Poker Dictionary: Poker Words Beginning With G

Gallery

Spectators.

“The Gallery was yelling for me to go all in.”

A player who bets, even though the odds are against him or her.

If a player goes in with a low pair pre-flop, you could call them a Gambler .

To bet all of one's money or chips.

“Maybe I can scare some players into folding if I Go All-In .”

To illegally take money off the poker table while in play.

Dave got banned from the game for going south.

A cheater.

“He wasn't welcome in their game because they knew he was a Grifter .”

A player who puts in hours playing poker in a job-like method.

A Grinder tends to play for long periods of time with modest profits.

A straight filled "inside." If you have 9s-8s, and the flop comes 7c-5h-2d, and the turn is the 6c, you have a gut shot straight.

“I could tell that my Gut Shot straight could not be beat.”