Odds

The probability of something occurring or not occurring. Usually concerning making a hand or not.

“The Odds were in my favor.”

Offsuit

A player's two pocket cards when they are different suits.

“My pocket cards are Offsuit : a diamond and a heart"

Omaha

A game of poker where each player is dealt four down cards with five community cards. To make your hand, you must play two cards from your hand and three from the board.

The game of Omaha is a different version of hold’em.

One-Gap

A Hold'em hand where the cards in the starting hand are two apart in rank.

“Her hand ended up being a One-Gap .”

One-Pair

The last player to act in a round of betting.

“Andrew, the One-Pair, made his bet.”

Online Poker Room

A poker room online that lets you play poker from your computer with thousands of different players all over the world.

Playing in an Online Poker Room is a great way to win real money

On Tilt

A situation where a player begins to play bad. This usually occurs because he or she is emotionally distressed.

“Derek started this hand on a real Tilt ”

Open

To make the first bet.

“He Opened this hand.”

Open Card

A card that is dealt face up.

“The ace of diamonds was the Open Card .”

Outs

The number of cards left in a deck that will improve your hand.

“There's only three Outs in the deck for me.”

On the Button

The last player to bet in a round of betting. Dealer's position.

“Jennifer was On the Button .”

Outrun

To beat an opponent.

“Yessssssss! Outrun !”

Overcall

To call a bet after another player has already called.

“Andrew's Overcall increased the pot.”

Overcard

Cards higher in rank than the highest card on the board.

“Julie had the Overcard .”

Overpair

A pocket pair higher than any cards on the board.

“On a 735 board, the pair of tens were an overpair.”

Over the Top

When one player re-raises another player's raise.

“Sally went Over the Top .”