THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
Bull the Game--To bluff or bet aggressively.
Bump--A raise.
Buried Card--A card randomly inserted in the deck.
Burn--(1) A full house. (2) To lose a hand. (3) Deal a burn card.
Burned, Burnt, or Burn Card-- (1) An exposed card put face-up on the bottom of the deck (2) A card
dealt face down into the discards.
Busted Hand--(1) A worthless hand (Bust). (2) A hand that failed to fill a straight or a flush on the draw.
Busy Card--Any card that completes a hand.
Butcher Boy--An open-hand form of poker where four of a kind is needed to win.
Button--(1) A marker used to signify a theoretical dealer when there is a house dealer. (2) A second or
third pair.
Buy--(1) To call bets in order to draw cards. (2) To bluff someone out.
Buy In--The stack of chips that a player buys at the start of a game.
By Me--An expression meaning to pass or check.
California--Draw poker, open on anything.
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California Lowball--Low-ball in which ace, two, three, four, five is the best hand.
Call--Money put in the pot to match a bet or raise.
Calling Station--A player who calls almost any bet (Telephone Booth).
Carding--Noting of exposed cards during a hand.
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