Jacks or Better uses the same terminology as normal poker. The only difference is that a player has to have at least a pair of jacks to open the bet. There are a few poker terms that you should pay attention to as they might be brought up during the Jacks or Better poker game. Once you familiarized yourself with the terminology access one of the online casinos featured here at Excellent Online Casinos, and you are set to go.

• ACES UP/OVER - Two pair, one of which is a pair of Aces.
• ACTION - Betting activity.
• ACTIVE PLAYER - A player who is still in the pot.
• ANTE - A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt.
• BACK DOOR - Player makes a late hand that he wasn't originally drawing to.
• BANKROLL - Current total gambling funds available. Not to be confused with a player's stake in a particular game.
• BARN - Short for a Full Barn which is slang for a Full House.
• BET - To put money into the pot in accordance with the rules of the game.
• BET FOR VALUE - Betting a completed or partial hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it.
• BUTTON - A distinctive token placed in front of the player sitting in the theoretical dealer's position, when a house dealer is used. The button rotates around the table so that every player has an opportunity to be the last to act.
• BUY-IN - The amount of money used to join a game.
• CALL - To put in to the pot the minimum amount of money necessary to continue playing.
• CALLER - One who makes a call bet.
• CALLING STATION - An passive player that frequently just checks or calls most bets.
• CAP - To cap the betting is to make the last permitted raise in a round. COURT CARD - A jack, queen or king.
• COWBOY - A king.
• CUT THE DECK -To divide the deck, fairly evenly, into 2 stacks.
• DARK BET - To bet without looking at your hand.
• DEAD HAND - A hand that has been fouled or has too many or too few cards.
• DEAD MAN'S HAND - Two pair, aces and eights. The hand Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot to death.
• FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king.
• FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
• FILL UP - To fill a Full House.
• FLAT CALL - To call a bet. Emphasizes that the caller did not raise.
• HEAD(S) UP - Playing a single opponent.
• HELP CARD - One that improves one's hand.
• LINER - A face card. (Because you can see a line when the card is face down and the lower right corner is lifted).
• LIVE CARD - In stud, a card that has not been exposed.
• LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be Live. If Live, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him.
• LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
• LOCK - A hand that cannot be beaten. Also called the NUT.
• MIDDLE POSITION - Betting positions approximately halfway around the table from the first player to act.
• POT - The total amount of money bet so far in a hand.
• POT LIMIT - A game where the maximum bet is determined by the size of the pot at the time.
• POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call.
• RAKE - The usually small percentage of money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game.
• READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal
• SIDE POT -. When an active player runs out of money during the course of a hand, the remaining players participate in a second or Side Pot for the rest of the hand. Additional side pots are possible if several players run out of money at different points in a hand.
• TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
• TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
• TREY - A three.
• TRIPS - Three of a specific kind, as in "Trip sixes".
• WILD CARD - A joker or standard card that, by player agreement and/or dealer's choice, can be used to represent any card desired.
• WIRED PAIR - A pair in the hole. In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.