When you're playing poker, you may come across words that are unfamiliar. To help you learn the lingo of poker, we've developed a handy glossary of poker terms. To help you understand the relationships between these terms, we've built links between many of them. Simply press your browser's 'back' button to return to your previous position in the glossary.
Aces Full
Nj full house me three Asa dhe cfaredo pair
Ace-high
Nje dore me Pese-Letra qe permban nje As, pa straight ose flush ose nje dore pa asnje pair
Aces Up
Nje dore qe permban dy pairs, nje nga te cilet eshte pair As-ash
Act
Nje international tell ka qellim tu jape informacine te paverteta reth dores
Action
Checking/Baste/Ritje. Nje loje ne te cilen lojtaret kane luajtur nje numer te madh potesh do te konsiderohet nje loje "aksioni"
Active Player
Cdo lojtar qe eshte akoma ne loje
Aggressive
Pershkruan nje lojtar qe zakonisht Rrit bastin dhe e rirrit perseri dhe ralle here ben Calls.
Ajax
Emri i nje Asi dhe Fanti
All-in
Kur nje lojtar vendos ne Bast te gjitha fishat e tija
American Airlines
Dy Asa
Angle
Nje veprim qe nuk eshte kunder regullave, po qe ka nje taktike jo te ndershme
Angle-shooting
Perdor taktika jo te ndershme
Ante
Leket u vendosen ne pot perpara se loja te fillonte
Bad Beat
Kur nje dore ndahet
Backdoor
Ben nje dore bdryshe nga ajo qe mendoje. Shembull: Ne rast se ke nje J/10 Karo dhe ne flop ka nje A karo, 5 karo, 6 mac. Turni dhe me pas Riveri jane K&Q zemrash. Ju keni bere nje Straight.
Backraise
Ke Ritje nga nje lojtar ku fillimisht dha visto.
Bankroll
Totalin e parave qe ju keni
Belly Buster
A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight
Bet
Te vendosesh fisha ne pot
Bet Odds
Koificenti qe ju moret si rezultat duke vleresuar numrin e atyre qe erdhen ne loje.
Bet the Pot
Kur nje lojtar vendos bast sa shuma e potit
Bicycle or Bike
Nje straight: A-2-3-4-5
Big Blind
A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting in the second
position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.)
position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.)
Big Slick
Dora ne te cilen ke nje A-K
Blank
Leter e padobishme
Blind
Basti(tet) duhet te vendosen nga dy lojtare qe jane ulur direkt ne te majte te dillerit i cili fillon veprimin ne raundin e pare te venjes se basteve. Bujot vendosen perpara se letrat te shperndahen nga dilleri. (nje bast bujo eshte nje bast qe vihet pa i pare letrat)
Blind Raise
Kur nje lojtar e rrit bastin pa i pare letrat etij
Bluff
Te besh qe lojtari tjeter te besoje qe ti ke nje dore me te mire se ai/ajo megjithese nuk e ke te mire, duhe vene bast ose duhe e rritur ate
Boardcards
Ne lojen e pokerit letrat dalin ne tavoline te hapura per tu pare nga te gjithe lojtaret. Ne flop, pese letra hapen ne qender te tavolines. Ne lojen e 7 Card Stud, kater letjra hapen ne qender te tavolins
Boat
Nje full house
Bottom Pair
Kur nje lojtar perdor letren me te vogel te flopit per te bere nje pair me nje nga letrat e tij
Broadway
Nje As straight i larte (A-K-Q-J-10)
Bring-in
Nje bast i sforcuar i vene nga nje lojtar ne raudndin e pare te basteve nga nje lojtar qe ka letrat me te vogla in 7 Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. In Razz (Lowball) it is the highest card showing.
Bring It In
Te vendosesh bastet ne raundin e pare
Broomcorn's Uncle
A player who antes himself broke
Bullets
Nje pair Asash
Bump
Te rrisesh
Button
Njihet si fisha e dillerit eshte nje disk i vogel qe leviz nga nje lojtar te tjetri ne drejtimin orar duhe pas mbarimit te cdo dore, qe teorikisht tregon se ku eshte dilleri ne cdo dore.
