expected value, EV See main article: expected value. Used in poker to mean profitability in the long run. exposed card A card whose face has been deliberately or accidentally revealed to players normally not entitled to that information during the play of the game. Various games have different rules about how to handle this irregularity. Compare with boxed card. F family pot A deal in which every (or almost every) seated player calls the first opening bet. fast Aggressive play. Compare with speeding. favorite A hand which, when matched against another in a showdown, has an advantage odds-wise over the other. A hand can be called a small or a big favorite depending on how much it is dominating the other. Contrast underdog where the situations are reversed. Favorites are usually used to compare how two hole cards do against two other hole cards pre-flop. feeder In a casino setting, a second or third table playing the same game as the main table, and from which players move to the main game as players are eliminated. Also called a must-move table. felt The cloth covering of a poker table, whatever the actual material. Metonymically, the table itself. Showing down a hand while all-in (so there is only felt left in front of the player); either betting all-in and getting called or calling all-in. field All players as a collective in a large tournament. fifth street The last card dealt to the board in community card games. Also see river. The fifth card dealt to each player in stud poker. fill, fill up To successfully draw to a hand that needs one card to complete it, by getting the last card of a straight, flush, or full house. final table The last table in a multi-table poker tournament. The final table is set when a sufficient number of people have been eliminated from the tournament leaving an exact number of players to occupy one table (typically no more than ten players). first position The playing position to the direct left of the blinds in Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, also known as under the gun. The player in first position must act first on the first round of betting. fish A weak player. See also donkey. To chase draws holding a weak hand. Especially when facing aggressive play by another player. five of a kind A hand possible only