Poker Glossary of Terms

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Table Stakes - Stakes in which the betting and raising are limited to the amount of money a player has in front of him.

Tell - Characteristics, habits, behavior of a person that give away clues.

Tierce - A three-card straight flush.

Tilt - To play wildly or recklessly due to frustration over previous losses.

Time - (1) A request by a player to suspend play while he decides what he's going to do. (2) An amount of money collected either on the button or every half hour by the cardroom.

Toke - A small amount of money given to the dealer by the winner of a pot. A tip.

Top Pair - A pair with the highest card on the flop.

Trips - Three of a kind.

Turn - The fourth community card.