Poker

Like many activities poker has its own vernacular. In addition to all the jargon there are also some common shortcuts used in poker writings. Here are a few things you may find helpful if reading a poker story:

In Hold 'em each player is dealt two cards (hole cards) and then all the players share five cards face up in the middle (the board).

Vocabulary:
The flop: the first 3 cards on the board
The turn: the fourth card
The river: the fifth and final card
Short or Short-stacked: When you have a relatively small amount of chips compared to the size of the blinds or other players at the table.
A blank: is any card that is insignificant to the hand. Most of these cards are below nine and are of a suit that is inconsequential.
Heads up: only 2 players are involved
The nuts: is the best possible hand
3/6 Hold 'em: This is a poker game with fixed limits on the bets allowed. A player bets $3 preflop and on the flop, and $6 on the turn or river
1/3 No-limit: The game has blinds of $1 and $3, but there are no limits on what a player can bet at any time.


Examples of Card Abbreviations
AhTh (ace of hearts and ten of hearts)
KdJs (king of diamonds and jack of spades)
AQs (an ace and a queen of the same suite)
KJo (a king and a jack of different suites)
QTxx (a queen, a ten, and two blanks)
AXs (An ace and unknown card that is the same suit as the ace)