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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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Main Pot - The center pot. Any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are contested among the remaining players. This occurs when a player(s) goes all-in.

Make - To make the deck is to shuffle the deck.

Maniac - A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands.

Maverick - The name of a Queen and Jack in the pocket. Suited or otherwise.

Meet - To meet is to call.

Middle Pair - In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the middle card on the flop.

Middle Position - Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).

Mneumonics - Mental devices used to remember things. In Hold 'Em, often players have names for what pocket cards they have, like Big Slick or Maverick.

Muck - To discard or throw away your hand. It's also a pile of cards that are no longer in play.

Minimum Buy-In - The least amount you can start a game with.

Monster - A very big hand. In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after having a small stack is considered to be a monster.


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