Glossary

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early position

(n phrase) In a poker game, the first few positions to the left of the dealer, or to the left of the obligatory blinds. Compare with late position. Some claim early position, in a game with eight or more players, is the first three positions.

early rounds

(n phrase) The first two betting rounds in a limit game.

E-Dog

(n) Online nickname of Erick Lindgren.

8-or-better

(n phrase) 1. The requirement in high-low split games that the low half of the pot be awarded only to a hand that is 8-high or lower. This is known as a qualifier. 2. A game having this requirement.

fifth street

(n phrase)1. In seven-card stud, the third round of betting, commencing at the point at which each player has received the third upcard. 2. In hold'em, the fifth community card.

fixed limit

(n phrase) See limit game.

fixed-limit game

(n phrase) See limit game.

52-card deck

(n phrase) See deck

five-card draw

(n phrase) See Draw poker

flush

1. (n) Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. The hand ranks above a straight and below a full house. A flush is often specified by its top one or two cards. For example, As Ks 9s 4s 2s is called an ace-king flush. Five cards of the same suit in sequence constitutes a hand known as a straight flush.

flush draw

(n phrase) See draw

flop

1. (n) In hold'em-style games, the three community cards turned face up after the first round of betting. 2. (v) To have those community cards affect a particular player. For example, if you start with a pair in the hole, and the flop includes one of your card, you are said to have flopped a set.

flop game

(n phrase) A hold'em-style game, that is, hold'em, Omaha, or Omaha high-low.

fold

1. (v) Withdraw from further participation in the current pot. 2. (n) The act of folding.

forced bet

(n phrase) A mandatory bet on the first round of play in a stud game. See bring-in.

four of a kind

(n phrase) A poker hand, four of the same rank, as four aces or four deuces. Beats a full house and loses to a straight flush. Also called quads.

four-color cards

(n phrase) See four-color deck.

four-color deck

(n phrase) A deck in which each suit is given a different color, as opposed to the traditional decks in which hearts and diamonds are red and spades and clubs black. In the four-color deck used at Full Tilt Poker, spades are black, hearts are red, diamonds are blue, and clubs are green.

fourth street

(n phrase) 1. In seven-card stud, the second round of betting, commencing at the point at which each player has received the second upcard. 2. In hold'em, the fourth community card.

freeze-out tournatment

(n phrase) A tournament with no rebuys, that is, one in which players can buy in only once.

FTP

(n phrase) Full Tilt Poker.

full house

(n phrase) A poker hand, consisting of three of one rank plus two of another. Beats a flush and loses to four of a kind. Often identified by the three of a kind. For example, three kings and two threes is a full house, often known as kings full, and sometimes more specifically as kings full of threes.