Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
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| Facecard |
A king, queen, or jack. |
| False Cut |
1)A cheating maneuver in which the deck appears to be cut, but the stacked portion remains unchanged at the top. 2) Give the deck such a cut. |
| False Openers |
A hand that was opened without having opening requirements.
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| Family Pot |
A pot in which all (or almost all) of the players call before the flop.
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| Fast |
As in "play fast". To play a hand aggressively, betting and raising as much as possible. |
| Fifth Street |
Also known as the "river" card. In flop games, this represents the fifth community card on the table and the final round of betting. In Stud games, this is the fifth card dealt to each player and represents the third round of betting. |
| Fill |
To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush). |
| Fill Up |
To fill a Full House. |
| Fish |
A player who loses money. An old saying is "If you can't spot the fish at the table, you are the fish." |
| Fishhooks |
Slang for Jacks. |
| Five of a Kind |
Five cards of the same value. |
| Five-card Draw |
A poker game in which the player is dealt five cards down. They have one draw to replace them and the best high hand wins the pot. |
| Five-card Stud |
A poker game in which each player is dealt five cards, one down and four up, with betting after 2, 3, 4, & 5 cards. |
| Fixed Limit |
In limit poker, any betting structure in which the amount of the bet on each particular round is pre-set. |
| Flash |
1) To turn up a common card for everyone's use when insufficient cards are available to complete a stud game. 2) Five cards, one of each suit plus the joker. |














