Texas Holdem Terms: E to N

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Extra Blind: A blind put in by a player just entering the game, returning to the game, or otherwise changing his position at the table.

Fast Play:  To play a hand aggressively, betting and raising as much as possible.

Flop: The first three community cards, put out face up, all together.

Free Roll: One player has a shot at winning an entire pot when he is currently tied with another player.

House: The establishment running the game.

Jackpot: A special bonus paid to the loser of a hand if he gets a very good hand beaten.

Kicker: Unpaired card used to determine the better of two near-equivalent hands.

Made Hand: A hand to which you're drawing, or one good enough that it doesn't need to improve.

Muck: The pile of folded and burned cards in front of the dealer.

No-Limit: A version of poker in which a player may bet any amount of chips (up to the number in front of him) whenever it is his turn to act.

Nuts: The best possible hand given the board. If the board is Ks-Jd-Ts-4s-2h, then As-Xs is the nuts.