Online Casino Glossary

If you’re new to online Casino games, our A to Z of online Poker and Casino lingo will get you started on the road to riches. Remember, knowledge is power!


Online Casino A to Z

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Action

Betting level at the table. The higher the bets, the better the action in the online Casino!

Add On

An option to purchase more chips during an online Poker tournament.

All-in

Betting all of your remaining online Poker chips into the pot.

Aggressive

Commonly used to describe an online Poker player’s style. An aggressive player typically raises and re-raises and rarely calls.

Ante

A mandatory bet in online Poker placed by all players before cards are dealt as a way to create a pot.

Backdoor

Making a hand other than the combination intended.

Backraise

In online Poker, this is a re-raise from the player who originally called.

Bad Beat

When a good hand is beat by an even better hand in online Poker.

Bankroll

The amount of money you have at the online Casino.

Bet Odds

The odds you get as a result of evaluating the number of callers to a raise.

Bicycle or Bike

A Straight Ace to Five in online Poker.

Big Blind

The largest blind posted before cards are dealt in online Poker, placed by the second player from the dealer’s left.

Blind

A mandatory bet placed before the cards are dealt to force money into the pot in online Poker.

Bluff

Betting even though you don't have a good hand in online Poker.

Boat

A full house.

Board, The

The communal cards dealt face up in online Texas Holdem that all players can use.

Bounty

An option in some online Poker tournaments where by taking out a certain player/players, you get a cash bonus.

Burn Card

When dealing community cards in online Texas Holdem Poker, the first card dealt is always burnt or discarded to prevent from reading of marked cards.

Button

A symbol to flag which player is sitting in the dealer's position.

Buy-In

The amount a player spends to get into, or buy into an online Casino game or online Poker tournament.

Call

Matching the amount of the latest bet on the online poker table.

Cap or Capping

Term that applies to online Limit Texas Holdem Poker. In a limit game, betting the last amount allowed before the maximum allowed number of raises is reached.

Capped

When betting is no longer allowed in a round because the maximum amount of raises has been reached.

Card Cap

An object (usually a chip) placed on top of your two pocket cards to show that you have a hand in play. Also referred to as a “marker”.

Cash Out

Cashing in your chips and leaving the online Poker table, or online Casino table.

Check

To pass your turn to bet in online Poker, provided that there are no previous bets pending.

Chip(s)

Plastic “coins” used in online Poker and at the online Casino that represent a certain monetary amount.

Clubs

One of the four playing card suits in online Poker. Formerly representing the working class.

Community Cards

Communal cards in online Poker dealt face up for all players to use.

Cutoff Seat

The player to the right of the dealer button at the online Poker table

Dealer

The man or woman who handles the cards, gives out the pots, and monitors the online poker or online casino game.

Dealer's Position

Being the last to act in a betting round. On the button.

Diamonds

One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing merchants

Draw

To take a card from the deck, for example by discarding one card and replacing it with a new one.

A game result where multiple players split the pot as result of having equal hands.

Drawing Dead

A hand in online Poker that will lose even if it improves.

Drawing Hand

An online Poker hand that needs improvement to win, for example when seeking to score a straight or a flush but still missing one card.

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Fish

A lousy online Poker player.

Flop

In online Poker these are the first three community cards dealt face up on the table.

Flush

An online Poker hand of five cards where the suits all match.

Fold

To give up your hand and forfeit the pot to the remaining players.

Four-of-a-Kind

An online Poker hand consisting of all four cards of the same type.

Full House

An online Poker hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a pair.

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Heads-Up

An online Poker hand between only two players.

Hearts

One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing the clergy.

High Limit

An online Poker or online Casino game where the amounts wagered are high.

House, The

The establishment where a game is being held.

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Jackpot

A prize fund awarded to a player who meets a set of predetermined requirements in the online Casino.

Kicker

The remaining undeclared cards in a five-card online Poker hand.

Kill Game

A game where certain requisites create higher stakes and/or create a third blind.

Late Position

Being one of the last to act in a betting round in an online Poker. Usually an advantage.

Limit

The type of betting in a game; online Limit Texas Holdem, online No-limit Texas Holdem.

Live Hand

An active hand. One that has not folded.

Live Game

A game where you are physically near the other players.

Low Limit

A game where the amounts wagered are small.

Main Pot

The first established pot before a player goes all-in and creates a side pot.

Muck

To discard your hand, especially after an opponent reveals a better hand.

No Limit

In online Poker, the amount you are allowed to bet is limited only by your chip stack.

Nuts, The

The best possible hand in online Poker.

On the Button

Being the last player to act in a betting round (Dealer's Position).

Outs

The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand.

Overcards

Cards higher in rank than the highest card on the board.

Overpair

A pocket pair higher than any of the cards on the board.

Pair

An online Poker hand comprised of two cards of the same type.

Pocket Cards

The two cards dealt to you at the beginning of an online Texas Holdem Poker hand that no one else is entitled to see.

Pot, The

The amount of money and sum of the bets being wagered on in a game.

Pot Limit

The highest bet that you are allowed to place is always equal to the existing pot.

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Rainbow

Used to describe cards of all different suits.

Rake

Money taken by the house to compensate for expenses.

Rag / Rags

A useless card or cards in online Poker.

Re-raise

Putting in another bet on top of a previous raise or raises.

Rebuy

An online Poker tournament option where players can purchase more chips after going below a certain amount or after losing all of their chips.

River

The fifth and last community card dealt face up in an online Texas Holdem game.

Rock

A passive, tight player.

Royal Flush

The highest ranking hand. Having a straight 10 to Ace of all the same suit.

Rush

A winning streak.

Scramble

A thorough shuffling technique whereby the shuffler spreads the cards face down over a large area and scrambles them. This is also known as a wash.

Semi-Bluff

Betting with a mediocre or drawing hand

Set

Three-of-a-kind using a pocket pair that matches a card on the board.

Short Buying

Purchasing chips after your initial purchase.

Short-Handed

A game with few players.

Showdown

The final phase after all betting has ended and players reveal their cards.

Side Pot

Bets made into a new pot after a player has gone all-in.

Small Blind

The smaller of the two blinds posted prior to the dealing of cards, placed by the player sitting directly to the left of the dealer.

Spades

One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing nobility.

Split Pot

When two or more winning hands tie and divide the pot.

Steal Raise

A raise by someone in late position in an attempt to reduce the number of players and/or steal the pot.

Straight

A poker hand with five sequential cards. In online Texas Holdem Poker, Aces can be high or low.

Straight Flush

An online Poker hand comprised of five sequential cards all of the same suit.

Suit

A characteristic of a playing card. The card being either of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades.

Suited

Cards that are of the same suit.

Table Stakes

The rule that you can only play a hand with the money you have at the table.

Tell

An action that gives clues about the cards someone is holding.

Three-of-a-Kind

An online Poker hand consisting of three cards of the same type.

Tight

A player who selects hands very carefully and folds easily.

Top Pair

Having a pair with the highest card on the board and one in the pocket.

Top Two Pair

Having both your pocket cards match the highest two cards on the board.

Trips

Three-of-a-kind using one of your hole cards that matches a pair on the board.

Turn

The fourth community card dealt face up in an online Texas Holdem game.

Two Pair

An online Poker hand consisting of two different pairs.

Underpair

A pocket pair of lower value than the lowest card on the board.

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Wired

Having two pocket cards of the same rank.

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