Glossary

Poker, like so many other pastimes and professions, has developed its own terminology. This guide includes not just common poker terms, but also those specifically related to online Poker.

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Texas Hold'em
The poker game where each player gets two down cards followed by five community cards face-up.

Three of a kind
A hand consisting three cards of the same rank.

Tournament Buy-In
The cost to enter a tournament. All buy-in money is returned to the players via the prize pool.

Tournament Entry-Fee
A small fee the house charges to enter a tournament.

Trips
A nickname for three of a kind.

Turbo
A form of poker play with minimal time to make decisions.

Turn
The nickname for the fourth community card in Hold'em and Omaha.

Two Pair
A hand in which the player has two pairs of cards.