THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
Barracuda--A tough player.
Baseball--A stud game involving nines and threes as wild cards.
Beans--Chips.
Bear--A tight player.
Beat the Board (Table)--To have a hand better than all others showing.
Beat Your Neighbor--A five-card game that requires each player in turn to expose his cards until his
hand beats the board.
Bedsprings--Similar to Cincinnati except ten cards are dealt face-up for use in everyone's hand.
Belly-Buster Straight--An inside straight.
Belly Hit--When a draw fills an inside straight (Gut Shot).
Belly Strippers--Cards with slightly trimmed edges that taper from a wider center to the ends (Humps).
Best Flush--A game in which only flushes win the pot.
Bet Into--To bet before another player who apparently has a better hand.
Bet or Get--A rule that one must either bet or fold with no checking allowed (Bet or Drop, Passout).
Bet the Limit--To bet the maximum amount allowed.
Bet the Pot--To bet an amount equal to the pot.
Bet the Raise--The maximum bet being twice that of the previous bet or raise.
Betting Interval--The period from the first bet to the last call in any given round.
Betting Pace--The degree, extent, and aggressiveness of bets and raises.
Betting Stakes--The dollar limits of all bets and raises permitted.
Betting Ratios--The differences in maximum bets allowed with each round of betting.
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