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In Multi-Table Tournaments, this is a feature that enables Players to purchases more chips during the tournament.

To help keep the pace of the games moving nicely, we have provided advance action capabilities.  When you know what you will do next, you can use these to indicate your next action prior to the bet reaching you.  These advance action options will always present the correct options for the context of the play.  Using Advance Action buttons will help keep the pace of the game exciting.

This is the name that other Players in the Multi-Player environment know you by.

Note: Aliases can be composed of upper and lower case characters (a to z), the numbers 0 to 9, the (–) character and the(_) character. The Alias must be a minimum length of 3 characters and a max length of 12 characters.

This is when a Player does not have enough chips to cover the full bet amount, and places their remaining chips into the pot. The Player then contends for the pot in an amount proportional to what they contributed. The game play that continues among other Players is put into a side pot. The All-In Player has no share in this pot.

Players may be considered All-In when they are disconnected from the Multi-Player Casino during the play of a hand, depending on certain criteria. This is to ensure that they are not penalized when disconnected.

This is the protection afforded to you when you are disconnected from the Multi-Player Casino. When you return to the game, you contend for the pot in an amount proportional to what you contributed. All-In protection for disconnection is limited to prevent abuse.

Note:
There is no All-In protection in Pot-Limit and No-Limit games.

This is the status of a Scheduled Tournament, when the tournament is open for registration.

This is the first bet posted by each Player before cards are dealt. Antes are set by the House and vary with the game stakes.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Five-Card Stud
• Five-Card Draw
• Seven-Card Stud

To be a heavy favorite in a hand and lose to an opponent who was a severe underdog statically speaking

This occurs when a Player with a good hand is beaten by a higher ranking hand.

For example, Player A has Four of a Kind and is beaten by Player B who has a Straight Flush. Player A has the Bad Beat hand.

Important:
The Bad Beat Jackpot is available in Texas Hold 'em only.

This is a prize paid to the Player with a Bad Beat hand.

Important:
The Bad Beat Jackpot is available in Texas Hold 'em only.

This is the minimum ranking hand that can be beaten by a higher ranking hand in the Bad Beat Jackpot promotion.

For example, the Bad Beat Limit is Four of a Kind and is considered a Bad Beat hand if beaten by a higher ranking Four of a Kind or better.

Note:
The Bad Beat Limit is determined by the House.

Important:
The Bad Beat Jackpot is available in Texas Hold 'em only.

Bet limits establish the minimum and maximum amounts of chips that Players can bet. For example, in a $10 / $20 game, the minimum bet limit is $10 and the maximum bet limit is $20.

This term is used in pot limit games. It means your bet matches the current amount in the pot. If, when your turn to bet, the pot was at $217, and you bet the pot, your bet is $217.

This term refers to the required bets, called the small blind and the big blind used to put money into play.  The blinds are mandatory bets and rotate around the table

This is the first bet posted by the Player to the left of the Player that posts the small blind. It is a forced bet. The big blind bet amount is equal to the minimum bet limit. For example, in a $10 - $20 game, the big blind is $10.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Texas Hold 'em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo

This is a Pair with a value of 10 or greater.

This is the first bet placed by each Player. It is a forced bet and is placed before any cards are dealt. It is considered a live bet for the first round of betting. There are big blind and small blind bets in the first round of betting.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Texas Hold 'em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo

This occurs when Players leave the table during a tournament game.

In their absence they are still charged the blind bet amount for each round of betting.

The community cards in Hold'em are collectively known as the board.

This is a specific poker hand number that has a bonus prize linked to it.

Note:
The Bonus Hand is not available in Tournaments.

A tournament where prizes are awarded for eliminating other Players.

Note:
A Player is considered eliminated if they go all-in and lose.

This is a mandatory bet made by the Player with the lowest card by value showing in the first betting round of Stud games.

Note:
If there is more than one Player with the same card value the Lowest Card rule applies.

A marker, usually disk-shaped, to indicate which player is the virtual dealer.  The button is used in games where position relative to the dealer is important.

This is the amount of money required to join a game or tournament.

This is when you place a number of chips in the pot equal to another Player's bet.

This is the limit for bets and raises in Fixed-Limit games. For most games the cap is one bet and three raises - a total of four bets.

Note:
There is no betting cap in Pot-Limit and No Limit games.

