Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hand |
A player's best five cards. |
| Head to Head |
Two people playing poker. |
| Heads Up |
A pot that is being contested by only two players.
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| Hearts |
One of the four playing card suits. |
| Help Card |
One that improves one's hand. |
| High Hand |
The best hand in any round of poker. |
| High Limit |
A game where the amounts wagered are high. |
| High Roller |
A gambler who plays for large stakes. Being a High Roller is often times relative. Extreme High Rollers are also referred to as "Whales". |
| High-Card |
To decide the first dealer in the flop tournaments each user is dealt a single card and the player with the highest card (based on the card and the suit order - of spades, hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer. |
| High-Low |
Split pot games. |
| High-Low Split |
Games where half the pot goes to the highest ranking poker hand and half goes to the lowest ranking poker hand |
| Hit |
As in "the flop hit me". It means the flop contained cards that help your hand. If you have AK, and the flop comes K-7-2, it hit you. |
| Hit And Run |
The act of joining a poker game, winning big in a short period of time, and leaving the table. |
| Hitchhiker |
A player who comes into a pot cheaply as the victim of a trap. |
| Hold'em |
Also known as Texas Hold 'em, where the players get two down cards and five community cards. See our complete Hold 'em rules in our Game Rules section. |
