holdem
Community card poker
Holdem is short for Texas hold'em, the most popular form of poker.
Each player receives two private cards and shares five community cards dealt face-up on the table, making the best five-card hand from any combination.
No-limit holdem allows betting any amount at any time, creating the dramatic all-in moments that dominate televised poker.
Stiff paper rectangles
Location or stance
- outsMeans of escape
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- rangeExtent of variation
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
aggressive · passive · loose · preflop · bluffing · trap · read · tell
Intentional misleading of others
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- semi-bluffBet with incomplete hand
- representStand in for
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
balanced · overbet · leveling · metagame · exploit · air · blockers
Staking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
casino · risk · luck · chance · high-stakes · tournament · sit-and-go · freeroll
cards
Stiff paper rectangles
showdown · ante · dealer · chip · stack · pot · raise · call · fold · check
position
Location or stance
tight · aggressive · passive · loose · preflop · bluffing · trap · read · tell · bankroll
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- semi-bluffBet with incomplete hand
- representStand in for
polarized · balanced · overbet · leveling · metagame · exploit · air · blockers
betting
Staking money on outcomes
jackpot · casino · risk · luck · chance · high-stakes · tournament · sit-and-go · freeroll · buy-in
holdemdraw poker
Card game with replacement
stud poker · seven-card stud · five-card stud · razz · lowball
- hold onWait or maintain grip
- holding handsGripping another's palm
- hold upDelay or armed robbery
- hold handsGrasp another's fingers
- hold backPrevent forward movement
- on holdTemporarily not proceeding
hold, holds, holding, holder, holders, holdings, holdout, holdover, withhold