A-B : C-C : D-E : F-H : I-N : O-P : Q-S : S-T : T-W
FacecardA king, queen, or jack.
Fixed Limit
Where the amount of the bet on each particular round is pre-set.
Flashed Card
A card that is partially exposed to the players.
Floorperson
A casino representative who seats players and makes decisions.
Flop
In holdem or Omaha, the three community cards that are turned simultaneously after the first round of betting is complete.
Flush
A poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit.
Fold
To throw a hand away.
Fourth Street
The second upcard in seven-card stud or the first boardcard after the flop in holdem (also called the turn card).
Fouled Hand
A hand no longer in play.
Forced Bet
A required wager to start the action on the first betting round (the normal way action begins in a stud game).
Freeroll
A chance to win something at no risk or cost.
Full Buy
Purchase of at least the minimum requirement of chips needed for a particular game.
Full House
A hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair.
Gutshot
A straight filled "inside". If you have 9s-8s, the flop comes 7c-5h-2d, and the turn is the 6c, you’ve made your gutshot straight.
Hand
(1) All the cards in a players hand known only to the player. (2) The five cards determining the poker ranking. (3) A single poker deal.
Heads-Up Play
Only two players left in play.
Holecards
Cards dealt facedown to a player.
Insurance
A side agreement when someone is all-in for a player in a pot to put up money that guarantees a payoff of a set amount in case the opponent wins the pot.
Joker
The joker is a "partially wild card" in high draw poker and ace-to-five lowball. In high, it is used for aces, straights, and flushes. In lowball, the joker is the lowest unmatched rank in a hand.
Heads
Up A pot that is being contested by only two players – "It was heads up by the turn."
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.
House
The establishment running the game. Example: "The $2 you put on the button goes to the house."