This is when you want to take your chips out of the Multi-Player Casino.

The screen on the right that allows you to communicate with others at your table. To save time, people often use abbreviations for common phrases, they can be found here.

This is when you want to stay in a game but do not want to place a bet. You can only check if no other bets have been placed in the betting round.

This is when a Player checks and then raises in a betting round.

This is when a Player deliberately loses hands until all their chips are passed to a partner Player.

This is when Players chat about a hand they are involved in, with the intent of misleading or manipulating other Players.

A form of cheating where two or more players attempt to gain an unfair advantage by sharing information. We do not tolerate cheating.

These are cards that are dealt to the table. All Players use these cards to complete a five-card hand.

In a situation where you have missed your blinds and wish to re-enter the game before your turn to post the big blind.  You must post both blinds and the small blind is termed a dead blind, meaning it does not count towards calling a bet.

A hand no longer in the game.

This is a flat disk that is used to signify the Dealer's position on the table. The disk is marked with a D.

Deal Making enables Players on the final table to make deals regarding the final prizes. Deal Making is used in Single or Multi-Table Tournaments and enables Players to settle tournaments without playing to the end.

The face value on the cards, Ace, King, Queen, Jack and from 2 to 10.

In Draw Poker, each player has the option to discard one or more cards and replace them with new cards to attempt to get a better hand.

The first exposed card in a Player's hand in Stud games.

The face-down cards dealt to a player.

This describes the situation where a player is trying to draw a card to complete a hand even though that completed hand will be beat by another hand.

To drop your hand when you decide not to go further with your hand; to return your cards to the muck.  Same as fold.

This is when a Player has lost all their chips and cannot continue to play in a tournament.

This is the amount of money a Player must pay to join a tournament.

This is when all Players have contributed the same number of chips to the pot.

This is the fifth card dealt to each active Player in Stud games.

A game with a betting structure where the bet limits do not change, and the amount of each bet is a specific fixed amount. Betting is limited to the table stakes as determined by the game rules.

This is the first three community cards dealt to the table.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Texas Hold 'em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo

This is when Players throw in their cards. They give up any claim on the pot in exchange for not having to contribute more chips to the pot.

A mandatory bet.  In certain games, a player is required to bet, having sat-in the game.  Also see bring-in.

A great hand ... all 4 of one rank. For example, 4 Tens.

This is the fourth card dealt to each active Player in Stud games.

Multi-Table Tournaments that do not cost Players any chips to enter, but there is a prize offered.

Note:
The House may impose certain requirements to enter a Free-Roll Tournament, such as Raked Hands.

A hand in which you have a combination of 3 of a kind, and a pair.

A level can either be a number of hands, or a number of minutes. The stakes increase at the end of a level.

Tables where you play as a guest for evaluation purposes only. All bet and win amounts are not in real money.

The term for the artwork used to present you with the images of a poker room, including the table, chairs, avatars, cards, and chips.

Greenwich, England has been the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) since 1884. It is the place from where all time zones are measured, and often our tournament times are quoted in that time. To calculate your time from GMT, here is a handy resource: GMT Converter

A set of cards used by a player during a single round.  Another word for a single round of shuffling, dealing, and betting.

This is when there are only two Players in a game.

This is when there are only two Players in a game. Players play each other until one is eliminated. The winner moves to the next round, where they play against another winner from the previous round. This process continues until there are only two people left to play one another.

This is a highest hand at the table.

For example, Player A has a Two of Spades, a Three of Diamonds, a Four of Clubs, a Six of Hearts and a Eight of Diamonds and is beaten by Player B who has a Ace of Spades, a Queen of Diamonds, a Nine of Clubs, a Jack of Hearts and a Eight of Diamonds. Player b has the high hand.

A variation of a game where the pot is split between the best hand and the worst hand.  The worst hand is comprised of the 5 lowest cards.  Most poker rooms, including this one, consider 5, 4, 3, 2, A (the wheel) as the lowest possible hand, despite it also being a straight.

Also called Texas Hold'em.  One of the most popular poker games.  Each player gets 2 down cards and can use 3, 4, or 5 of the community cards.

A card concealed in a Player's hand, that is not visible to the other Players.

