Betting every chip you have in front of you. You can only win the part of the pot your chips matched, and you can call a bigger bet with everything you have.

A move that follows the letter of the rules but breaks their spirit, such as acting as if you will call and then raising. Most players dislike it, and the floor may rule against it.

The chips you still have in front of you after a bet. Dealers and players use it to talk about what is left to bet.

Two forced bets, the small blind and the big blind, put in before the cards are dealt to start the pot. They move around the table with the button, so everyone pays in turn.

The person at the podium who seats players and runs the waitlist. Many rooms use this name, and it is fine to ask them anything.

A card the dealer sets aside face down before the flop, the turn and the river. It is not part of anyone's hand.

The white disc, also called the dealer button, that shows who is dealer for the hand. It moves one seat to the left after every hand, and the blinds follow it.

The chips you buy to sit in a game. Rooms set a minimum and often a maximum, so ask before you buy.

The cashier window where chips are bought and cashed out. Some rooms let the dealer sell you chips at the table instead.

A rule that the dealer reads the real value of a hand at showdown, even if the player misreads it. Many rooms use it, but read your own hand carefully anyway.

Trading your chips for money at the cage when you are done. Tell the dealer you are leaving first, so your seat can open.

Checking first, then raising after another player bets in the same round. Say each action clearly when it is your turn.

Swapping many small chips for fewer larger ones, done by the dealer or the cage. It makes your stack easier to count and carry.

Free items such as food or drink that a room gives players for time spent playing. Rooms differ on how they are earned, so ask.

A plain plastic card the dealer keeps under the deck while dealing. It stops anyone from seeing the bottom card, and the dealer also uses it to cut the deck.

Money a room takes out of the game to run it. Some people use the word for the rake and some for the small jackpot fee, so ask what a room means.

The staff member who settles rulings and disagreements at the tables, also called the floor person. If you are unsure about a rule, you can ask for the floor.

The shared cards dealt face up in the middle of the table. The flop is the first three, the turn is the fourth card and the river is the fifth, with a round of betting after each.

Taking chips off the table in the middle of a session, for example into your pocket. Most rooms do not allow it, so keep your chips in plain sight.

A small extra amount taken from some pots and set aside for a jackpot prize. It is separate from the rake, and it adds to what a game costs you.

To just call the big blind when no one has raised before you. A player who does this is called a limper.

A deal that went wrong, such as a card dealt face up or out of order, so the dealer stops the hand and deals again. What counts as a misdeal depends on the room.

The pile of folded cards in the middle, or to fold your hand into it. A hand that has gone into the muck is usually dead, and the dealer can muck an unprotected hand by mistake.

A table that feeds the main game: when a seat opens in the main game, a player from the must-move table moves over. How it works is a house rule.

A game where you can bet any amount you have on the table. A name such as 1/2 No-Limit gives the blinds: a small blind of one dollar and a big blind of two dollars.

One full trip of the button around the table, so each seat has been dealer once.

A single chip bigger than the bet you face, pushed out without saying raise. It is usually ruled a call, not a raise.

Putting in a blind bet to join a game, for example when you first sit down. The dealer tells you whether to post or wait for the big blind.

Putting a chip, card cap or other small object on your cards while the hand is live. An unprotected hand can be picked up as a muck by mistake.

A plastic tray that holds chips in neat stacks. Rooms often use racks of one hundred chips of the same value.

The fee a room takes from the pots for running the game. It is part of the real cost of playing, win or lose.

Buying more chips after your first buy-in is down or gone. Ask the dealer when you can add chips and whether the room caps your total.

A request to move to another seat at the same table. Rooms differ on who gets an open seat first, so ask the dealer.

A stack that is small next to the others at the table or next to the room's usual buy-in. It describes how many chips someone has, nothing more.

A rule used in some rooms: if you show your cards to one player, they may be shown to everyone. Because rooms differ, ask the dealer before you show anyone.

The point when the betting ends and the players still in the hand turn their cards face up. The best five-card hand wins the pot.

A separate pot built when one player is all in and the others keep betting. The all-in player can only win the main pot, and the side pot is played for by the players who put chips into it.

Taking your time to show a winning hand when you know you have the best one. Players see it as poor manners.

Tossing chips toward the middle in a pile instead of placing them in a neat stack in front of you. The dealer cannot count a messy pile, so it can lead to a ruling.

An optional extra blind bet put in before the cards are dealt, which raises the stakes for that hand. The player after the big blind usually posts it, and you never have to.

A bet made in more than one motion, such as pushing out chips, then going back to your stack for more. Many rooms rule against it, so say the full amount and push the chips out in one straight motion.

Moving to a different table in the same game, which you may ask for or the room may ask of you. Rooms differ on how and when they do it.

The rule that you can bet only the chips you have in front of you when the hand starts. If a bet is bigger than your stack, you can still call with everything you have.

Turning your cards face up on the table at showdown so everyone can read them. Many rooms want both cards shown to claim the pot.

When being upset or annoyed makes a player act worse than they normally would. It is one reason the first-session plan says to leave when you are tired or tilted.

Money you give the dealer, often a chip tossed over after you win a pot. Dealers call a tip a toke, and tipping is your choice and part of what a night costs.

Adding chips to your stack between hands, often up to the room's maximum. Rooms differ on whether and when you can.

What you say out loud on your turn, such as call, fold or raise to a number. In most live games a spoken action made in turn is binding, even if you change your mind.

The list of players waiting for a seat in a game, often just called the list. You ask the brush to add you, and the room keeps it on paper or in an app.