speak case card The last available card of a certain description cash game A game where each hand is played for real money as opposed to tournament play. See main article: ring game. cash plays An announcement, usually by a dealer, that a player who has requested to buy chips and can bet the cash they have on the table in lieu of chips until receiving their chips. In many card rooms, it also refers to the policy that $100 bills may remain on the table and are considered to be in play in cash form, rather than converted to chips. cashing Winning a share of the prize money in a tournament cashing out Exchanging chips for cash when leaving a game. Removing money from an online poker site. catch To receive needed cards on a draw. Often used with an adjective to further specify, catch perfect, catch inside, catch smooth. catch up To successfully complete a draw, thus defeating a player who previously had a better hand catch perfect To catch the only two possible cards that will complete a hand and win the pot, often those leading to a straight flush. Usually used in Texas hold 'em. Compare with runner-runner. center pot The main pot in a table stakes game where one or more players are all in chase To call a bet to see the next card when holding a drawing hand when the pot odds do not merit it To continue to play a drawing hand over multiple betting rounds, especially one unlikely to succeed To continue playing with a hand that is not likely the best because one has already invested money in the pot. See sunk cost fallacy. check To bet nothing. See main article: check. A casino chip check out To fold, in turn, even though there is no bet facing the player. In some games this is considered a breach of the rules equivalent to folding out of turn. check-raise Deceptive play whereby a player initially checks with the intention of raising should another player bet. See main article: check-raise. chip A small disk or tablet used in place of money. See casino token. Currency is difficult to stack or handle, so most poker games are played with chips, or coin-shaped tokens of uniform size and weight, usually 39mm wide and anywhere from 5 to 16 grams in weight, whose money value