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Ante
Money placed in the pot before the dealing.

Arkansas Flush
A four flush.

Boost
Raising a hand

Border Work
Markings which are added by cheating players on the printed borders of the cards for identifying their value.

Bottom Deal
To deal the cards from the bottom of a deck when a player wants to cheat

Cold Feet
A description for any player who wants to get out of the game early.

Cold Hands
(1) hands at the time of showdown (2) A series of bad hands.

Cold Turkey
A pair of kings, one after the other, on the initial two cards in a five-card stud.

Drag (Snatch)
Money which is separated from the pot to show the amount which a player owes (Light).

Draw
The act of exchanging one's cards in place of new cards drawn from the deck

Draw Out
To get the winning hand with draw cards or from the last cards that are dealt

Five-Card Stud
Stud poker which is played with one hole card and four cards which are exposed for everyone's use

Fix
Stacking the deck or pre arranging the cards to be used during a game

Fixed Limit
Betting with agreed-upon limits or maximums.

Go
To start with dealing cards

Go All In
The act of placing all of one's money in a bet

Go Out
To drop.

Hot Deck
A deck that allows good cards to be dealt to the players

Hot Hands
A series of hands that are of high-value

Live Blind
A blind bettor who has the option to raise if he chooses

Live Card
A card which has not been exposed or dealt

Matching Card
A card similar in suit or value as another card

Mate
A card which matches or pairs up with another card.

Offensive Bet
A bet which is placed for building up a pot

Office Hours
A straight hand from a five to a nine, or from four to an eight.

Poch
The best type of cards, three of a kind, or four of a kind.

Pochen
A German game of cards from where the name poker was derived partly

Pocket
The two cards given to a player facing down in a Hold'Em game, or in a seven-card stud.

Rembrandt
Any game where all the face cards are considered as wild

Represent
indicating what hand you have by betting in a particular way

Reraise
To raise after a player raises

Southern Cross
A variation of the game of Cincinnati where nine up cards are arranged in a cross.

Speed
Refers to the aggression level with which a person plays

Speeding
When a player is caught while bluffing he is said to be caught speeding

Spider
A cheating device attached to the coat or vest for holding out.

To Go
The amount required for entering a pot

Toke
A tip, especially given to a dealer in a casino

Top
Beating another player.

Wash
Shuffling