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Bluff and Buy-in: Quiz Your Poker Terms

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stake
noun
the cash values assigned to the various colored chips, bets, and raises.
bluff
verb
to deceive by a show of confidence in the strength of one's cards
buck
noun
any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes
skeet
noun
a hand consisting of a nine, five, two, and two other cards of denominations below nine but not of the same denomination
buy-in
noun
the chips purchased by a player from the banker, occasionally a set amount required to enter a specific competition or game
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table stake
noun
a stake that a player places on the table at the beginning of a game that may not be changed once the deal begins
opener
noun
cards in a hand that according to a given standard are worth enough to enable the holder to make the first bet of a deal
full house
noun
a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens
royal flush
noun
the five highest cards of a suit
straight flush
noun
a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit
inside straight
noun
a set of four cards requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the ranking cards of the set to make a straight
dead man's hand
noun
a hand containing the two pairs of two aces and two eights
two pair
noun
a set of two cards of the same denomination together with another matched set of different denomination from the first
four of a kind
noun
a set of four cards of the same denominations
monkey flush
noun
three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence
three of a kind
noun
a set of three cards of the same denomination
ace in the hole
noun
an ace dealt and held face down, especially in stud poker
ante
noun
a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal
four flush
noun
a hand having four cards of one suit and one card of another suit; an imperfect flush
freezeout
noun
each player begins with an agreed amount of money and must withdraw from the game once that amount is lost, leaving one player with all the winnings
jackpot
noun
a pot that accumulates until a player opens the betting with a pair of predetermined denomination, usually jacks or better
skip straight
noun
a hand consisting of five cards following one another in order of denomination, such as five, seven, nine, jack, and king, being of special value
stay
verb
to continue in a hand by matching an ante, bet, or raise

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