The blind - The blinds are bets placed by the persons left to the dealer: the first person will bet the small blind and the second one the big blind.

The board cards - when referring to board cards we mean the cards exposed on the poker table, cards that can be seen and shared by all poker players.

The pre-flop - This is the turn in which your hand is dealt. You will receive in the pre-flop the two cards in flop games that will be seen just by you.

The flop - the flop is the round in which the first board community cards are placed. The cards are three in Texas Hold 'em and Omaha.

The turn - this is the poker card that comes right after the flop and this is the round that reveals the fourth board community card.

The river - the last card gets reveled is the river, meaning the fifth board community card.

The draw - A draw means you have specific cards in mind and you want those cards to be placed on the table.

The outs - The outs are the cards a poker player needs for your draw it to hit.

Limit poker - a game of limit poker is the game in which there are pre-settled some limits for the bets.

Shorthand poker - a game is referred to as a shorthand game when at the poker table there are less than 6 people.

Position - This refers to the position you have at the poker table. Positions are counted in the order of bet placing, that means from the dealer and clockwise.