Aa
Action – The term used for checking, betting, or raising. In a loose game there is a lot of action, which means a lot of betting. The person whose turn it is to bet is said to have the action on him.
All In - When a player has put all of his chips into the pot. If a bet, call, or raise takes all the chips in front of a player, he is “all in.”
Ante – A required bet from every player at the beginning of a hand. The amount of this forced bet increases at the start of each new level of a tournament. A dealer will often say, “Ante up.”
Bb
Baby or Babies – Small cards, 2,3,4,5, and sometimes a 6.
Baby Pair – Any pair lower than 6s.
Banana – A card that adds no value to your hand. In particular, a high card that hurts a low hand, example: a 9 or above. In poker terminology a banana is synonymous with a “brick.”
Best All Round – In some poker tournaments, players receive points for the order in which they finish the tournament. Example: If a tournament has three hundred players, the third player to bite the dust would receive 3 points, the player who placed second would receive 299 points, the winner would get 300 points, and on down the line. Points from every event are added up and the highest scoring player wins a special price, often a spiffy new car.
Bicycle – A perfect razz hand; A-2-3-4-5.
Big Draw – A big potential hand in which you need 1 card to complete your straight, flush, full, full house, and so forth.
Big Slick – An ace and a king. A strong starting hand in any hold’em game and even stronger when suited.
Blank – Cards that add no value to a player’s hand.
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