Poker Terms Beginning With 'O'

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odds

• The chances of making a hand vs. the chances of not making a hand.

odds against

• Number of failures per success.

odds for

• The number of attempts per success.

off-suit

• Cards that are of a different suit.

on the button

• Being the last player to act in a betting round.

on tilt

• A game where players can bet as much as they like on any round of betting.

on end

• A four card straight open only on one end (ex. jack, queen, king, ace).

open

• To make the initial bet.

open card

• A card that is dealt face up.

open end

• A four card sequence that can be made straight by two different value cards.

open game

• A game in which anyone can play.

open pair

• A pair that has been dealt face up.

open poker

• A poker game that requires some of the cards to be dealt face up.

open seat

• A chair available for another player.

open-handed

• A category of games characterized by a part of each player’s hand being exposed.

opener

• The player who makes the first voluntary bet – as opposed to forced bet.

opener button

• A button used to indicate who opened a particular pot in a draw game.

outdraw

• When a player beats another player by drawing a superior hand.

outs

• The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand.

overcall

• To call a bet after one or more players have already called.

overcards

• Cards that have a superior rank to a pair.

overpair

• A pocket pair higher than any of the cards on the table.