Query any talk you want.

Listen to the Entire LessonPoker is a fun activity among your friends.

Poker is also something a person can do in a casino without friends.

I will cover all the things you need to say to be effective with your English at the poker table.There are many different poker games.

I will not cover the different types of poker games, but feel free to learn about them through poker books or other poker web sites.

For this lesson, I will use Texas Hold 'em as the example game because of its popularity.First, let's look at some terminologies:No Pair - A hand without anything.One Pair - Having two of the same cardTwo Pair - Having two sets of pairThree of a kind - Having three of the same cardStraight - Having five number or face cards in a rowFlush - Having all 5 cards with the same suitFull house (another name is 'boat') - Three of a kind and a pair togetherFour of a kind - Four of the same cardStraight flush - Five number or face cards in a row all in the same suitRoyal flush - 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace all in the same suitWheel - A straight consisting of Ace, 2, 3, 4, and 5BettingCheck - When it is your turn and you don't want to bet anythingCall - When someone in front of you bets and you want to match to stay in the game.

Other terminology for call is 'see.'Fold - Dying or forfeiting your hand because you don't want to pay anymore.

Other terminologies for this are, mucking your hand, dying, and out.

"I fold."

"He mucked his hand."

"I'm out."

Raise - When someone in front of you bets and you want to put in more money."

I see (call) your ten, and I raise you another ten."