Some Need to Know Terms of Poker

Poker is a game that is played by many people in the world. Nowadays this game is also available in the form of apps and software. There are many keywords, you need to know this game better. In this article, we will discuss some important terms of this game

The dealer

The dealer is the person who distributes the cards to all the other players.

The small blind

The person sitting just left to the dealer is known as the small blind. The betting amount of Small blind is fixed before the game and round start.

Big blind

The player sitting just next to the small blind is called the big blind. The betting amount of big blind is just double the small blind. It is also fixed before the game starts.

Under the gun

The person sitting next to the big blind is known as Under the gun. This person has the four options if the big blinds check for him. The options are checked, bet, all in and fold.

Table stakes

Before starting every new hand, the player has some fixed amount of chips in front of him. These stakes number and value are fixed and can not be added more by any means like borrowing, purchasing, etc. All those calls or bets are limited according to the chips he has at the moment.

Add on

Add on is simply the way using which, you can buy some new chips during gambling.

Buy-in

In simple words, buy-in can be understood as the minimum balance you need to have for entering any tournament or game. In the journey, the minimum amount to buy the minimum number and value of chips is known as buy-in. In the case of cash games, It is the lowest money you need to own during the game.

Community cards

There are five cards which the dealer shows on the table, during the different round, are known as community cards. They are called community cards because all these five cards can be used by all the players to make the best hands using two cards.

Conclusion

Above we have discussed some of the very important terms of poker. These terms you need to understand very well before you go to play the game. Once you learn all such important terms, more than halfway you finish learning this game.