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Answer
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A hand without at least a pair where the high card is an Ace.
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A
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Ace high
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A hand with two pair, one of which is Aces.
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A
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Aces up
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Betting all one’s chips.
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A
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All-in
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A mandatory payment made by all players at the table before any cards are dealt.
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A
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Ante
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To put money in the pot, frequently because you are confident in your hand.
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B
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Bet
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To play in a manner that leads other players to believe your hand is better than it is.
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B
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Bluff
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Slang for “full house.”
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B
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Boat
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To match the existing wager on the current betting round to stay in the hand.
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C
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Call
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If no wager has been made in the current betting round, to choose not to wager.
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C
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Check
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To replace discards with cards from the deck before a betting round.
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D
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Draw
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A hand in which all five cards are of the same suit, but not all of sequential rank.
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F
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Flush
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To discard one’s hand rather than continue wagering, losing any chips or money already wagered on the hand.
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F
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Fold
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A hand containing four cards of the same rank.
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F
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Four of a kind
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A hand containing three cards of the same rank plus a pair.
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F
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Full house
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Two cards of the same rank held in a poker hand.
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P
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Pair
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The place in the center of the poker table where wagered chips are placed.
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P
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Pot
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Slang for a poor poker hand with little likelihood of winning.
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R
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Rags
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To increase the amount of money other players have to pay to stay in the hand.
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R
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Raise
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A hand that contains the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10 of the same suit.
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R
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Royal flush
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To decline to discard and draw.
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S
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Stand Pat
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A hand that contains five cards of consecutive ranks that are of more than one suit.
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S
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Straight
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A hand that contains five cards of consecutive ranks that are all of the same suit.
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S
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Straight flush
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A hand that contains three cards of the same rank.
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T
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Three of a kind
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Slang for “three of a kind.”
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T
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Trips
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A hand containing two cards of the same rank together with another matched set of different rank from the first.
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T
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Two pair
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