Facecard: A king, queen, or jack. Fixed Limit: Where the amount of the bet on each particular round is pre-set. Flashed Card: A card that is partially exposed to the players. Floorperson: A casino representative who seats players and makes decisions. Flop: In holdem or Omaha, the three community cards that are turned simultaneously after the first round of betting is complete. Flush: A poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit. Fold: To throw a hand away. Fourth Street: The second upcard in seven-card stud or the first boardcard after the flop in holdem (also called the turn card). Fouled Hand: A hand no longer in play. Forced Bet: A required wager to start the action on the first betting round (the normal way action begins in a stud game). Freeroll: A chance to win something at no risk or cost. Full Buy: Purchase of at least the minimum requirement of chips needed for a particular game. Full House: A hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair.
G Gutshot: A straight filled "inside". If you have 9s-8s, the flop comes 7c-5h-2d, and the turn is the 6c, you've made your gutshot straight.
H Hand: (1) All the cards in a players hand known only to the player. (2) The five cards determining the poker ranking. (3) A single poker deal. Heads-Up Play Only two players left in play. Holecards Cards dealt facedown to a player. Insurance A side agreement when someone is all-in for a player in a pot to put up money that guarantees a payoff of a set amount in case the opponent wins the pot. Joker The joker is a "partially wild card" in high draw poker and ace-to-five lowball. In high, it is used for aces, straights, and flushes. In lowball, the joker is the lowest unmatched rank in a hand. Heads: Up A pot that is being contested by only two players - "It was heads up by the turn." Hit: As in "the flop hit me." It means the flop contained cards that help your hand. If you have AK, and the flop comes K-7-2, it hit you. House: The establishment running the game. Example: "The $2 you put on the button goes to the house."
