Because Let It Ride is basically a derivation of 5-Card stud poker, the terminology used is mostly the same.
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Below is a glossary of some of the most common poker terms used in 5-Card Stud, as well as Let It Ride.
Basic Five Card Stud Terminology
Hole Card – The card dealt face down to each player.
Third Street – The third card dealt face up on the table to all players.
Fourth Street – The fourth card dealt face up on the table to all players.
Fifth Street – The fifth card dealt face up on the table to all players.
Pot – The total money the player with the best hand will win.
Bet – Put money in the pot.
Check – Choose not to bet when nobody has bet before you.
Call – Put money equal to another player’s bet in the pot to stay in the hand.
Raise – Increase the amount of money other players have to pay to stay in hand.
Pot Odds – Mathematically figure out if it is profitable for you to call a bet.
Rags – A bad hand without much chance of winning.
Bluffing – Betting/Raising to make other players fold when you have Rags.
Bad Beat – Losing a pot to a great hand when you have a really good hand.
Definitions of Common Hold Cards and Hands
Boat – Full House (e.g. 7, 7, 7, 10, 10).
Trips – Three of a Kind (e.g. 8, 8, 8).
On a Draw – Need helpful cards in following rounds to make a good hand.
Limit – Bets and raises are fixed – can only bet the determined limit.
Pot Limit – Bets cannot exceed the amount of money in the pot.
No Limit – Any player can bet any amount at any point in the hand.
On a Draw Detailed
Open Ended Straight Draw – your hand contains 4 cards in sequence, such as 5, 6, 7, 8 – either a 4 or a 9 will give you a straight.
Inside Straight Draw– your hand contains one missing card inside the middle of a straight such as 4, 5, 7, 8 – only a 6 will give you a straight.
Flush Draw – You have four of one suit, you need a fifth for a flush.
Outs – The number of cards which could appear in the following rounds to make your hand good – If you have four hearts you have 9 outs, or 9 hearts left in the deck which will give you a flush – see the Pot Odds Lesson.
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