Ace High

A five-card hand containing an ace but no pair; beats a king-high, but loses to any pair or above.

Aces Full

A full house with three aces and any pair.

Aces Up

Two pairs, one of which is aces.

Action

Bets and raises. "If a third heart hits the board and there's a lot of action, you have to assume that somebody has made the flush."

Active Player

A player still in the pot.

Add-On

The opportunity to buy additional chips in some tournaments.

Advertise

To make a bluff with the deliberate intention of being exposed as a loose player.

All-In

A player is considered to be All-In when he/she bets all his/her remaining chips.

All-In

To run out of chips while betting or calling. In table stakes games, a player may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand. If he runs out, a side pot is created in which he has no interest. However, he can still win the pot for which he had th

American Airlines

Term used for pair of aces.

An Ace Working

An ace in hand.

Angle

Any technically legal but ethically dubious way to increase your expectation at a game; a trick.

Ante

A bet required to begin a hand.

Ante

A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. Most hold'em games do not have an ante; they use ""blinds"" to get initial money into the pot.

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