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Poker lingo - The Letter A

I thought i would start writing out my poker lingo dictionary and do a letter at a time. As i am just starting this todays letter is A.

Poker lingo - The Letter A

Aces Full
This means a full house of cards containing three aces and any other pair of cards.

Ace-high
This is the best of the worst. If you dont have a hand then it goes to your highest single card, ace high would mean your hand that contains one ace and no other hand.

Aces Up
A hand containing two pairs and one of the pairs is a pair of Aces.

Act
Acting out a false emotion, movement or “tell” designed to give out a false impression about the strength of a hand.

Ajax
The name given to the first two cards dealt out if they are an Ace and Jack, it does’nt matter if they are the same suit or not.

All-in
This is the action of a player betting all of the chips they own, or putting it “all in” to the pot.

Ante
The initial betting money placed in the pot before the dealer starts.