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Face: The side of a card exposing its value.
Face-Down: When the side of a card identifying its value faces the table and is therefore hidden from public view. Only the holder of that card knows its value. Cards dealt face-down to the players are also known as Downcards or Closed Cards.
Face-Up: When the side of a card identifying its value is exposed and can be viewed by all players. Cards dealt face-up are also called Open Cards.
Fifth Street: The fifth card received in seven-card stud; the last round of betting in hold 'em and Omaha.
Flop: In hold 'em and Omaha, the first three cards simultaneously dealt face-up for communal use by all active players.
Flush: A hand of five cards of the same suit.
Fold: The withdrawal of further play in a hand. Also referred to as Going Out.
Four-Flush: A hand of four cards of the same suit.
Four-of-a-kind: A hand containing four cards of identical value, such as K K K K (four kings).
Four-Straight: A hand containing four cards in numerical sequence, such as 7 8 9 10.
Fourth Street: Fourth card dealt in seven-card stud; fourth community card exposed in hold 'em.
Free Card: A betting round where all players checked, thereby allowing players to proceed to the next round of play without cost. Also called a Free Ride.
Full House: A hand consisting of three-of-a-kind and a pair, such as 7 7 7 K K.
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What are the first three shared cards called in Texas hold 'em? What's a straddle? If I say you have a gutshot, do you know what cards you're holding?
If these terms are unfamiliar to you, take a moment to skim through the glossary at the end of this book. We need to be speaking the same language, so we understand what a particular word means when talking about Texas hold 'em. This is already known as the jargon, or the "lingo," used among players who know the game well. When we agree on definitions and terms in advance, the communication is faster and easier.
Mnemonics
A mnemonic is a trick to help you remember something easily. When you pick two cards at random from a deck of fifty-two cards, there are 1,326 different two-card hands that can be created. Since that's a lot to remember, let's disregard suits (AV9^ is the same as A49*). Now you have just 169 possible hands. It gets easier from there, because many of these hands have nicknames, which are the mnemonics in poker.
If you've played poker before, you know that you have to pay careful attention to what's going on in the game. Anything you can do to make this task easier on yourself helps you concentrate on the more important things, like watching the other players play their hands.
Get into the habit of not looking at your hand until it is your turn to act. When the play passes to you, decide how you want to play the hand. If you muck it, then it's over until the next hand. If you decide to play, memorize the hand, place it in front of you with a chip on it to protect it, and then don't look at it again until the hand is over.
Why shouldn't you look at your hand again? Tells will be covered in a later chapter, but you should know now that there are a few tells associated with how you look at your hand and how your opponents react to the flop.
When the flop is all of one suit, you will often see another player immediately double-check his hole cards. This reaction usually means that he has exactly one card of that suit and he's checking to see which one of his hole cards it is. So you know that he does not yet have the flush. Don't do your opponents any favors by providing them with similar knowledge about your hand.
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