If you want to be a texas holdem poker pro, you need to speak the language. You’ll find links to part I and part II of this series at the end of the article.

Let’s take a look at some of the more common words and phrases used in texas holdem.

Middle Pair: A middle pair happens in texas holdem when you pair one of your pocket cards to the second highest card on the flop.

Monster: An extremely strong hand that is almost certain to win the pot (unless you get a bad beat – defined in part I).

Nickel-Dime: This is a small-stakes texas holdem game.

No-Limit: Just like it sounds and probably the most well-known texas holdem poker around, thanks the the televised World Series of Poker. This is poker where any player can bet any amount he has in front of him.

Nut: The winnings a player needs to survive as a poker pro.

Nut Straight: Popularized by the movie Rounders, in which Matt Damon’s character watches Johnny Chan on TV winning the World Series of Poker. A nut straight is the highest possible straight in any given hand.

Nuts (or Nut), the: The best possible hand that can be had, no matter what cards come on the turn and/or the river.

Odds: The probability of making any hand. For example, if you have a 25 percent chance of making a certain hand, then the odds against you are 3 to 1.

Offsuit: Cards that are of different suits. You’ll hear this term a lot if you watch texas holdem on television. Whenever a players shows his two hole cards to the camera, the announcer will say something like, “10 and Jack offsuit.)

These are just some of the terms you’ll need to know if you want to sound like a texas holdem pro. It may seem silly to have to know these terms if you know how the game is played. But showing your ignorance at the table could make you a mark.

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