Poker Terms Beginning With 'M'

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main pot

• The center pot. All other bets are put in a side pots or pots and are contested among the remaining players – this occurs when a player goes all in.

make

• To shuffle the deck.

mainiac

• A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands.

marked cards

• Cards that have been illegally altered so a player(s) know what they are.

meet

• To call.

middle pair

• Anywhere between early and late positions on a round of betting.

minimum buy-in

• The least amount of money you can begin a game with.

miscall

• An inaccurate verbal declaration regarding the ranking of a hand.

misdeal

• A mistake made when dealing the cards.

missed blind

• A required bet that is not bet when it is the player’s turn to do so.

mites and lice

• A hand consisting of two pair; threes over twos.

monster

• An incredibly poor hand.

muck

• To discard or throw away a hand. Also refers to an inactive pile of cards.