Glossary

• Blinds: Short for "blind bets," these are the forced bets made before the cards are dealt. In Hold'em, blinds take the place of the classic "ante."
• Burn Card: The card dealt facedown before any community card is dealt.
• Button: Nickname for the player acting as the dealer in current hand.
• Check: Similar to a call, but no money is bet. If there is no raise preflop, the big blind may check.
• Flop: The first three community cards dealt.
• Preflop: Anything that occurs before the flop is dealt is preflop.
• River: The final (5th) community card dealt; also known as fifth street.
• Showdown: When players reveal their hands to discover the pot's winner.
• Turn: The fourth community card dealt; also known as fourth street.