How to Play | Terms  Play Now!  Speak poker as well as you play
it:   Glossary a g m s x  (1) One's turn to act during a hand.
(2) To bet or raise. (3) Used to describe a game in which there
is a lot of betting and raising.   A small bet all players are
required to make before a hand is dealt. An ante is similar to a
blind, but everyone has to contribute it before a hand
commences. Antes give the pot a value right off the bat.  A bet
that places all of a player's chips into the pot.  Hitting your
needed cards on the turn and the river to make your hand. For
example, if there's one heart on the board and you have two in
your hand and two more hearts show up on the turn and river,
you've hit a "backdoor" flush.  Bad Beat When a player who
initially had a substantial statistical lead over an opponent
loses his hand to that opponent after the flop, turn, or river.
Bad Beat Story A retelling or recollection of a bad beat. These
are often boring tales you already know the end of. For example:
"I had ace-king, and