Buy-in
Nje shume minimale qe kerkohet per cdo lojtar qe te ulet nje nje loje te vecante pokeri
Call
Te barazosh shumen e bastit te vene
Call Cold
Ti paguash njehohesihst edhe bastin edhe rritjen
Calling Station
Nje lojtar pasiv ose humbes i cili nuk ben ritje shpesh, por viston me shume se duhet.
Cap
Te beshe ritjen maksimale te betit te lejuar per raund.
Cardroom
Dhoma ose hapesira ne nje kazino ku luhet poker
Cards Speak
Dora jote eshte me e favorshmja dhe ka mundesine me te madhe nga kombinimi i mundeshem i letrave, pa problem ju mund te vistoni.
Case Chips
Fishat e fundit te lojtarit
Cash Out
Te dalesh nga loja dhe te konvertosh fishat ne vlere monetare
Check
Kur radha per te vepruar i takon nje lojtari dhe ai nuk ka kryer asnje veprim , do te konsiderohet si 'checks."
Check-raise
Kur nje lojtar ne fillin jep checks dhe me pas e rrit bastin nje nje raund bastesh
Chop
Ti rikthesh bujon te lojtari i cili doli pas dhe u ul ne nje vend tjeter, ne dore tjere nese asnje lojtar tjeter nuk i vjen lojes. kjo do te thote te "Split the pot"
Dead Man's Hand
Dy pair me Asa dhe teta
Dealer
Buri ose gruaja e cila meret me letrat, jep potin dhe monitoron lojen.
Dealer's Position
Te jesh i fundit qe mer pjese ne ate raund Basti.
Diamonds
One of the four playing card suits. Formerly representing merchants.
Disconnect Protection
Nje mjet per te mbrojtur lojtaret ne rast se lidhja e internetit bie nderkohe qe ai eshte pjese e nje loje.
Dominated Hands
Duar te cilat jane te mira per tu luajtur, por kane tendence per tu humbur perseri ndja nje dore tjeter jo Strait/Flush. Shembull A2 eshte i dominuar nga nje dore tjeter me e madhe me A, nga e cila ose humb ose e ndan potin.
Door Card
Kjo është letra e parë e hapur, apo kartë 'lart', në dorën e një lojtari në lojërat Stud.
Down Card
Letjra qe ndahen me fyture poshte (te mbuluara)
Doyle Brunson
Nje dore Holdem konsiderohet kur ke letrat 10-2(Brunson kampioni i botes per dy vjet ne poker ka fituar me kete leter)
Draw Lowball
Nje lloj pokeri ku lojtarit i jepen pese letra dhe ai ka te dretje te nderoje nje ose me shume letra me te reja qe i jepn gjate lojes.
Draw Poker
Nje lloj pokeri ku lojtarit i jepen pese letra dhe ai ka te dretje te nderoje nje ose me shume letra me te reja qe i jepn gjate lojes
Drawing
Le luash nje nje dore me te mire
Drawing Dead
Nje dore qe do te humbet edhe nese ajo permisohet
Drawing Hand
Nje dore qe ka mundesi te fitohet. Zakonisht ne rastet e Strait ose te Flush.
Drop
Dal pas
Ducks
Nje pair ose dy
Deuces
Nje pair ose dy
Early Position
Pozicionimi ne nje raund bastesh, kur lojtari dyhet te flase ose te veproje i pari ne tavoline.
Fifth Street
Njihetsi letra e "River". Ne nje flop, kjo leter perfaqeso letren e peste te perbashet qe hapet ne tavoline dhe raundin e fundit te bateve. ne lojen Stud, kjo eshte letra e peste qe i jepet cdo lojtari dhe prfaqeson raundin e trete te basteve.
Five-card Draw
Nje loje pokeri ku secilit lojtar i jepen pese letra te mbuluara.
Five-card Stud
Nje loje pokeri ku cdo lojtari i jepen pse letra nje e mbyllur dhe kate te tjera te hapura. duke vendosur baste per letren e 2,3,4,5.
Flat Call
Te vistosh ne bast pa e ritur ate
Flop
Ne Hold'em dhe Omaha, tre letrat e para te perbasheketa hapen ne qender te tavolines.
Flop Games
Ne lojene e pokerit (Hold'em dhe Omaha) lojtare duhet te perdorin letrat e perbasheketa qe hapen ne qender te tavolines.
