A player who runs out of chips during the course of a hand
is said to be "all-in." He may be entitled only to win that
portion of the pot which existed at the time he went all-in
(see also Main Pot and Side Pots).
Betting Limits
The amount a player may bet or raise on any turn is set by
the betting limits of the game. For example, a 3-6 table
requires bets or raises to be $3 for the first two rounds of
betting, and $6 for the last two rounds of betting.
Likewise, a 4-8 table requires bets or raises to be $4 and
$8 for the first two and last two rounds respectively.
Betting Round
One round of betting. There are four betting rounds in a
given hand: before the flop, after the flop, after the turn,
and after the river.
Big Blind
The big blind is made by the player immediately to the left
of the small blind, and is equal to the minimum bet. For
example, the big blind in a 3-6 game is $3, and in a 4-8
game, $4.
Blinds
The blinds are required bets made by the two people to the
left of the dealer button before any cards are dealt, and
serve to get money into the pot initially.
Burn Cards
In a live game, the dealer is required to deal one card off
the top of the deck face down into the muck immediately
prior to dealing the flop, the turn card, and the river
card. These are called "burn cards."
Buy-in
When a player first sits down at the table and buys chips,
it is called a "buy-in". The minimum buy-in for True Poker
is 10 times the small bet or small blind in Pot/No limit.
For example, in a 3-6 game, the minimum buy-in is $30. After
a player has bought his initial chips and wishes to buy
more, he can then purchase any quantity of chips provided it
is $10 or greater. However if a player goes all-in and runs
out of chips, they must purchase a full minimum buy-in
amount.
Call
Once a bet has been made in a given round, if a player
matches the bet (i.e. does not raise or fold), it is a
"call."
Check
If there has not been a bet made in a given hand, a player
can "check," which means he is not betting and is letting
his turn pass without increasing the amount in the pot.
Chips
Circular color-coded discs used for betting, chips are
available in denominations of $1, $3, $5, $25, $100, $500.
Fold
If a player elects to fold, he withdraws from the hand and
forfeits all bets he has placed up to that point in the
hand. Typically a player will fold when he does not want to
call a bet in order to stay in the hand.
Hand
One complete game beginning with the posting of the blinds
and concluding with one or more players winning the pot.
Main Pot and Side Pots
If a player runs out of chips in the course of a hand, (i.e.
he goes "all-in") the pot is split into a "main pot", which
is the pot that existed up to the point any players went all
in, and a "side pot", which is that portion of the pot to
which the all-in player does not participate, and cannot
win.
Muck Cards
All discarded cards lying face down in front of the dealer,
consisting of all folded cards and all "burn cards."
Pot
The total number of chips that are bet in a given round and
any prior rounds. Once betting in a round is complete, the
total chips bet are moved into a pile near the centre of the
table.
Raise
Once a bet has been made in a given round, any subsequent
increases to the amount bet is called a raise. If the bet is
increased after it has been raised, this is called a
re-raise.
Rake
The house charges a commission -- the "rake" -- as a
percentage of the total pot won at the end of most hands.
This represents the only source of revenue for the house,
since all winnings go to the players. The rake amount is
never more than $3 and is determined by the number of
players at the table, and the amount in the total pot. .
Small Blind
The small blind is made by the player immediately to the
left of the dealer button and is equal to half of the
minimum bet, rounded down to the nearest dollar. For
example, the small blind in a 3-6 game is $1, and in a 4-8
game, $2.
Split Pot
If two or more players have the same hand at the showdown,
the pot is split equally between them. If the pot cannot be
split equally, the odd dollar is paid to the player next in
line for the Blinds.
Table Stakes
A convention of poker, followed in most card rooms , which
dictates that a player can only play with those chips he has
at the beginning of the hand. In other words, a player is
not allowed to buy more chips during the course of a hand
nor may they remove chips from the table during or between
hands, unless they exit the game. (A player similarly may
not exit and quickly return with out less chips.)
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