rather than folding an otherwise weak hand, in order to exploit overly aggressive players. blind steal A raise from a late position with a weak hand when all other players have folded, with the intention of winning the blinds and antes. blind stud A stud poker game in which all cards are dealt face down. Was popular in California before legal rulings made traditional stud legal there. blind off, blinded To ante off When a player's stack is reduced by paying ever increasing blinds in tournaments blocker In community card poker, holding one of the opponent's outs, typically when the board threatens a straight or straight draw. A blocker is also having a combination of cards that turn your opponent's outs into your own. Compare with dry ace. blocking bet An abnormally small bet made by a player out of position intended to discourage a larger bet by an opponent bluff A bet made with a hand that is mathematically unlikely to be the best hand, either to make money or to disguise play patterns. See main article: bluff. bluff catcher A hand that can only beat a bluff. bluff induce To make an action with a strong hand that represents a weak hand with the intention of encouraging your opponent to try to bluff you off of the hand with a big bet. This could be an aggressive or passive action depending on your table image. board The set of community cards in a community card game The set of face-up cards of a particular player in a stud game The set of all face-up cards in a stud game boat Another name for a full house bomb pot A hand where each player agrees to place a predetermined bet amount into the pot before the hand is dealt. A hand, usually in a game with a blind structure, which is instead played with antes and which goes straight to the second round of betting. both ways Both halves of a split pot, often declared by a player who thinks they will win both low and high bottom dealing Trick or cheating deal where a card or cards are dealt from the bottom of the deck rather than the top. See main article: bottom dealing. bottom end The lowest of several possible straights, especially in a community card game. Also idiot end. bottom pair, bottom set In a community