As a beginner at Texas Hold’em Poker, it is not only essential that you know the basic rules and regulations but it is vital that you are familiar with the terms and definitions used in an online Texas Hold’em poker game. Some terms you will pick up as you go along but knowing the basic terms and using them as you play the game will actually help you bluff your way through and let your opponents think that you are poker savvy and not just a mere beginner.

So let us continue with your education and learn these Texas Hold’em terms for that winning game you crave for.

Action – when a player stays in a hand and either check, call, raise or bet
Ante – a small forced bet by all players
All in – put all of your money in the pot

Backdoor – catching the turn and river cards to make a hand
Bankroll – the money a player plays with
Bet the Pot – a bet made equal to the pot size
Blind – forced bet for the first two players on the dealer’s left with the small blind on the first position and the big blind is placed by the players on the second position
Bluff – to act like a hand is better than it really is
Burn Card – to discard the top card of the deck, done before each flop, turn and river
Buy in – amount of money a player pays to enter a game

Call – to place the amount of money equal to the other bets made
Cash Game – a game which uses currency or poker chips exchanged for currency
Check – when no one bets in front of you and you do not bet
Community cards – cards dealt face up which everyone can use to form a five card hand

Dead man’s Hand – aces and eights
Dealer Button – indicates the current dealer of the game

Early position – first player to act in a round of betting

Flop – the first three community cards placed face up
Free Card – turn or river card wherein you don’t have to call a bet

Heads up – only two players left in the game
Hole Cards – two cards dealt to each player

Muck – to fold a hand
Pot Odds – amount of money in the pot compared to the amount a player has put in to stay in the game
Push – tie in the game

River – the fifth and final community card
Rounder – a skilled poker player
Showdown – all the players show their hands at the end of the round
Turn – is the fourth community card also called the fourth street

Of course there are a lot more terms you need to be acquainted with but starting with these basics will definitely help you talk the talk and walk the walk in a Texas Hold’em poker game and increase your chances of winning.

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