The common poker terms is needed to understand the game of poker. It's the words used when playing and discussing the game. Watching a poker game on TV will most likely sound like a completely different language for someone not played before. Fortunately it's pretty easy to learn the common words.
Knowing the most common terms and what they stand for is necessary in order to play and comprehend the different variations of poker.
Useful poker glossary links:
Some examples of common poker words are:
All In - When a player puts all his chips in the pot
Big Blind - A bet made by first player to the left of small blind. This will be the minimum bet
Small Blind - A bet made by first player to the left of dealer. Bet is half the big blind
Call - Player matches a bet in any given round.
Check - If no bet has been made the player can check in order to stay in the hand for free
Fold - When a player decides not to continue the hand and throws his/her cards
Pot - The total number of chips in any given hand
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