key words

Question 1

community cards

Answer 1

the five cards visible on the table

Question 3

the hand

Answer 3

the five cards of one player made up of the pair they are dealt and the community cards

Question 5

flop

Answer 5

the first three cards shown out of the community cards

Question 7

call

Answer 7

to match the current value of the bet made by the previous player

Question 8

raise

Answer 8

to raise the current value of the bet made by the previous player

Question 9

check

Answer 9

not placing any form of bet on your turn, neither call or raise

Question 10

fold

Answer 10

when you are unhappy with you cards and decide to forfeit the game

Question 11

semi-bluff

Answer 11

when you make a bet of the current flop knowing that you do not currently have good cards, but may soon make a high value card combination when the rest of cards are shown

the aim here is to either get the other players to fold, or to gain the high value combination when the other cards are shown, meaning you also win the pot

Question 12

bet

Answer 12

to make a bet of money

Question 13

the pot

Answer 13

the money to be won on the table

Question 14

all in

Answer 14

putting all you chips into the pot

Question 15

small blind

Answer 15

the player to the left of the dealer who must make the first bet

Question 16

big blind

Answer 16

the player on the left of the small blind who must either call or raise the bet previously made

Question 17

chips

Answer 17

the tokens that represent the amounts of money, which go into the pot

Question 18

side pot

Answer 18

a side pot occurs in a game in which there are more than two players left in the hand, and one player is is all-in.

when one player is all-in, the other two may continue to bet between themselves, this being the side pot

Question 19

bluff

Answer 19

a bluff is when you do not have winnable or valuable cards but proceed to bet or raise as if you do in hopes of getting the other players to fold and/or lose