Poker dictionary letter C
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A hundred-dollar bill.
Call
Matching the bet amount.
Call Cold
To call both a bet and raise
Caller
A player who mostly calls. A weak player.
Calling Station
A player who invariably calls, and is therefore hard to bluff out
Cap
In limit games, the limit on the number of raises in a round of betting.
Capping a Raise
A third and final raise.
Cardroom
A room or space in a casino where poker is played.
Cards Speak
Your hand is the most favorable possible combination of cards, no matter how you call it.
Case Card
The fourth and last card of a particular rank to become available.
Case Chips
Player's last chips.
Cash In
To leave the game and convert one's chips to cash, either with the dealer or at the cage.
Cash Out
To leave a game and convert chips into cash.
Catch Bluffing
To win a hand by calling or raising to someone who is bluffing. To catch a bluffing player
Center Pot
The main pot.
Change Gears
To change the style of play.
Chase
To play a weak hand.
Cheater
A player who intentionally violates the rules to gain advantage over other players.
Check
To abstain from betting, reserving the right to call or raise if another player bets. Also another name for a chip.
Check Blind
To check without looking at one's own cards.
Check-Raise
When a player first checks and then raises in a betting round.
Cheese
A very weak starting hand.
Chip
A round token used in place of cash at a gaming table.
Chop
To return the blinds to the players who posted them and move on to the next hand if no other players call. It also means to "split the pot".
Cinch Hand
The nuts. A very strong hand that most likely can't be beaten.
Coffeehousing
Talking about your hand with the hope of misleading your opponents. Same as bluffing.
Cold Call
To call more than one bet in a single action.
Cold Deck
A cheater's deck of cards.
Cold Hands
a) Showdown hands. b) A sequence of weak hands.
Collection
The fee charged for a game.
Collection Drop
A fee charged for each hand dealt.
Come Hand
A drawing hand.
Come Over the Top
To raise or re-raise another player's bet.
Community cards
Cards that are turned face up in the middle of the table, and which belong to all players still in the game.
Comp Program
A loyalty reward program usually offered by online poker rooms.
Complete Hand
A hand that is defined by all five cards - a straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, or straight flush.
Complete the Bet
To increase an all-in bet or forced bet to a full bet in limit poker.
Concealed Pair
A pair both of which cards are face down
Connector
A starting hand in Texas Hold'em where the two cards dealt are subsequent in rank.
Conservative
A player who tends to bet only with a strong hand.
Conservative Play
A style of playing when a player tends to bet strong hands exclusively.
Counterfeit
To make your hand less valuable because of other board cards that duplicate it.
Court Card
A jack, a queen or king.
Cowboys
Two Kings.
Crack
To beat a strong hand.
Cranberry
A player who calls against the odds.
Crap Shoot
Trounaments with a weak player base.
Cripple the Deck
To have the best possible cards.
Crying Call
To complain while calling.
Cut It Up
To split the pot after a showdown.
Cut the Cards
Putting the bottom cards of a deck on top of it.
Cut the Deck
To divide the deck into 2 even stacks.
Cut The Pot
To take the rake from players.
Cut-Card
A bottom card.
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