No one is an expert in the beginning. A newbie in every endeavor, game, or sport will have to be ready to go through a learning curve, especially as far as the jargon and vernacular are concerned. Dalam permainan poker, memiliki wawasan yang luas tentang terminologi dan istilah-istilahnya adalah sangat penting untuk menjadi pemain yang baik.

Tidak ada yang lebih buruk dari mengaku mengetahui apa yang sedang diucapkan ketika kita sebenarnya tidak paham; dan dalam dunia poker, "poker face" tidak hanya digunakan untuk melindungi game kita, tapi juga untuk mengelola emosi.

Kita memahami: tidak ada orang yang ingin terlihat bodoh dan tidak berpengetahuan. Selain itu, hal ini dapat sangat mempengaruhi permainan kita dan menentukan antara kemenangan dan kekalahan besar. Oleh karena itu, mari kita lihat beberapa istilah dasar dalam poker, termasuk Texas Hold'em:

Basic Terms in Poker

• Action: One's turn to act during a hand, an initial bet or raise.
• Ante: A small bet all players are required to make before a hand is dealt.
• Pot: The amount which will be won by the victor.
• Blind: An amount put in the pot by two players to the left of the dealer (common in Texas Hold'em).
• Small Blind: Played by the first player to the left of the dealer.
• Big Blind: Double the value of the small blind played by the player to the left of the small blind player.
• Tournament: A poker event involving one or more tables of players. Each begins with a fixed amount of tournament chips.
• Bubble: The top finisher of the tournament who doesn’t get any winnings.

Basic Terms in Betting

• Call: When a player contributes the minimum amount to the pot required to continue playing their hand.
• Check: You’re not betting for that round, but you can only do this if no bets have been placed for that round.
• Raise: Contribute the minimum amount plus wagering more.
• Fold: Give up by placing your cards down on the table, losing all you have bet so far.
• Check-Raise: When a player checks on the first opportunity to bet and then raises succeeding bets in the same round.
• All-in: A bet that places all of a player’s chips into the pot.
• Bluff: Betting on a weak hand to intimidate other players into folding.

Basic Terms in Dealing

• Dealer: The person dealing the cards.
• Button: The position of the dealer marked with a plastic disk.
• Burn Card: Discarding the top card before each betting round to make sure the game is played fairly.
• Community Cards: Cards dealt face-up on the table that all players use in making a hand.
• Board: The table that all players use in making a hand.

Basic Terms in Hands

• Poker Hands: The five cards you will play with.
• High-card Winner: Nobody got a substantial hand and the pot goes to the person with the highest card value in their hand.
• Pair: Any two matching cards.
• Two Pair: Quite self-explanatory; examples are having a pair of kings and pair of aces in one hand.
• Three of a Kind aka Trips: A hand consisting of cards having the same face value but in different suits.
• Straight: Five cards in sequence (5-6-7-8-9).
• Flush: Five cards of the same suit but not in sequence.
• Full House: When you have three of a kind and a (different) pair.
• Four of a Kind aka Quads: When you’re dealt four cards of the same rank.
• Straight Flush: Five sequenced cards of the same suit (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of clubs).
• Royal Flush: An ace-high straight flush, the best possible hand.

Learning, Understanding, and Mastering

Menguakran ketentuan lingo poker Texas Hold'em tidaklah mudah, tapi dengan memahami istilah-istilah dasar di atas, kita akan lebih siap bermain dan memiliki kesempatan yang lebih baik untuk menang. Selain itu, menguakran adalah proses belajar yang terus-menerus, dan kita harus selalu siap untuk menambahkan pengetahuan baru.

Dengan memahami semua kata-kata di atas, kita akan dapat dengan mudah bermain poker tanpa merasa bingung. Oleh karena itu, mari kita mulai menguakran!