Floorman
Nje punonjes i dhomes se pokerit qe percakton regullat dhe mer vendime
Flush
Te gjiha letrat me te njejten ngjyre
Flush Draw
Kur nje lojtar ka ne dore kater letra me te njejten ngjyre dhe esht duke shpresuar per te bre nje flush.
Fold
Te dalesh jashte loje kur eshte radha jote per te vepruar.
Forced Bet
Nje bast qe nevoitet per te filluar lojen
Four of a Kind
Kater letra me te njejin nume ose vlere
Fourth Street
Nje flop i hapur, eshte kur hapen pese letra te perbasheta ne qender te tavolines dhe kryen tre raunde bastesh.
Free Card
Letrat qe ke rezulton gjysem bllof dhe te gjithe loltaret te japin chech.
Full House
Tre letra me te njejten numer ose vlere, plus dy letra me te njeten numer ose te njejten vlere.
Grinding
Te luash me riskun minimal dhe per nje kohe te gjate
Gut Shot
Ta ndash me nje stait ne fushe
Hand
Pese letrat me te mira te lojtarit
Heads-up
Kur kane mbetur vetem dy lojtar ne kete dore
Hearts
One of the four playing card suits.
High-card
To decide the first dealer in the flop tournaments each user is dealt a
single card and the player with the highest card (based on the card and the suit order - of spades, hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer.
single card and the player with the highest card (based on the card and the suit order - of spades, hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer.
High Limit
Nje loje kur vlera e luajtur eshte e larte
Hi/Lo
Ndan potin e lojes
Hold'em
Njihet si Texas Hold'emn kur lojtare marin dy letra te mbuluara dhe hapen dhe pese te tjera ne qender te tavolines. shikoni regullat komplete te Hold'em
Hole Cards
Jane letra te mbyllura perpara lojtarit
House
Kazonoja qe organizon lojen
Image
Menyra qe lojtaret e tjere te shofin ty
Implied Odds
Koeficenti qe keni llogaritur
Inside Straight
Kur kater letra jane ne renditje per straight dhe nje e fudnit duhet per te bere Strait
Jackpot
Nje cmim qe i jepet nje lojtari pa e kerkuar ai. Shembull, disa kazino te japin jackpot lojtarit qe kishte kater njesoj (poker) dhe perseri humbi doren.
Jackpot Poker
Nje forme pokeri ku kazonoja apo dhoma e pokerit ofron nje jachpot lojtarit qe ka humbur shuma te medha
Jacks or better
Nje forme pokeri ku nje lojtar duhet te kete minimumi nje pair me Mbreter per te hapur bastin
Kansas City Lowball
Form of lowball poker in which the worst poker hand (2, 3, 4, 5, 7 of different suits) is the best hand. It's also known as Deuce to Seven.
Keep them honest
Te besh bllof
Key card
Nje leter qe ju ben nje dore te mire
Key Hand
In a session or tournament, the one hand that ends up being a turning point for the player, either for better or worse.
Kicker
Kur ke nje leter shume te madhe dhe nuk paguhet nga loja.
Kick it
Ritje
Kill Pot
Nje menyre per te stumuluar lojen. eshte nje bast i vene nga nje lojtar qe sapo ka fituar nje pot
Knock
Chech
Kojak
Nje dore qe ka letrat K-J
Ladies
Dy Cupa
Late Position
Pozicini kur ti duhet te flasesh apo te veprosh i fundit, mbasi kaen vepruar gjithe lojtaret e tjere. (zakonisht esthe pozicioni i dyte pas te djathtes se dillerit).
Lay Down Your Hand
Kur nje lojtar del pas
Lead
Lojtari i pare qe vendos bastin
Limit Poker
Nje loje qe ka nje minimum dhe max betesh te percaktuara
Limper
lojtari i pare qe vjen visto nje basti
Limp In
Futesh ne loje vetem duhe dhe choll
Live Blind
An instance where the player puts in a dark bet and is allowed to raise, even if no other player raises. It's also known as an 'option'.
Live Card(s)
In Stud Games, cards that have not yet been seen and are presumed to still be in play.
Live Hand
Nje dore qe mund te jete fituese
Live One
Nje lojtar pa eksperience qe luan disa duar
Long Shot
Making a hand despite having few outs and/or poor odds.
