During you play of poker the following poker words will be used. Below are a description of poker words with an explanation of the meaning of poker words.
Ante - The ante is the player's stake which consists of a wee blind and a big blind which gets
the pot started.
Big Blind - Much like the wee blind described below but the big blind is played by the person who is sat two away
to the left from the dealer.
Buy In - The buy in poker word is the entry fee to enter a poker game.
Check - A player can call a check when they do not want to raise the stakes but wishes to see the cards to
come out of the flop.
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Flop - This poker word relates to cards that have been turned over by the playing cards hand or the dealer. Poker
players check the flop against their own dealt cards to try and make a winning hand.
Fold - A fold is called by a player when he or she thinks his or her hand is not good enough to continue
the game and has no chance of winning.
Pot - This is what playing poker is all about - this is all of the bets played by all the poker players. It
sits in the middle of the poker table until the pot is won by a player.
Rake - The small percentage that the online poker website will take from the pot of each game is called
the rake. It is a small payment in return for being able to use their secure website with safe payments and payouts.
Tight Player - A poker player who is careful, taking little or no risks is known as a tight player.
Wee Blind - A wee blind is a token bet which has been placed by the player to the left of the dealer
without having seen the hand.
Now that you know the pokerwords jargon and phrases why not
play poker.