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Poker Glossary of Poker Terms
Welcome to the Top15Poker glossary of terms that you should familiarize yourself with before sitting down at the table. Please feel free to contact us if you would like any further information around the terminology that is used at the table.
ABC Player - An ABC player is a player who is very predictable. This player generally reads a poker book or two and follows instructions to the word. They always play hands the same way and are generally pretty tight. These types of players are often winners at lower stakes and loose games but are easily crushed by advanced players.
Ace High - A poker hand with no ranked cards (pair, flush, etc) but with an Ace as the high card. This hand beats all other unranked hands. Check out our poker hand rankings.
Action - Betting, raising, and/or calling. A poker game with "a lot of action" is a game a lot of money is in play.
Advertise - To advertise is to represent a method of play. For example, you play tight and only call when you have great cards, then show them. Next time you can call with rubbish (a bluff) and players think you have another strong hand. You are "advertising" your hand.
Aggressive - "Aggressive play" usually means a lot of betting and raising. An aggressive player will generally continually raise to scare you out of pots and not always with the best hand.
Ajax - The holdem starting hand Ace-Jack (AJ). Also known as Blackjack and "The (Aussie) Jewel".
Alligator Blood - A poker player who plays fearlessly when short-stacked and wins. A player who plays for a long time short-stacked, winning just enough to keep them in the game.
All In - In no limit texas holdem, a player may declare himself "all in" and bet all of his chips into the pot.
American Airlines - The holdem starting hand Ace-Ace (AA). Also known as Rockets, Pocket Rockets.
Angling - This is characterized as any acting out of turn. It is considered angling when any player folds or bets out of turn. A player who uses constant angling is known as an "angle shooter". Angling is used to make opponents bet or fold differently to that if they didn't know what the anglers play was. For example, if the angler signals to bet before his turn, other players to the angler's right react by not betting or perhaps even folding. When the round reaches the angler, the angler announces that he or she is not interested in betting after all, or winning a hand due to the opponents fold.
Ante - A small amount of chips placed into the pot before each hand. This acts as a "tax" for playing hands and is usually used in Stud games, where as Hold'em games usually have blinds.
Aquarium - An aquarium is a poker room or game that has a lot of fish in it.
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