a commitment to bet (or call), and the player may not withdraw their hand to check or fold. Such a player still has the choice of whether to call or raise. Compare with string bet. fouled hand A hand that is ruled unplayable because of an irregularity, such as being found with too many or too few cards, having been mixed with cards of other players or the muck, having fallen off the table. Compare with dead hand. four-flush Four cards of the same suit. A non-standard poker hand in some games, an incomplete drawing hand in most. See main article: four flush. four of a kind A hand containing four cards of equal rank. Also quads. See list of poker hands. four-straight Four cards in rank sequence; either an open-ender or one-ender. A non-standard poker hand in some games, an incomplete drawing hand in most. Sometimes four to a straight. fourth street The fourth card dealt to the board in community card games. Also turn. The fourth card dealt to each player in stud. free card A card dealt to one's hand (or to the board of community cards) after a betting round in which no player opened. One is thereby being given a chance to improve one's hand without having to pay anything. freeroll See main article: freeroll. freezeout The most common form of tournament. There are no rebuys and play continues until one player has all the chips. full house, full boat, full hand, full A hand with three cards of one rank and two of a second rank. Also boat or tight. See list of poker hands. full bet rule In some casinos, the rule that a player must wager the full amount required in order for their action to constitute a raise. Compare with half bet rule. See public cardroom rules and all in betting. full ring A full ring game is a cash game with more than six players involved, typically nine to eleven. This term is normally used in the context of online poker. Compare with shorthanded. G gap hand In Texas hold 'em, a gap hand is a starting hand with at least one rank separating the two cards. Usually referred to in context of one-gap and two-gap hands. get away To fold a strong hand against a supposedly superior hand. Compare with laydown. going north To sneak additional chips onto the