Glossary of Texas Hold’em Terms

Ante - Chips placed on table before cards have been dealt.
Blind - A forced bet by two players to dealer’s immediate left.
Button -A chip that represents the dealer.
Call - To see a bet.
Check - Staying in the game without folding or betting.
Check-raise - Checking cards then raising your hand after someone has made a bet.
Community cards - Cards used by all players put in the middle of the table.
Deuce - Slang for a 2.
Flop - The first cards dealt by the dealer for everyone to use.
Flush - Five cards in the same suit.
Fold - Throwing cards away.
Hole card - A card that has an unknown value to other players.
Pot - Money placed in the middle of the table.
Pot limit - Limit for how much you can bet or raise.
Re-raise - Raising a player who already raised you.
River - The fifth and final community card; all players can use the "river card" to form their hand.
Royal flush - AKQJ10 in same suit.
Showdown - Everyone in the game showing their hands.
Straight flush - Five cards of the same suit in sequence.
Table - Stakes only bet with the money you have on the table.
Trips - Three of a kind.
Turn - The fourth community card; all players can use the "turn card" to form their hand.

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