Look
Kur nje lojtar i vjen lojes perpara se te hapen letrat
Loose
Nje lojtar i humbur qe ka luajtur shume duar
Lowball
Eshte nje forme e ndarjes se potit edhe kur me leter te vogel ti fiton por nuk je i vetem ne kete fitore.
Low Limit
Nje loje me shuma te vogla
Main Pot
Nje pot qendor te gjitha bastet jane vendosur ne ane te lojtarit dhe pritet vendimi i lojtarit te fundit. kjo ndodh kur nje lojtar ka shkuar ne All-in.
Make
Te besh letrat ose ti perziesh ato
Maniac
Nje lojtar agresiv qe ka luajtur shume duar
Maverick
Emrat e Cupes dhe Fantit ne poker
Meet
Te takosh do te thote Chall
Middle Pair
In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the middle card on the flop.
Middle Position
Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).
Mnemonics
Mental devices used to remember things. In Hold'em, often players have names for what pocket cards they have, like Big Slick or Maverick.
Muck
To discard or throw away your hand. It is also a pile of cards that are no longer in play.
Minimum Buy-in
The least amount of money with which you can start a game.
Monster
A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after having a small stack is considered to be a monster.
No Limit
Nje loje ku lojtarete mund te vene baste sa te deshirojne
Nuts
The best possible hand at any point of the game. A hand that cannot be beat.
Odds
Pribabilitetit per te bere nje dore qe ti deshiron ose jo
Offsuit
letra me ngjyra te ndryshme
Omaha
A game in which each player is dealt four down cards with five community cards. To make your hand, you must play two cards from your hand and three from the board.
On the Button
Being the last player to act in a betting round. Dealer's Position.
Open
Te vendosesh bastin e pare
Open-ended Straight
Four consecutive cards whereby one additional (consecutive) card is needed at either end to make a straig
Open Card
Nje leter qe jepet e hapur
Open Pair
Nje pair qe jepet i hapur
Option
An option is a live blind made before the cards are dealt. If no one raises, the 'option' player may raise the pot
Out Button
A disc placed in front of a player who wishes to sit out a hand(s), but remain in the game.
Outs
The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand.
Overpair
A pocket pair higher than any of the cards on the board.
Paints
Face or picture cards (Jack, Queen and King).
Pair
Two cards of the same face or number value.
Pass
To fold.
Pay Off
To call on the final round of betting when you may or may not think you have the best hand.
Picture Cards
Face cards (Jack, Queen and King).
Play Back
To raise or re-raise another player's bet.
Playing the Board
In flop games, when your best five card hand is all five of the community cards.
The down cards or hole cards
Pocket Cards
The two cards dealt to you at the beginning of a Hold'em hand that no one else is entitled to see
Pocket Rockets
A pair of Aces in the pocket or hole
Position
Where a player is seated in relation to the dealer, therefore establishing that player's place in the betting order
Post
If you miss the blind, then you must ‘post’ - add as many chips as were in the blind itself
Pot
The money or chips in the center of a table that players try to win
Pot Limit
This is a game where the maximum bet can equal the pot.
Prop
A person hired by the cardroom to work as a shill
Push
When the dealer pushes the chips to the winning player at the end of a hand. It's also when dealers rotate to other tables
Put Down
To fold a hand.
Quads
Four of a kind.
Qualifier
In Hi/Lo games, it is a requirement the Low hand must meet to win the pot.
Rack
A tray that holds 100 poker chips in five stacks of twenty chips each.
Rail
The rim of a poker table or a barrier outside a poker area.
Railbird
Someone who hangs around a poker room who watches the games and/or is looking to get into action.
Raise
To increase the previous bet.
Rake
Chips taken from the pot by the cardroom for compensation for hosting the game.
Rank
The value of each card and hand.
Rap
When a player knocks on the table indicating that he/she has checked.
Ratholing
The illegal action of taking money off the table and putting it somewhere else.
Razz
7 Card Stud where the lowest five cards win the pot.
Reading
Analysis of a player based on how they play, mannerisms, and tells.
Rebuy
The amount of money a player pays to add a fixed number of chips to his/her stack in a tournament
Re-raise
To raise a raise
Ring Game
A 'live' game that is not a tournament.
