Poker terms starting with T

13 terms

  1. Table Stakes A rule in a poker game meaning that a player may not go into his pocket for money during a hand.
  2. Tell A clue or hint that a player unknowingly gives about the strength of his hand, his next action, etc.
  3. Three of a kind a hand containing three cards of the same value, irrespective of suit
  4. Tilt To play wildly or recklessly. A player is said to be "on tilt" if he is not playing his best, playing too many hands, trying wild bluffs, raising with bad…
  5. Time (1) A request by a player to suspend play while he decides what he's going to do. Simply, "Time, please!
  6. Toke Any tip to a dealer or other casino employee.
  7. Top and Bottom Two pair, with your two hole cards pairing the highest and lowest cards on the board.
  8. Top Pair A pair with the highest card on the flop. If you have A ♠-Q♠, and the flop comes Q♦-T♥-6 ♣, you have flopped top pair. See "second pair."
  9. Top Set The highest possible trips. Example: you have T ♣-T♠, and the flop comes T♦-8♣-9 ♥. You have flopped top set.
  10. Top Two Two pair, with your two hole cards pairing the two highest cards on the board.
  11. TRIPs Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
  12. Turn The fourth community card. Put out face up, by itself. Also known as "fourth street."
  13. Two pair a hand containing two pairs of cards, each of the same value, irrespective of suit