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| Fifth Street | Also known as the "river" card. In flop games, this represents the fifth community card on the table and the final round of betting. In Stud games, this is the fifth card dealt to each player and represents the third round of betting. |
| Five-card Draw | A poker game in which the player is dealt five cards down. They have one draw to replace them and the best high hand wins the pot. |
| Five-card Stud | A poker game in which each player is dealt five cards, one down and four up, with betting after 2, 3, 4, & 5 cards. |
| Flat Call | Calling a bet without raising. |
| Flop | In Hold'em and Omaha, the first three community cards that are dealt face-up in the center of the table all at one time. The "flop" also indicates the second round of betting. |
| Flop Games | Poker games (Hold 'em and Omaha) that are played using community cards that are dealt face up in the center of the table. |
| Floorman | An employee of the cardroom who makes rulings and decisions. |
| Flush | Any five cards of the same suit. |
| Flush Draw | When a player has four cards in his hand of the same suit and is hoping to draw a fifth to make a flush. |
| Fold | To throw your hand away when it's your turn to act. |
| Forced Bet | A required bet that starts the action on the first round of a poker hand. |
| Four of a Kind | Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads"). |
| Fourth Street | In flop games, it is the fourth community card dealt (also known as "the turn") and represents the third round of betting. In Stud games, it is the fourth card dealt to each player and represents the second round of betting. |
| Full House | Any three cards of the same number or face value, plus any other two cards of the same number or face value. |
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| Gut Shot | To draw to and/or hit an inside straight. |
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| Hand | A player's best five cards. |
| High-Card | To decide the first dealer in the flop tournaments each user is dealt a single card and the player with the highest card (based on the card and the suit order - of spades, hearts, diamonds & clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer. |
| High-Low | Split pot games. |
| Hold 'em | Also known as Texas Hold 'em, where the players get two down cards and five community cards. See our complete Hold 'em rules in our Game Rules section. |
| Hole Cards | These are the Down Cards in front of the players. |
| House | The casino or cardroom that is hosting the poker game. |
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| Inside Straight | Four cards which require another between the top and the bottom card to complete a straight. Players who catch this card make an Inside Straight. |
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| Jackpot Poker | A form of poker in which the cardroom or casino offers a jackpot to a player who has lost with a really big hand (usually Aces full or better). |
| Jacks-or- Better | A form of poker in which a player needs to have at least a pair of jacks to open the betting. |
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