| Big Dog |
An underdog. The person who has a very low chance of winning.
Usage: A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, five cards 9 to ace with no pair, which ranks below a little tiger and above a little dog.
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| Big Pair |
A Pair with a value of 10 or greater.
Usage: Like in sentence "On top of the potential to make a flush, you may make that big pair." Or "With high cards like A-Q or a big pair like Q-Q, you can create a shorthanded raised pot by raising yourself."
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| Big Slick |
A hand that contains an Ace and a King (A-K).
Usage: Used in hold'em games, also known as Santa Barbara.
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| Big Tiger |
A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, five cards 8 to king with no pair, which ranks above a tiger and just below a flush.
Usage: Also called big cat.
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| Blank |
A useless card.
Usage: The term is usually used in stud and hold'em. For example, in hold'em, with a flop of A J T, a turn card of 3 would be considered a blank. The 2 or Q would not be.
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| Blaze |
1) A hand consisting of five face cards. It has no ranking in cardroom poker, though sometimes does in private games. The term is often used by lowball players to embellish their hard-luck stories. 2) A nonstandard hand sometimes given value in a private or home game, consisting of five face cards, ranking between two pair and three of a kind.
Usage: Like in sentence "That guy just got his second bicycle, and what'd I get? Another blaze."
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| Bleed |
Win a lot of money a little at a time, from either a game or a particular player.
Usage: Like in sentence "I won that large pot with my kings, but then I bled it all off over the next hour."
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| Blind |
The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting directly to the dealer's left which will start the action on the first round of betting. The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind" bet is one that is made in the dark without looking at your cards.)
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| Blind Bet |
To bet before looking at one's hand
Usage: The same meaning as Bet Blind
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| Blind Raise |
A game or situation in which the player to the left of the dealer (the blind) puts in (usually) one chip before getting any cards and the next player puts in two chips. This is a forced raise.
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| Blind Robber |
Someone who steals the blind (usually from the middle blind position to win the big blind, or the dealer position to win both blinds), that is, opens a pot without having good cards, hoping the blind will just throw his cards away and the opener can win the chips represented by the blind or blinds without having to actually play the hand. See steal the blinds.
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| Blistering |
A cheater's technique to mark cards with his fingernail or a device.
Usage: Also see Peg
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| Blocker |
Required card already in another player's hand.
Usage: As in: "With my pair of tens I had the blockers on his gutshot straight."
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| Blow Back |
To lose all the (or most) of the money you have won.
Usage: Like in sentence "If he keeps playing, he may blow back a good piece of the winner."
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| Bluff |
To make other players believe that one has a better hand than he/she might otherwise have by betting or raisingwhen they do not have the best hand.
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