Partypoker has created a glossary for all the words that you will hear around the poker table and read in poker forums. Find out some names for your hole cards, find out the origin of some of the terms, and find out who uses these terms most often.
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Call - Matching the bet amount.
Call Cold - To call both a bet and raise(s).
Calling Station - A passive and loose player who does not raise much, but calls more than he or she should.
Cap - To take the last of the maximum amount of raises allowed per round of betting.
Cardroom - The room or space in a casino where partypoker is played.
Cards Speak - Your hand is the most favorable possible combination of cards, no matter how you call it.
Case Chips - A player's last chips.
Cash Out - To leave a game and converting chips into cash.
Check - When it's a player's turn to act and there has been no action in front of them and he opts not to bet, he "checks."
Check-Raise - When a player first checks and then raises in a betting round.
Chop - To return the blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand if no other players call. It also means to "split the pot".