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Poker Terms
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This A Big Poker Glossary
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Offsuit
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Cards that are not of the same suit.
Open
Raise
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Raising as the first one in the pot preflop (rather than simply
calling the bet).
Option
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The choice given to the player in the big blind, allowing them to
call or raise.
Orbit
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One complete rotation around the table.
Outkicked
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To lose to another hand with a better kicker than yours.
Outrun
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To beat a hand that you were losing to on an earlier street.
Outs
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Cards remaining in the deck that will help your hand win a pot.
Overcall
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Calling a bet after at least one other person has already called.
Overcard - A card
higher than any card on the board. For instance, if you have AQ 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 QQ and the flop comes J-8-3, you have
an overpair.
One-Gap
- A hold'em starting hand with two cards two apart in rank.
Examples: J9s, 64.
Opener-
The player who made the first voluntary bet.
Opener Button
- A button used to indicate who opened a
particular pot in a draw game.
Overblind-
Also called oversize blind. A blind used in some
pots that is bigger than the regular big blind, and usually
increases the stakes proportionally. |