River
This is the last card given in all games. In Hold'em and Omaha, it is also known as 5th street. In Stud games, it is also known as 7th street.
Rock
A passive, tight player
Round of Betting
This is when players have the opportunity to bet, check or raise. Each round of betting ends when the last bet or raise has been called.
Rounders
Guys who hustle for a living. This is also the name of a popular poker movie starring Matt Damon and Ed Norton
Royal Flush
This is an Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10) of the same suit. It is the best possible hand in poker.
Run
The act of playing with more money than is typical or reasonable.
Rush
A winning streak.
Sandbagging
Holding back and calling despite the fact that you have a very good hand, usually to disguise strength, provoke bluffs, and to check-raise.
Satellite
A mini-tournament to gain an entry into a larger tournament.
Scoop
To win the entire pot
Seating List
A waiting list. A player can put his or her name on this list if there are no seats at the table at which they wish to play.
Second Pair
In flop games, when you pair the second highest card on the board.
See
To call.
Semi-bluff
Betting with a mediocre or drawing hand.
Set
Having a pocket pair that matches one of the cards on the board.
7 Card Stud
A well-known poker game in which players get three down cards and four up cards. You play the best five of those seven cards. Click here for information on 7 Card Stud.
Seventh Street
This is the final round of betting in 7 Card Stud and Stud 8 or
Better.
Better.
Shills
Shills are paid props who help start and maintain poker games.
Short Buying
Purchasing chips after your initial purchase. Usually the minimum for a short buy-in is less than the initial buy-in.
Short-handed
A short-handed game has few players.
Showdown
At the end of the final betting round, it's when all active players turn their cards face-up to see who has won the pot
Side Pot
A separate pot(s) which is contested by remaining active players when one or more players are all-in.
Sixth Street
In 7 Card Stud, this is the fourth 'up' card dealt to a player (their
6 card). It is also the 4 round of betting.
6 card). It is also the 4 round of betting.
Small Blind
The amount put in the pot by the person immediately to the left of the dealer 'button' prior to the cards being dealt.
Soft Seat
A seat or game that is favorable because of the lack of skill at the table.
Solid
A fairly tight player (and reasonably good).
Speed Limit
A pair of fives.
Split
Tie
Stack
A pile of chips.
Stay
When a player remains in the game by calling rather than raising.
Steal Raise
A raise by someone in late position in an attempt to reduce the number of players and/or steal the pot.
Steamrolling
Re-raising to make a player(s) call two bets instead of one.
Steel Wheel
A five high straight (A-2-3-4-5) of the same suit.
Straddle
A straddle is a Blind bet which is usually double the size of the Big Blind, (and one that a player may raise when the action gets to him).
Straight
Five consecutive cards of any suit.
Straight Flush
Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
Structure
The limits put on the blinds/ante, bets, and raises in any particular game.
Stud Games
Games in which players get both down cards and up cards.
Stuck
A player who is losing in a game.
Suit
A characteristic of a playing card. The card being either of Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, or Spades.
Table
The surface on which poker is played
Tell
An action that gives clues about the cards someone is holding.
Texas Hold'em
This is also the name for Hold'em, the most popular form of poker.
Third Street
In 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud 8 or Better, this is the first betting round on the first three cards.
Thirty Miles
Three Tens
Three of a Kind
Three cards of the same number or face value ('trips').
Tight
Either a player who doesn't play many pots, or a game that doesn't have much action.
Tilt, On
Behavior as a result of losing, usually negative.
TOC
Tournament of Champions.
Top Pair
In flop games, when the player pairs one of his down cards with the highest card on board.
Top Two Pair
Having both your pocket cards match the highest two cards on the board.
Treys
A pair of threes
Trips
Three of a kind
Turn
In flop games, this is the fourth card dealt. It is the third round of
betting.
betting.
Two Pair
A hand consisting of two different pairs.
Underpair
A pocket pair of lower value than the lowest card on the board.
Under the Gun
Being the first person to act, being in the earliest position.
Up Card
A card that is dealt face-up.
Walking Sticks
A pair of sevens.
Wild Card
A card that can be played as any value.
Worst Hand
A losing hand.
WSOP
World Series of Poker.
