| Asian Stud |
A California game, a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.
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| Assault Rifle |
In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s)
Usage: This is a name of card combinations which was succesfully used by some player and historically called Assault Rifle. Abbreviated signing of this term is KA-K-4-7.
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| Assigned Bettor |
The player who is first to bet in a particular round.
Usage: Used as in sentence "Any player other than the assigned bettor should pass such a hand immediately".
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| Auto Ante |
This option determines if you have to manually ante on each new hand. Generally it is easier to let the computer ante for you, but it is more realistic to ante up yourself)
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| Automatic |
Being in a must-bet situation.
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| Automatic Bet |
A bet, often a bluff, made, regardless of one's cards, in a situation in which the bet usually wins.
For example, in a lowball game, if one player drew four cards and passes after the draw, and the next player drew one, the latter almost always makes an automatic bet, because most of the time that player has the best hand and the few times that he doesn't, the drawer of four cards doesn't call anyway.
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| Automatic Bluff |
A bet, often a bluff, made, regardless of one's cards, in a situation in which the bet usually wins.
For example, in a lowball game, if one player drew four cards and passes after the draw, and the next player drew one, the latter almost always makes an automatic bet, because most of the time that player has the best hand and the few times that he doesn't, the drawer of four cards doesn't call anyway.
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| Ax |
The percentage of a pot kept by the management to pay expenses; usually called drop. Term used to describe a hand containing an Ace and any other card.
Usage: When a game operator extracts a cut (charge) from a Poker pot, a player may say, "There goes the ax." Also like in sentence "Mike put John on an Ax hand after his pre-flop raise"
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| Baby |
Any of the four non-aces needed for the lowest possible hand (2,3,4,5).
Usage: Like in sentence "I'll limp preflop with Ace-baby suited multiway if I'm sure there won't be a raise behind me." Or "I need a baby card."
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| Back Into a Hand |
To draw cards that make a hand that is different from the hand you were originally trying to make.
Usage: You back into a hand when you are intentionally in the pot to make a different hand than the one you ended up with. For example, if you flop a straight and up with a flush, you would say "I backed into a flush."
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| Back-to-back |
A holding of a pair in five-card stud (when the pair was formed with the first two cards dealt, one in the hole, and the other as the first upcard). Can be referred to as "wired".
Usage: Also used without dashes like Back to back. Like in sentence "Johnny Chan won back to back in 1987 and 1988".
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| Backdoor |
Making a hand other than the one intended. Example: Having J/10 of Clubs with a flop of A of Clubs, 5 of Clubs. 6 of Spades. The turn and river are K & Q of Hearts. You made a straight instead of the intended (and more likely) flush.
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| Backdoor Flush |
When you have three cards that would support a flush, but you need the turn and river to make a flush.
Usage: Like in sentence "You have a pair, gutshot and the backdoor flush draw."
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| Backdoor Straight |
When you have three cards that would support a straight, but you need the turn and river to make a straight.
Usage: Like in sentence "He's likely got 6 outs and a backdoor straight possibility."
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| Backer |
A nonplayer who finances an active player.
Usage: Like in sentece "How you gonna get into the tournament? I thought you were broke." "I have a backer."
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