Check

Passing the action to the next player without betting, which is only allowed if nobody has bet yet on that round. If everyone checks, the next card is dealt for free.

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Check-raise

Checking with the intention of raising after an opponent bets. It traps players who bet whenever they are chec…

Action

Any bet, raise, call, check or fold a player makes; also used for a game with lots of betting ("a great action…

All-in

Betting every chip you have in front of you. You can't be forced out of the hand after that, but you can only …

Cold 4-bet

A 4-bet made by a player who has not yet put money in the pot — someone behind both the opener and the 3-betto…

Cold call

Calling a raise (or a re-raise) without having put any money into the pot yet in that round. Cold-calling a 3-…

Fold

Giving up your hand and any claim to the pot. Folded cards go face down to the dealer; you cannot get them bac…

Four-bet (4-bet)

A re-raise of a three-bet. Four-bet pots are large and usually decided pre-flop or on the flop; the range doin…

Limp

Entering the pot pre-flop by just calling the big blind instead of raising. Open-limping is generally weak; li…