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.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W
Grinding - Playing in a style with minimal risk and modest gains over a long period of time.
Gut Shot - To draw to and/or hit an inside straight.
Hand - A player's best five cards.
Heads-Up - When only two players are involved with a hand.
Hearts - One of the four playing card suits.
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 and clubs) becomes the theoretical dealer.
High Limit - A game where the amounts wagered are high.
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 partypoker game.
Image - What kind of player others currently perceive you as.
Implied Odds - The odds you are getting after the assumed result of betting for the remainder of the hand.
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.