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Games

An activity engaged in for diversion or amusement; whether electronic games such as those on computers or phones, or simple board games.

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bug

Games; Poker

A bug in poker is a limited form of wild card. One or both jokers are often added to the deck and played as bugs. In draw poker played for high and pai gow poker, the bug is ...

bot

Games; Poker

Short for "robot". In a poker context, a program that plays poker online with no (or minimal) human intervention.

burn

Games; Poker

To discard the top card from the deck, face down. This is done between each betting round before putting out the next community card(s). It is security against any player ...

call

Games; Poker

To call is to match a bet or match a raise. A betting round ends when all active players have bet an equal amount or no opponents call a player's bet or raise. If no opponents ...

calling station

Games; Poker

Calling station is a poker term used to negatively describe someone who consistently calls bets and rarely (if ever) raises, regardless of the strength of his/her hand.

cash game

Games; Poker

Cash games, also call ring games or live action games, are poker games played with "real" chips and money at stake, usually with no predetermined end time, with players able to ...

check-raise

Games; Poker

A check-raise in poker is a common deceptive play in which a player checks early in a betting round, hoping someone else will open. The player who checked then raises in the same ...