Call – To equal or match the last bet amount that has been made.
Cold Calling – To call more than one bet in a single action. Normally, this occurs when a player before you raises the big blind bet. In order to play in the hand, you must call the big blind bet plus the raise.
Fit or Fold – A poker strategy that suggests that if the flop gives you a hand or betters your pocket hand, you should call the hand. If the flop does not give you a hand or does not better your pocket hand, you should fold.
Limping In – To place chips in a pot through a call rather than a raise. Normally, a limp in takes place by calling the big blind bet.
Pocket Pair – A pair made from the first two face-down cards dealt to a player.
Position – A poker strategy which takes into consideration the fact that in most forms of poker the player acting last has a distinct advantage. Being last to act means the player possesses more information based on other player’s actions when deciding whether to call, raise, check, or fold.
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