The term applied when a player has 4 of 5 cards needed for a straight with the missing card being inside the sequence rather than at either end, and gets the missing card.  For example, a player holding 3, 4, 5, 7 needs a 6 to complete the straight.  Getting that 6 is termed "making the inside straight."

A bonus opportunity to win under specific circumstances set by the poker room.

The term for the card used to break ties between two of a kind or between Two Pair.

These are blind bets that are in play.

Note:
Players that post live blinds can raise their own blind bet.

The lowest face-up card is used to determine the Player that must make the bring-in bet in Stud games.

Note:

• Aces are high.
• If two Players have the same low card, the bring-in bet is determined by suit in alphabetical order from lowest to highest value:

• Clubs

• Diamonds

• Hearts

• Spades

This is a hand that has 8 or lower. The low hand must have five unpaired cards with the value of 8 or lower.

For example, Player A has a Two of Spades, a Three of Diamonds, a Four of Clubs, a Six of Hearts and a Eight of Diamonds and is beaten by Player B who has a Ace of Spades, a Queen of Diamonds, a Nine of Clubs, a Jack of Hearts and a Eight of Diamonds. Player A has the low hand.

The initial pot of money.  When one or more players go all-in, a side pot is created for each all-in player.

This is when you do not want to show your losing hand or your uncontested winning hand, to the table. The hand is discarded without being displayed to the table.

Tournaments that consist of one or more tables to accommodate each Player that registers for the tournament. The maximum number of Players that can enter the tournament may be limited or not, depending on the tournament. More info here

A game with no bet limits, and Players can bet any amount they have, in any round. Each bet or raise must at least equal the previous bet increase in the same round.

A game in which each player receives 4 face-down cards and shares 5 community cards.  The winning hand must use exactly 2 down cards and 3 community cards.  This game also has a High/Low variant.

This game allows players to compete for a pot split between the highest and the lowest hands using 2 down cards and 3 community cards.  A player may use different sets of cards to make up the best high and the best low hands.

This term means you are in the dealer position in Texas Hold'em and Omaha games. The dealer position is marked by a "button" with a "D" in the center.

This term refers to the option given the big blind player the option of raising before the flop.

In stud, if you assume your opponent has a pair of sevens, then every card above seven in your hand is considered an overcard.

Also called two of a kind. This is a hand where the player's best hand is made up of 2 cards of the same rank.

Can be used in place of either pass or fold depending on the context.

The chips used for play money games. Play chips have no monetary value.

Using all the community cards in Hold'em as your best hand.

These are cards dealt face down to each Player.

This is the bet Players place to join a game that is play, when they join the game for the first time, or if the Player sits out and misses one or more rounds of blinds.

This is the pile of chips that accumulate as each Player antes, bets, calls and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.

A game with a betting structure where the maximum bet limit is determined by the size of the pot at the time, and the betting totals in front of each Player. When a Player wants to raise, they call the bet and then total the pot to determine the maximum amount they can raise. Each bet or raise must at least equal the previous bet increase in the same round.

Tables Players can set up and invite other Players to sit and play. Only Players with a password, set by the Player that created the Private Table, are able to sit and play.

This is the cumulative buy-in amount from all Players in the tournament that is offered as prizes. The House may elect to add to the prize pool, at their discretion.

A term describing the information a player may enter about himself/herself that may be available, at the player's option, to other players in the poker room.  Your profile may include your favorite hobby, favorite web site, favorite quote, and more.

This is when Players tie with either a high or a low hand and earn a quarter of the pot.

Note:
This is applicable to Omaha Hi-Lo Poker only.

This is when you increase the amount of a bet made to you.

The fee that the House charges for each hand of poker. It is a percentage that is taken from the pot after each betting round.

Note:
Tournaments do not have rakes, as the entrance fee covers the House charges.

A game where the Player contributed to the pot and a rake for the House was taken.

Note:
Tournaments do not have rakes, as the entrance fee covers the House charges.

Any Player that is dealt cards in a hand and the pot is raked a minimum of 25c.

A hand is considered a raked hand when a Player is dealt cards in a hand and the pot is raked a minimum of 25c.

Note:
Raked Hands are accumulated during non-tournament games. Raked Hands qualify you to enter certain tournaments, such as Free-Roll Tournaments.

