How betting rounds and game structure work in popular poker variants such as Texas Hold'em.
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- What does it mean to fold in poker?
- To give up your hand and forfeit your claim to the pot in that hand.
- What does it mean to call a bet?
- To match the current highest bet by putting in the same amount.
- What does it mean to raise in poker?
- To increase the current highest bet, forcing other players to match the new higher amount or fold.
- What does it mean to check in poker?
- To pass without betting when no one has bet yet in that round.
- What does it mean to go all-in in poker?
- To push all of your remaining chips into the pot in a single bet.
- What is the small blind in Texas Hold'em?
- A forced bet placed by the player to the left of the dealer button, typically half the size of the big blind.
- What is the big blind in Texas Hold'em?
- A forced bet placed by the player to the left of the small blind, setting the minimum bet size for the hand.
- What is the button in poker?
- A marker indicating the dealer's position, which moves clockwise one seat after each hand.
- What is the under the gun position in poker?
- The position to the left of the big blind, which acts first during the betting round before the flop.
- What is the cut-off position in poker?
- The position to the right of the button, one of the strongest positions as it acts near the end of each betting round.
- What is a Royal Flush?
- An Ace-high straight flush consisting of A-K-Q-J-10 all of the same suit, the highest hand in poker.
- What is a Straight Flush?
- Five consecutive cards all of the same suit, the second-highest hand in poker.
- What is Four of a Kind?
- Four cards of the same rank, for example four Aces.
- What is a Full House?
- A hand containing three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.
- What is a Flush?
- Five cards all of the same suit, but not in consecutive order.