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Here you can find poker slang and poker terminology used today that will help you to learn the game.

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Back Door - Making a hand that the player wasn't drawing at.

Back Raise - To re-raise another players raise.

Bad Beat - A hand being beat by another hand that had a very low percentage of becoming a winning hand.

Bet - The act of placing a wager in turn into the pot on any betting round, or the chips put into the pot.

Big Blind - The largest regular blind in a game.

Blank - A card that has little value to the hand.

Blind - A required bet made before any cards are dealt.

Blind Game - A game which utilizes a blind.

Bluff - A bet or raise with a hand that is unlikely to beat the other players.

Board - The board on which a waiting list is kept for players wanting seats in specific games or cards face-up on the table common to each of the hands.

Board Card - A community card in the center of the table, as in Texas Hold ‘em or Omaha.

Bottom Pair - Pairing the lowest card on the board.

Boxed Card - A card that appears face-up in the deck where all other cards are face-down.

Broken Game - A game no longer in action.

Button - A player who is in the designated dealer position. See dealer button.

Button Games - Games in which a dealer button is used.

Buy-In - The minimum amount of money required to enter any game.