Poker Dictionary (B)

Big Blind:

A forced bet posted by the players two seats to the left of the dealer button. The big blind is equal to the minimum bet limit, for example, in a 10-20 game, the big blind would be $10





Blind:

A forced bet in Hold’em and Omaha, placed by the first two players into the pot, in front of the button





Bluff:

A bluff is a play or bet made to delude the other players to thinking you have a better hand that you in fact do.





Board:

Normally referred to the playing visible cards on the table, in hold’em and Omaha, players hare the same board. In Stud each person has his own board





Bring-in:

Stud poker, a bet must be made in the first round of bets. Normally the lowest showing card is forced to bet, conversely some games force the highest hand to bet first. Bring-in is apparent only ont eh first round. On all other rounds the highest card player on the board has the option to bet first





Button:

A marker disc used to denote the dealer position, the position remains constant if the games has a professional dealer (Hol’em and Omaha)