The value of a card.  The rank of the 2 of Spades is 2.  The rank of the Queen of Hearts is Queen.  Rank value increases from 2 through 10, followed in order by Jack, Queen, King, and Ace.  In High/Low games, the Ace may be used both for its high rank and as the lowest rank card.

To exit a game and return to the same game with less chips than you initially left with.

Tables where you play with real money.

In Multi-Table Tournaments, this is a feature that enables Players to buy back in to a tournament within the Re-Buy Period.

In Multi-Table Tournaments, this is a specified time period that the Re-Buy feature is available.

A feature that enables Players to refer other Players to the Poker Room.

The act of removing chips from a table and returning immediately with fewer chips. Reducing is considered poor etiquette, and is not permitted in our poker room.

A Player that is referred to the Poker Room by another Player using the Refer-a-Friend feature.

A Player that refers a Player to the Poker Room using the Refer-a-Friend feature.

We ask you to select a screen name to serve as your poker room identity, a password, and to provide a location and email address to create an account.

This is the final community card dealt.

This refers to the dealing of a set of cards and associated betting.  For example, the dealing of the river and the bets that follow are a round.

The best possible high hand.  This is a straight flush from 10 through to Ace of the same suit.

A smaller tournament where the prize is an entry into a larger tournament.

Multi-Table Tournaments where Players must register in advance to play, and the tournament begins at a specified start time.

This is the seventh and final card dealt face-down to each active Player in Seven-Card Stud.

After the last betting round, the remaining Players compare hands to determine the winner. The Player with the highest hand wins the pot.

This is a pot created when a player goes all-in.  The side pot is the pot available to those players not all-in at that point.  There can, on occasion, be more than one side pot.

A poker table at which you may buy-in to a seat. All buy-in money goes to the prize pool. The prize pool is returned to the top finishers per the payout table on the tournaments page. A fee is normally required to play at this table. Players are staked to equal numbers of chips and play one player has won all the chips. Single table tournaments begin as soon as the table has filled. More info here.

Single Table and Multi-Table Tournaments that run continuously, provided that the required number of Players has joined the tournament.

This is a decision taken by a Player to leave a table for a few hands.

Note:
Players that sit out for more than two rounds of blinds, may be picked up - removed from the table.

This is the sixth card dealt to each active Player in Seven-Card Stud. It is the last card dealt face-up.

When a Player is connected to the system but is not responding within the time limit, when it is their turn.

This is the first bet posted by the Player to the Dealer's left. It is a forced bet. The small blind bet amount is equal to half of the minimum bet limit. For example, in a $10 - $20 game, the small blind is $5.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Texas Hold 'em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo

This is when Players play without putting pressure on their opponents by betting aggressively. The Players are not necessarily colluding, but they are not out to get each other's chips either. When they find themselves in a game together they play easy. For example, they may just check each hand to the end of the game.

The chips that a Player enters a game with.

This is the term assigned to the various stages of betting in Stud games.

Games where Players are dealt some cards face-up and some face-down.

As Players are eliminated from the tournament, remaining Players are moved and tables are consolidated, until only one table remains in the tournament.

This is the currency of the table you are playing at. This currency may be different from your base account currency.

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

This is the second face-up card dealt to each active Player in Five-Card Stud.

This is the first face-up card dealt to each active Player in Seven-Card Stud.

A hand consisting three cards of the same rank.

Two or more hands of equal value.

Note:
If Players tie at the showdown, they split the pot.

A Poker game where Players compete for each other's chips as the blinds or antes increase incrementally. The winner is the Player that has all the chips.

A nickname for three of a kind.

This is the fourth community card dealt.

Note:
This is only applicable to the following games:

• Texas Hold 'em
• Omaha
• Omaha Hi-Lo

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

This occurs when a player raises a prior bet but has to go all-in to do so.  If the player under-raising - going all-in to raise - has less than half of the expected raise for that betting round, the betting round is locked.  The term locked here means that any player who has already acted in the round (checked, called, or raised) may no longer raise.  They may only call or fold.  However, players who have yet to act (betting has not reached them yet) may raise the expected raise for that betting round, after calling.  If the under-raise is half or more than the expected raise, the lock rule does not apply.

A card dealt face up, so that all players may see it.

Value refers to the numerical value of a card.

A nickname for the best low hand: 5, 4, 3, 2, A.