THE WORLD'S #1 POKER MANUAL - Card Games

Poker Book, Glossary
Played Card--A card dealt to a hand.
Poch--The best pair, three of a kind, or four of a kind.
Pochen--A German card game from which the name poker was partly derived.
Point--The value of a card.
Poker--A money-management game that uses cards for manipulation and deception for winning.
Poker Diamond--A diagram that measures the idealness of a game.
Poker Dice--Cubical dice, each with a nine, ten, jack, queen, king, and ace on its six faces.
Poker Face--A face not showing any emotion or change in expression.
Poker Rules--A loose, flexible framework of traditions for playing poker.
Poker Solitaire--See Crosscards.
Pone--The player on the dealer's right.
Pool--A pot.
Poque--(1) A French card game from which the name of poker was partly derived. (2) A French betting
expression.
Position--The relative situation of a player to the other players (Fundamental Position, Seat Position,
Technical Position).
Pot--The area in which antes, bets, and raises are placed.
Pothooks--Nines.
Pot Limit--Poker stakes in which the maximum permitted bet is the size of the pot.
Pot-Limit Dig--Pot-Limit poker with no table-stake restrictions.
Poverty Poker--A game in which a player can lose only a predetermined amount, after which he can
play with the winners' money.
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