A-B : C-C : D-E : F-H : I-N : O-P : Q-S : S-T : T-W
California LowballAce-to-five lowball with a joker.
Call
To match a bet that has been made.
Calling Station
A weak-passive player who calls a lot, but doesn’t raise or fold much. This is the kind of player you like to have in your game.
Cards Speak
The face value of a hand in a showdown is the true value of the hand, regardless of a verbal announcement.
Capped
Describes the situation in limit poker in which the maximum number of raises on the betting round have been reached.
Case
The last card of a certain rank in the deck. Example: "The flop came J-8-3; I’ve got pocket jacks, he’s got pocket 8’s, and then the case eight falls on the river and he beats my full house."
Check
To waive the right to initiate the betting in a round, but to retain the right to act if another player initiates the betting.
Check-Raise
To check, indicating weakness, with the intention of raising after someone else bets.
Collection
The host fee (taken either out of the pot or from each player).
Collection Drop
A fee charged for each hand dealt.
Colour Change
To change the chips from one denomination to another.
Common Card
A card dealt faceup to be used by all players at the showdown in the games of stud poker whenever there are insufficient cards left in the deck to deal each player a card individually.
Community Cards
The cards dealt faceup in the center of the table that can be used by all players to form their best hand in the games of holdem and Omaha.
Complete the Bet
To increase an all-in bet or forced bet to a full bet in limit poker.
Complete Hand
A hand that is defined by all five cards – a straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, or straight flush.
Connector
A hold’em starting hand in which the two cards are one apart in rank. Examples: KQs, 76.
Cut
To divide the deck into two sections.
Cut-Card
Another term for the bottom card.