sklansky for the daughter of an acquaintance. (read more)

The Venetian

The Venetian is a popular poker room in Las Vegas. (read more)

The Worst Day of the Year

The worst day of the year is a famous expression to describe the day when a poker player busts out of the World Series of Poker main event. (read more)

Theory of Poker

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky was first published in 1987 and remains the seminal work on the topic, describing many basic poker concepts. (read more)

Poker Words Beginning With T For Abc Scrapbook

thepokerdb

thepokerdb, co-created by Nat Arem, is the oldest and most well-regarded website for tracking results of online poker tournaments. (read more)

Thin

Thin is a poker adjective to describe a type of value bet that was not clear cut, rather made in the hopes your opponent has a 2nd-best hand he can't fold. (read more)

Third Streeet

Third street is mostly a stud poker term to indicate the action or conditions present after the first three cards are dealt. Less commonly it refers to a flop. (read more)

Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller is a professional poker player based out of colorado, who specializes in NL cash games and tournaments. He is also known for his blog. (read more)

Thorladen

Thorladen is the nickname for Steve Weinstein, a highly talented bridge player who is also quite accomplished in both live and online poker. (read more)

Three Bet

Three-betting is a bit of poker slang that is often used as a substitute for 're-raise,' becauseit is useful for distinguishing itself from further raises. (read more)

TID

TID is an online poker acronym that stands for 'take it down,' a statemenet uttered in the spirit of encouragement from one player to another. (read more)

Tiffany Michelle

Tiffany Michelle is an actress who formerly was a well known interviewer for Poker News and finished 17th in the WSOP Main Event of 2008. (read more)

Tight

Tight refers to a style of play that is the opposite of 'loose.' Tight play usually entails selective standards for betting and raising. (read more)

Tilt

Tilt describes a player who acts irrationally after losing a big pot. Going on tilt can mean a player is overtly angry or just playing abnormally. (read more)

Time Bank

Time banks are a feature built into online poker sites that allocate a certain amount of time for decision making during poker hands. (read more)

Time Collection

Time Collections are used in lieu of rake in certain highstakes poker games. Players pay a fixed amount every half hour instead of having each pot raked. (read more)

Titan Poker

Titan Poker is one of the largest online poker rooms in the market, and they have some of the best sign-up bonuses available. (read more)

tl;dr

tl;dr is an acronym used by forum posters after someone makes a really long post that would have taken them a long time to read. (read more)

TLB

The TLB, or Tournament Leader Board, is a ranking system that tracks poker tournament results on the online poker site PokerStars. (read more)

Tmay420

Tmay420, aka Tim West, is a professional poker player from California. He was once the No.1 ranked online player and has over $800K in live tournament results. (read more)

Toke

A toke is a tip paid to the dealer after winning a hand in poker. (read more)

Tokwiro Enterprises

Tokwiro Enterprises is a private company that is headquartered in Kahnawake Mohake Territory. The company owns Absolute Poker and UB.com. (read more)

Tom Dwan

Tom Dwan, better known as durrrr, is an online pro poker player and known as one of the best in the world. (read more)

Tom Marchese

Tom Marchese is known as kingsofcards on PokerStars and is a high stakes cash game player who won the 2010 NAPT Venetian Main Event. (read more)

Tom McEvoy

Tom McEvoy is a four time WSOP bracelet winner and the 1983 Main Event winner who has made over $2,700,000 in live tournament winnings. (read more)

Tommy Angelo

Tommy Angelo is a professional poker player and noted coach to many high stakes player, as well as the author of Elements of Poker. (read more)

Tool

There are many software assistance poker tools in existence. These tools can help you play better and win more money playing online poker. (read more)

Top and Bottom

Holding top and bottom pair means pairing your hole cards with the highest and lowest ranked cards on the board. Also called top and botton pair. (read more)

Top Heavy

Top heavy is a term used to describe the proprotion for the distribution of prizes in a poker tournament, in which most of the money is given to the top spots. (read more)

Top Pair

A person has top pair when one of their hole cards matches the highest card on the board. Flopping top pair means this happens on the flop. (read more)

Top Section

The top section is the area portioned off in a poker room where the room's highest stakes games take place. Most casino poker rooms feature a top section. (read more)

Top Set

A player holds top set when he makes three of a kind using the highest-ranked card on the board. Flopping top set means this happens on the flop. (read more)

Top Top

Jamie Gold told his opponent that he had 'top top,' top pair, top kicker, during his run at the 2006 World Series of Poker title. (read more)

Top Two

A player has top two pair when his hole cards match the highest ranked and second highest ranked cards on the board in poker. It's slang for top two pair. (read more)

Tournament

To enter a poker tournament, a player must pay a buy-in. They may rebuy and add-on if the tournament's structure allows for it. The opposite of a cash game. (read more)

Tournament Director

Tournament Directors (TDs) are responsible for organizing poker tournaments. This is often a full time, casino-based job, but there are also itinterant TDs. (read more)

Tournament Life

Some tournament players cringe when they hear the term 'tournament life' while others base their entire game around the concept. (read more)

Tournament of Champions

The Tournament of Champions is a World Series of Poker Event where only Main Event champions can play. (read more)

Tournament Poker and the Art of War

Tournament Poker and the Art of War is a book by David Apostolico about using Sun Tzu philosophy while playing tournament poker. (read more)

TPGK

The acronym TPGK stands for Top Pair Good Kicker (read more)

TPNK

Typically used on a forum, TPNK is an acronym for 'Top Pair No Kicker'. (read more)

TPTK

TPTK means 'top pair, top kicker' and indicates a hold 'em hand in which a person has paired the highest card on board and has an ace kicker. (read more)

Treasure Island

The Treasure Island Hotel and Casino offers a small but well decorated poker room that regularly runs No Limit Holdem games. (read more)

Trigger

When you 'pull the trigger' in poker, you are usually bluffing on a later street. It is another war-related poker term, related to 'bullet' and 'ammunition.' (read more)

Triple Draw

Triple draw (TD) is a form of poker in which players have three opportunities to draw to the best possible hand. Badugi and 2-7 are the most common TD games. (read more)

Trips

Trips is poker slang for three of a kind. It's also called a set. Trips is a powerful hand, except when players run into set over set situations. (read more)

Turbo

Turbo is a term generally used to designate a poker tournament in which the blinds increase at a faster pace than what is usually standard for a similar event, (read more)

Turn

The turn is the fourth community card dealt in Texas Hold'em or Omaha. It comes after the flop and before the river and is also called fourth street. (read more)

Turning Stone

Turning Stone Resort and Casino is located in Verona, NY. Its primary fame as a poker venue centers around the ability for players 18 years and older to play. (read more)

Two Plus Two Publishing

Two Plus Two Publishing, also known as '2+2' or '2p2' is a popular online poker site among the poker community. 2+2 began as a publishing company. (read more)

TYVM

The acronym TYVM stands for Thank You Very Much and is often typed at online poker tables when trying to induce tilt into an opponent. (read more)