Here is a glossary of Texas Holdem Poker Terms which you may find useful. Thanks to http://www.holdemstrategycharts.com for the definitions. All In - Putting all of your table money in the pot. Back Door - After the flop, you need two particular cards to complete your hand and you get them. These two are also referred to as runner runner. Bad Beat - When your very good hand is beaten by a weaker hand that should not have been played. Bet for Value - You believe your hand has a chance of winning even though it seems risky. Such as when the pot is large and your hand is adequate to make the bet a good choice. Blind - Money which is required to be put into the pot by the two players to the left of the dealer. Bottom Pair - When you pair the lowest card on the board. Button - The designated dealer who receives his cards last and bets last. Calling Station - Someone who seldom bets but seems to always call. Cap - Usually betting is limited to four bets (i.e. capped at four bets.) Chasin g - When one of the blinds stays in the betting, simply trying to protect the blind money regardless of hand quality. Check Raise - A player who checks and then re-raises on the same betting round after someone on his left has raised. Dead Money - Money put into the pot by players who have since dropped out. Drawing Dead - Drawing to a hand that cannot win. Drawing Hand - A hand that needs help to become a decent hand. Free Card - When you raise in late position in the hope that next round everyone will check and you get a card without putting more money in the pot. Gut Shot - Also called an inside straight. To fill a straight by drawing one of the middle cards. Implied Odds - The odds you are getting from the ratio of the money in the pot plus any expected bets to your betting amount. Kicker - Your side card which accompanies your main card. If you have a K9, the 9 is a kicker to your King. Limper - Someone who calls the blind on the pre-flop betting. Nuts - The best possible hand. On Tilt - Someone who is off his game due to a bad beat or because he has had an unusual string of luck. Out - A card needed to better your hand. For instance, there are eight outs to an open ended straight. Over Card - A card higher than your card of interest. Over Pair - A pair higher than your pair of interest. Position - Your seating position in relation to the betting. The last two or three bettors are often referred to as in late position. Pot Odds - See Implied Odds Rag - A card that helps no one. Rake - The percentage of the pot taken by the casino. River - The last (fifth) board card, also called fourth street. Semi Bluff - A bet with a hand that is not likely to win but could. The bet is intended to scare players away. Set - Three of a kind, also called trips. Slow Play - To check or under bet a very good hand in order to deceive players in the game. Straddle - A voluntary raise prior to the dealing of the pocket cards, which amounts to a bet and is like an extra blind amount. Tell - A gesture or mannerism which may give away a players hand strength. Turn - The fourth board card, also called fourth street. Under the Gun (UTG) - The first player to bet. Value Bet - A bet with a good chance to win on the river.

Source: Holdem Strategy Charts