Glossary-II
Flat call- Call an opponent's Bet rather than raising. "Trying to trap Don, I just flat called the raise with my trip nines. "
Get away from your hand- To decide it isn't worth it to play poker hand and fold. "After Tight Ted reraised, I decided to get away from my hand. "
Get the right price- The odds are mathematically favorable for calling. "After six players limped into the pot, Tom was getting the right price to call the extrastuff $25 from the small blind. "
Get full value- Betting, raising and reraising in order to manipulate the size of the pot so that you'll be getting maximum pot odds if you win the hand. "After raising on every round, I was able to get full value when my hand held up on the river. "
Get there- Make your hand. "What happens when you don't get there, when you miss your hand? You cry a little. "
Give action- Betting, calling, raising or reraising. Also, giving someone a gambling game. "Be cautious about giving too much action if your kicker is weak. "
Give up your hand- Fold. "I gave up my hand when he raised. "
Gutshot- The card game that completes an inside-straight draw. If you hold a 9-8 and the board is showing 10-6-2, you need a 7 to complete the straight. "In the small blind, I was all in with a 9-8. on the 10-6-2 flop, I had a gutshot draw at a straight. The 7 on the river made my day!"
In the dark- You don't look at your hole cards. "Tuna was so low on chips when he bet, Jack called him in the dark. "
Ignorant end- The high low poker end of a straight. If you have a 6-5 in your hand and the board cards are showing 9-8-7, you have the lower of two possible straights. The common axiom in poker is to avoid drawing to a lower straight when a higher one also is possible. "I got punished by a higher straight when I drew to the ignorant end of it. Then I kicked myself for making such an elementary blunder. "
Kamikaze- A very aggressive poker player. Someone who seems to just close his eyes and shove his chips into the pot. "When the kamikaze in seat four capped the pot, my cards flew into the muck. "
Key Card- The one card that will make your hand. "I knew I needed to catch a deuce, the key card I needed to win. "
Key Hand- The hand in a tournament that proves to be a turning introduction point, for better or worse. "There is usually one key hand which, if you make it, will win the tournament for you. Unfortunately, it also goes the other way. "
Kicker- The side card you hold in holdem, the strength of which often determines who wins in a showdown. "I had a gorgeous hand, an A-Q with an ace showing on the board. But my beauty turned into a beast when Dan a showed her A-K at the river to beat me with a better kicker. "
Lay down your hand- Fold. "Sometimes you have to lay down your hand because it gets too expensive to play it. "
Lead- You are the first one to enter the pot. "Jack loves to lead into the raiser from the blind. "
Level- In tournaments, the round that you are playing. A tournament level is defined by the size of the blinds. "AT the $50-$100 level, I had only $800 in chips. "
Limp(in)- Enter the pot no limit holdem for the minimum bet (the size of the big blind ). "You might decide to just limp in with a pair of jacks and see the flop cheaply. "
Limper- A player who enters a pot for the minimum bet. "With two limpers in the pot, a pair of jacks should be your minimum raising hand. "