Poker Terms listed Alphabetically. Letters M - O

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Poker terms listed alphabetically. Letters M - O from Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

M-ratio
See M-ratio.
made hand
See made hand. Compare to a drawing hand.
maniac
A loose and aggressive player. A player who bets constantly and plays many inferior hands.
match the pot
To put in an amount equal to all the chips in the pot.

micro-limit
Internet poker games with stakes so small that real cardrooms couldn't possibly profit from them, are said to be at the "micro-limit" level (e.g. 25¢-50¢).
misdeal
A deal which is ruined for some reason and must be redealt.

move in
In a no-limit game, to "move in" or to "go all in" means to bet one's entire stake on the hand in play. See table stakes.

muck
To fold.
To discard one's hand without revealing the cards. Often done after winning without a showdown or at a showdown when a better hand has already been revealed.
The discard pile "There were only a couple of cards in the muck"

N
natural card
A card that isn’t wild or otherwise modified by the game rules. In some houses, a natural hand beats an equivalent hand that uses wild cards, though this is not generally the case.
no-limit
See no-limit.
nuts, the
See nut hand.

O

offsuit
Cards that are not of the same suit. The ace of clubs and the king of spades are called ace-king offsuit
one-eyed royals
See one-eyed royals.
open
To bet first. See open.
open ended, open ended straight draw
An outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw".
openers
The cards held by a player in a game of "jackpots" entitling him to open the pot. "Splitting openers" refers to holding onto one of your openers after discarding it to prove you had the necessary cards to open should you win the pot.

option
An optional bet or draw, such as getting an extra card facedown for 50 cents or raising on the big blind when checked all the way around.
The right to raise possessed by the big blind if there have been no raises.
out of pocket
A game which gives the players the ability to add more money to their stack in the middle of a hand. See Table stakes.

outrun
To beat another hand, usually by being delt extra cards after the initial deal.
outs
See out (poker).
outside straight, outside straight draw
See outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw".

overcall
To call a bet after others have called, esp. big bets. Jim bet, Alice called, then Ted overcalled. Compare to "cold call", "flat call", "smooth call".

overcard
A community card with a higher rank than a player's pocket pair.
A higher card. Ted held two overcards to Jill's pair with two cards to come.

overpair
In community card games such as Texas Hold'em and Omaha, a pocket pair with a higher rank than any community card.
over the top
To reraise. Ted raised $20, then Alice came over the top for $60 more.