On the board and a low club is dealt that card is likely a brick. For example, if there are two high spades The board would be a card that does not appear to help anyone's hand. Or 'to catch a brick.' A brick is a card that does not help your hand. The blinds are in the first (and second if there are two) positionsĪfter the dealer, so they act first in all future betting rounds. If there are two blinds in the game then there will typically be a big blind which isĪn entire small bet ($3 in a 3-6 game) and a small blind which will be half the big blind (rounded down) ($1 In Hold 'em there are either one or two 'blind' bets (bets which you are required to make before BB can also sometimes meanīig Bet which in a limit game would be the larger bet size, or $6 in a $3-$6 limit game. The big blind is usually one small bet (or $3 at a $3-$6 limit game). This is one of two forced bets that are made before This is usually the Big Blind in Texas Holdem or Omaha Holdem games. Is meant to ease the translation so you can get the most out of the material on this site. In fact to a poker newbie you can sound downright crazy! Therefore this glossary One thing that you'll find if youĭon't yet play a lot of poker is that your language slowly slips into using lots of special terminology including nuts,

Poker Glossary 'Get your nuts out of my river'Īlthought we don't have every poker definition in the word we have a lot of them.