Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Connector |
A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are one apart in rank. Examples: KQs, 76. |
| Conservative |
(of a poker player or play) tending to bet only with a good hand. |
| Conservative Play |
A poker strategy that involves betting only hands that have a good chance of winning. |
| Counterfeit |
To make your hand less valuable because of board cards that duplicate it. |
| Court Card |
A jack, queen or king.
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| Cowboys |
Pair of kings as your hole cards in Texas Hold em. A very strong hand. |
| Crack |
To beat a hand - typically a big hand. You hear this most often used to apply to pocket aces: "Third time tonight I've had pocket aces cracked". |
| Cranberry |
A player who calls against the pot-odds. |
| Crap Shoot |
A term used for less skillful tournaments with lots of loose action throughout. |
| Cripple |
As in to cripple the deck. Meaning that you have most or all of the cards that somebody would want to have with the current board. If you have pocket kings, and the other two kings flop, you have crippled the deck. |
| Crying Call |
To complain when making a call. Sometimes a tactic to keep players in the hand. |
| Cut |
To divide the deck into two sections in such a manner as to change the order of the cards. |
| Cut It Up |
To split the pot after two hands are revealed to be of equal value. |
| Cut the Cards |
Putting the bottom cards of a deck on top of the deck. |
| Cut the Deck |
To divide the deck, fairly evenly, into 2 stacks. |
