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Taken from Phil Hellmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros


Kicker (n): Highest card with your pair.
Ladies (n): Pair of queens.
Late Position (n): Refers to the player on the button, and the two players to the right of the button.
Limp In (v): To call the big blind bet before the flop.
Loose (adj): Style of play in which you play a lot of hands.
Miss (v): Fail to complete you hand.
Mouse (n): Supertight player who always has a strong hand when she bets.
NLH (n): No limit hold 'em.
No Limit (adj): Variation of poker games in which players may bet as much as they want
, as opposed to limit poker, where there is an established betting structure.
Nuts (n): The best possible hand considering the face up cards.

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Odds (n): Percentage chance that a player will win a pot.
Off Suit (adj): Used to describe cards of different suits.
Open Ended Straight Draw (n): Draw in which a player can hit two different cards to complete a straight. For example, a player with 8-9-10-J has an open-ended straight draw because he will hit the straight if either a 7 or queen comes.

Out (n): Number of cards required to make a hand. If any ace is needed to win, then you have 4 outs. If a 7 is needed to win, but you already have a 7 in your hand, then you have 3 outs.

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Overcard (n): Card on board higher than the pair you have.
Overpair (n): Pocket pair above the common cards in the middle. If the board is J-6-2, then pocket queens will be an overpair.
Over the Top (adv): Refers to situations in which a player reraises an opponent.
Pocket Pair (n): Pair in a player's facedown cards.
Pocket Rockets (n): Pair of aces among the player's facedown cards.
Position (n): Refers to where a player is seated relative to the button. The names of the positions are, from left to right: button, small blind, big blind, 1 hole, 2 hole, 3 hole, 4 hole, 5 hole, 6 hole.
Post (v): Put up an ante.
Pot (n): Money gathered in the middle of the table during a hand.
Pot Odds (n): Calculation of odds; the size of
the pot divided by the cost of calling a bet.
Protect Your Hand (v): Raise or bet to eliminate opponents and increase chances of winning with a strong hand.



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