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Bad Beat - When a hand is beaten by a lucky draw.

Backdoor - Making a hand other than the one intended. Example: Having J/10 of Clubs with a flop of A of Clubs, 5 of Clubs. 6 of Spades. The turn and river are K and Q of Hearts. You made a straight instead of the intended (and more likely) flush.

Backraise - A re-raise from a player who originally called.

Bankroll - The amount of money you have.

Bet - To place chips into the pot.

Belly Buster - A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight.

Bet Odds - The odds you get as a result of evaluating the number of callers to a raise.

Belly Buster - A draw and/or catch to an Inside Straight.

Bet the Pot - When a player bets the amount of the pot.

Bicycle or Bike - A straight that is A-2-3-4-5.

Big Blind - A designated amount that is placed by the player sitting in the second position, clockwise from the dealer, before any cards are dealt. (Players joining a game in progress must post a Big Blind, but may do so from any position.)

Big Slick - A hand that contains an A-K.

Blank - A useless card.

Blind - The bet(s) that must be made by the two players sitting directly to the dealer's left which will start the action on the first round of betting. The blinds are posted before any cards are dealt. (A "Blind" bet is one that is made in the dark without looking at your cards.)

Blind Raise - When a player raises without looking at his hand.

Bluff - To make other players believe that one has a better hand than he/she might otherwise have by betting or raisingwhen they do not have the best hand.

Boardcards - The cards that are dealt face-up in a partypoker game for all players to see. In flop games, five cards are dealt face-up in the center of the table. In Seven Card Stud, four cards are dealt face-up in front of each player.

Boat - A full house.

Bottom Pair - When a player uses the lowest card on the flop to make a pair with one of his own cards.

Broadway - An Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10).

Bring-In - The forced bet made on the first round of betting by the player who is dealt the lowest card showing in Seven Card Stud and Stud 8 or Better. In Razz (Lowball) it is the highest card showing

Bring It In - To start the betting on the first round.

Broomcorn's Uncle - A player who antes himself broke.

Bullets - A pair of Aces.

Bump - To raise.

Button - Also known as the dealer button, it is a small round disk that is moved from player to player in a clockwise direction following each hand, to theoretically indicate the dealer of each hand.

Buy-In - The minimum amount of money required by a player to sit down in a particular partypoker game.

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