POKER GLOSSARY "B"

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Baby: A low ranking card.

Bank: The house, or in home games the person who keeps tracks of buy-ins, distributing chips and paying the winnings.

Bankroll: The total amount you wager in your poker career.

Behind: To not have the best hand at that moment.

Bet: Money that has been wagered.

Button/Buck: The marker, usually a white disk, used to indicate the dealer or in the case of house games, the player who acts last on that deal.

Blank: A card of no apparent value.

Bleed, Bleeding Chips: To lose ones chips steadily over a length of time.

Blinds: A forced bet made by one or more players to start up the pot before the deal begins.

Blocker: A card or cards that prevent the completion of a hand.

Boat: Full boat, a full house.

Bone: A small denomination chip.

Box: The chip tray.

Brick And Mortar: A ‘real’ casino, in a building, as opposed to online.

Broadway: An Ace high straight: AKQJT offsuit.

Brush: The poker equivalent of a maitre‘d.

Bubble: The rank placing that is immediately outside the paying structure in tournament poker.

Bullet: An ace.