Open-Handed: A category of games characterized by a part of each player's hand being exposed.
Overpair: n. In Hold'em, a pair in the hole that is larger than any community card on the board.
Pair: Two cards of the same rank.
Pocket Card: First two cards that were dealt by dealer.
Quads: n. Four of a kind.
Rainbow: adj. In flop games, a flop in which no two cards are of the same suit. "The flop was A 9 7 rainbow."
Raise: To wager more than the minimum required to call, forcing other players to put in more money as well.
River card: Fifth card of the board.
Royal Flush: n. An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand in regular poker.
See: When you "see" another player it means that you match their bet. So whatever the other player bets and you still want to stay in the game, however you have to "see" their bet by placing the same amount into the kitty.
Showdown: At the end of the final betting round, all active players turn their cards face up to see who has won the pot.
Small blind: An amount of chips that player to the left of the dealer has to bet, depending on stakes.
Straight: n. A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
Straight Flush: n. A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
Table Stakes: A standard rule whereby during a hand players can only bet the money they have on the table. If the bet to a player is more than the player's stack, that player may call with all his chips and be eligible to win only that portion of the pot he contributed to equally. A side pot is created, for which only the remaining players may compete.
Three of A Kind: n. Three cards all the same rank.
Turn card: Fourth card of the board. It is called fourth river as well.
Source: World Series of Poker
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