"All-In" refers to a Player who has no funds on
the poker table to continue participating in a round of play
but who still retains the right to contend for that portion
of the pot in which the Player has already placed a bet.
"Ante" means a predetermined wager which each Player
is required to make on some poker games prior to any cards
being dealt in order to participate in the round of play.
"Bet" means an action by which a Player places
gaming chips into the pot on any betting round.
"Betting Around" means a complete wagering cycle
in a hand of poker after all Players have called or folded.
"Blind Bet" means a mandatory wager in some poker
games which only Players sitting in specific betting positions
at the poker table shall be required to place prior to looking
at any cards.
"Burn Card" means a card taken from the top of
the deck which is discarded face-down, which is not in play
and the identity of which remains unknown.
"Button" means an object which is moved clockwise
around the table to denote an imaginary Dealer and thereby
determines the betting and dealing sequence.
"Call" means a wager made in an amount equal to
the immediately preceding wager.
"Check" means that a Player waives the right to
initiate the betting in a betting round but retains the right
to act if another Player initiates the betting.
"Common Card" means, in any game of stud poker,
a card which is dealt face-up if there are insufficient cards
left in the deck to deal each Player a card individually and
which can be used by all Players at the showdown.
"Community Cards" means cards which are dealt face-up
and which can be used by all Players to form their best hand.
"Cover Card" means a plastic card used during the
cut process and then to conceal the bottom card of the deck.
"Fold" means the withdrawal of a Player from a
round of play by discarding the Player's hand of cards during
a betting round and refusing to equal a wager.
"Forced Bet" means a wager which is required to
start the wagering on the first betting round.
"Fouled Hand" means a hand that either has an improper
number of cards or has come into contact with other cards
in such a way as to render it impossible to determine accurately
which cards are contained in the hand.
"High" means a game of poker in which the highest
hand wins the pot.
"High/Low Split Eight or Better" means a version
of high/low split poker in which a winning low hand must satisfy
an eligibility requirement.
"High/Low Split" means a form of poker in which
there is a winner for both the highest and lowest ranking
hands.
"Hole Cards" means any cards dealt to a Player
face-down.
"Low" means a game of poker in which the lowest
hand wins the pot.
"Opening Bet" means the first bet in a round of
play.
"Pot" means the amount which is awarded to the
winning Player or Players at the conclusion of a round of
play and is equal to the total amount anted and bet by Players
during the round of play, less any rake extracted.
"Protected Hand" means a hand of cards which the
Player is physically holding or has placed under one or more
gaming chips.
"Raise" means a bet in an amount greater than the
immediately preceding bet in that betting round.
"Rake" means the amount of gaming chips or coins
collected by the Dealer as poker revenue in accordance with
the regulations.
"Round of Play" means, for ante game of poker,
the process by which cards are dealt, bets are placed and
the winner of the pot is determined and paid in accordance
with the regulations.
"Showdown" means the action of revealing the hands
of each Player in order to determine who shall win the pot.
"Side Pot" means a separate pot formed when one
or more Players are all-in
"Stub" means the remaining portion of the deck
after all cards in a round of play have been dealt.
"Suit" means one of the four categories of cards,
that is, diamond, spade, club, or heart.
"Up-Cards" means, in a game of stud poker, any
card dealt to a Player face-up.
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