Poker Terms listed Alphabetically. Letters U - W Last One

Posts: 1825 · Posted: 10.01.2007, 00:18

Poker terms listed alphabetically from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Letters U through W the last in the series. There is no X Y or Z terms Smile

U

under the gun
The playing position to the direct left of the blinds in Texas hold 'em or Omaha . The player who is under the gun must act first on the first round of betting.

underdog
An underdog or dog is a player with a smaller chance to win than another specified player. Frequently used when the exact odds are expressed. Harry might have been bluffing, but if he really had the king, my hand was a 4-to-1 dog, so I folded.
underfull
In a community card game, a full house that is one of the lowest full houses possible. For example: in Texas hold 'em, a player holding a pair of deuces with a final board of 2A33Q holds an underfull (Deuces full of Treys). The highest possible full house is Aces full of Treys. Also "underboat".
up
When used with a card rank to describe a poker hand, refers to two pair with the named card being the higher pair. For example, a hand of QQ885 might be called "queens up".
up and down straight draw
An open ended straight draw. Also called an 'up and down' or an 'up and down draw'.

upcard
See upcard.
up the ante
Increase the stake. Also commonly used outside the context of poker.

V
value bet
See value (poker).

vig, vigorish
The rake. See vigorish.
vnh
Abbreviation for "very nice hand", used in online poker chat.

W

wake up
To "wake up with a hand" means to discover a strong starting hand, often when there has already been action in front of the player.

wash
To mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing them up. A dealer may wash the deck before shuffling.

weak ace
An ace with a low kicker (e.g. four). Also "small ace," "soft ace," "ace-rag."
wheel
See wheel.

whipsaw
When a player is caught in the middle between two raisers and must call each bet because of the pot odds. Compare to "crossfire".

wild card
See wild card (poker). Compare to bug (poker).
window card
An upcard in stud poker. The first window card in stud is called the "door card".

wired pair
A "pocket pair".

wrap
In Omaha, the term for an open ended straight that consists of two board cards and three or four cards from a player's hand. An example would be a player holding 345A with the board 67K is said to have a "wrap" as any 3, 4, or 5, or 8 will make a straight. A hand of 4589 would also be a wrap draw, but would often be referred to as a "big wrap" due to twenty cards making the straight as opposed to thirteen in the first example

Posts: 2913 · Posted: 10.01.2007, 12:19

Our dear Valeria, This was quite a project and I hope most members have a printer, so they can run themselves off a copy of all the terms and have our own poker dictionary!

By the way, I noticed on the previous two sets that you posted the first set at 9:11 and the second set at 9:13. Girl, you are one heck of a typist!!!!!!!!!!!

And here I sit hunting for each letter on my keyboard and clicking them with one index finger from my left hand plus another index finger from my right hand!

What would you .... or ANYONE .... suggest would be the quickest way for me to really learn how to type right? I think, considering my jobs, it is about time I learned. Don't you, my poker Crushers?

Again, Valeria.......a job well begun and equally well concluded! A real service to your forum and sitemates.

Your Guru

Posts: 1740 · Posted: 10.01.2007, 22:39

Poker Guru you took my thoughts from me lol..I was reading threw all vals post the whole time wishing I had a printer ....