hold'em

Two-card poker variant

Hold'em is a form of poker, short for Texas hold'em, in which players receive two private cards and share five community cards dealt face-up on the table.

Players make the best five-card hand from any combination of their hole cards and the board: I've been playing hold'em online all week.

poker

flop

Complete commercial failure

  • riverLarge flowing watercourse
  • turnRotational movement
  • showdownDecisive final confrontation

kicker · nuts · ante · fold · call · raise · check · all-in · pot · blinds

strategy

position

Location or stance

  • outsMeans of escape
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • rangeExtent of variation

check-raise · three-bet · four-bet · blocker · GTO · exploitative · semi-bluff · trap · overbet · polarized

bluff

read

Comprehend written language

  • tellConvey information verbally
  • deceptionIntentional misleading of others
  • feintDeceptive mock attack

represent · float · barrel · stone-cold · leveling · metagame · psychological · intimidation

stakes

high-stakes

Involving significant consequences

rake · buy-in · variance

tournament

buy-in

Agreement to participate

bubble · bracelet · deal-making · bounty · knockout

Opposites
poker variant structure

hold'emdraw poker

Card game with replacement

seven-card stud · five-card stud · stud poker · stud · razz

Phrases
Family

holder, holders, beholden

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Rated PG