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These slang words I hear at the tables

MaureenAMaureenA Member Posts: 9
edited January 2013 in Poker Chat
Hey all I'm pretty new to this site and hear a fair few words like donkey, c bet, rail etc 
If people could feel free to comment on some words I may hear at the tables and what they mean, would be super
Sorry if I sound out of date haha
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  • FlyingDaggFlyingDagg Member Posts: 4,146
    edited January 2013
    Welcome to Sky poker Maureen. If you google "poker terms" there are loads of sites that explain the terminology.
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  • MaureenAMaureenA Member Posts: 9
    edited January 2013
    Thank you for your help flying dagg
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  • VespaPXVespaPX Member Posts: 12,499
    edited January 2013
    Try this Maureen
    http://pokerterms.com/
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  • scouse_redscouse_red Member Posts: 5,968
    edited January 2013
    Hi Maureen welcome to the forums, hope you enjoy it here, and always remember no question is ever a silly question if you learn something from asking it :)
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  • Payney1978Payney1978 Member Posts: 75
    edited January 2013
    Hi Maureen, you will soon pick the terms up, but poker certainly has a language of its own.

    Donkey and fish are derogatory terms for another player. Donkey not to be confused with 'donk bet' which is when a player who was not the first person to raise then bets after the flop is dealt instead of checking. This does not mean the bet is bad or wrong.

    C- bet is a continuation bet. Someone who shows strength by raising before the flop then continues to represent a strong hand by betting after the flop is dealt.

    Rail means to watch poker or a group of people watching poker either live or on the internet. Think it comes from an actual rail where people had to stand behind when watching in a casino.

    Barrel - is justs a term for a bet after the flop. If we bet  again on the turn it is a double barrel or if again on the river is a triple barrel. It can also be a triple barrel bluff if we are doing it with no hand.

    Air/airball is a hand that has no value ie the only way to win is by bluffing with it.

    Gutshot is where someone has four cards to a straight but is missing one in the middle eg we have King Queen on a flop of Ace, 10, 2. We need a Jack to give us a straight.

    Broadway - the nickname for the Ace hight straight.

    Set mining - when we have a small/medium pocket pair and go to flop looking to try and hit a third card to make three of a kind. 

    The nuts - means the best hand possible in that particular situation. 

    Shove/jam = to move all in.

    These are just a few, there are loads more but don't worry about it,as I say you will pick them up easily enough over time.
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  • step7step7 Member Posts: 298
    edited January 2013
    The rail is the area off the table, you'll often get comments from observers "from the rail". I think a c-bet is a bet made by a stupid person?
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  • MaureenAMaureenA Member Posts: 9
    edited January 2013
    Thank you all so much for your help.... the people on this site seem great and helpful
    Thank you payney for that post i will be reading it over a few times until it sticks :) and thank you vespa, scouse and step
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  • MachkaMachka Member Posts: 4,627
    edited January 2013
    A thread on Sky Poker where acronyms have been discussed before.

    Poker Strategy: Abbreviations
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