Entries H - Hu

H ( poker ) -Hearts (the suit), in written text. Jh, for example, is the jack of hearts.

H.O.E ( poker )

H.O.R.S.E ( poker )

H.O.R.S.E.L ( poker )

H.O.S.E ( poker )

H/E ( poker ) -Shorthand, particularly in e-mail and Internet postings, for hold 'em.

H17 ( blackjack)

Hack (general terms )

Half a Bet ( poker )

Half a Century ( bingo ) - 50

Half a Dollar ( poker ) -A $50 bill.

Half a Dollar (general terms ) - $50.00

Half a Yard ( poker ) -A $50 bill.

Half and Half ( poker )

Half Kill ( poker )

Half Smart ( poker ) -Partially aware of the workings of thievery, but not among the inner circle.

Half Time Bet (general terms ) - See First half wager and Second half wager.

Half Time Result (general terms ) - A wager that involves correctly predicting the result of a game at half time.

Half-and-Half Game ( poker )

Half-and-Half Tournament ( poker )

Half-Century ( poker ) -A $50 bill

Half-Pot Limit ( poker )

Halftime Line (general terms ) - A line on only the first half, or only the second half scoring of a football or basketball game.

Halfway There ( bingo ) - 45

Hammer ( poker )

Hand

Hand For Hand ( poker )

Hand Mucker ( poker )

Handful (general terms ) - The price of 5/1.

Handicap (general terms )

Handicapper (general terms )

Handicapping (general terms )

Handle ( keno ) - The total of all money taken in for a game, shift, day or some other period of time.

Handle ( lotto ) - The sum of all money wagered at a video lottery terminal.

Handle (general terms ) - The total amount of money bet on a particular game or series of contests.

Handle Slammers (slots)

Hard ( poker )

Hard Card ( bingo )

Hard Hand ( blackjack)

Hard Ten ( craps ) - A women's best friend.

Hard Total ( blackjack)

Hard Way(s) ( craps )

Hard-Play ( poker )

Hard-Way ( poker )

Hardway Bet ( craps ) - A wager that the 4, 6, 8 or 10 will be rolled as a pair before being rolled easy or a seven is thrown.

Hardway Bingo ( bingo ) - Bingo in a straight line without the use of the free space.

Harlequin (general terms )

Hart, Schaffner, and Marx ( poker ) -Three jacks.

Have a Sign on One's Back ( poker ) -Be known to be a cheat.

Hc ( blackjack) - The acronym for High Card: 10, J, Q, K, or ace.

Head to Head (general terms ) - To select the team, or player, you believe will win the game or an event.

Head Up ( poker )

Heads Up ( blackjack) - Playing one-on-one against the dealer. No other players at the table.

Heads Up ( poker )

Heads-Up ( poker ) -Play between only two players.

Head-to-Head ( poker ) -Pertaining to (only) two players in a pot.

Head-Up ( poker ) -Pertaining to playing head up. "They're in a head-up game."

Heart ( poker )

Heat

Heavens Gate ( bingo ) - 78

Heavy ( poker ) -In lowball, pertaining to a bad card. "I caught heavy" means I missed my hand by a mile.

Hector ( poker ) -The jack of diamonds. Probably a classical reference

Hedge

Heef a Dooler ( poker ) -50 cents.

Heel Peek ( poker )

Heinz ( poker )

Heinz (general terms ) - 6 selections, 57 bets - 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-timers, 6 five-timers, 1 accumulator.

Heinz Varieties ( bingo ) - 57

Help ( poker )

Hen ( poker ) -Queen (the card). Old, rare usage.

Here to There ( poker )

Hidden Hand ( poker )

Hidden Pair ( poker ) -Concealed pair (In stud, a pair, both cards of which are among a player's first two down cards).

Hidden Trips ( poker )

High ( poker )

High Belly Strippers ( poker )

High Bet (roulette) -A wager on the upper 18 numbers (19-36).

High Breeze Hummer ( poker ) -A tight player. "So tight he hums in a high breeze."

High Card

High Chicago ( poker )

High Draw Poker Dictionary ( poker )

High End Ticket ( keno )

High Hand ( poker ) -In high-low split, a hand that wins the high half, or is in contention for it.

High Limit ( poker ) -Big limit.

High Mambo ( poker )

High Man ( poker )

High Roller ( baccarat ) - A player that wagers big bets.

High Roller ( blackjack)

High Roller ( poker ) -Someone who likes to play for large stakes, or in the biggest games.

High Roller (general terms ) - A high-stakes gambler.

High Roller (roulette) -A person who plays for big money (with big money).

High Roller Ticket ( keno ) - A ticket that has a high minimum ticket price.

High Society ( poker )

High Society Chips ( poker )

High Spade ( poker )

High Spade in the Hole ( poker )

High Stakes ( poker )

Highball ( poker ) -High draw poker. This term is rarely used.

High-Low ( poker ) -A poker game in which the highest and lowest hands share the pot. Also called High-Low Split.

High-Low Bet (roulette) -Bets 18 numbers at the same time (1-18 or 19-36). Pays 1-1.

High-Low Light ( blackjack)

High-Low Pick-Up ( blackjack)

High-Low Poker Dictionary

High-Low Split ( poker )

High-Low Split Game ( poker )

High-Roll ( poker )

High-Stakes ( poker )

High-Stakes Game ( poker )

Hill to Climb ( poker ) -Obstacle to overcome. "You're stuck $100? That's no hill to climb for a stepper."

Hi-Lo ( poker )

Hi-Lo Count ( blackjack)

Hi-Opt I. ( blackjack)

Hi-Opt Ii ( blackjack)

Hit

Hit and Run

Hit Card ( blackjack)

Hit Frequency (slots)

Hit it! ( poker )

Hit the Brief ( poker )

Hit the Cage ( poker ) -Cash out.

Hit the Deck ( poker )

Hit the Kicker ( poker )

Hit the Table ( poker )

Hit the with Deck ( poker )

Hit-and-Run Artist ( poker )

Hitchhiker ( poker )

Hoca (roulette) -Early version of roulette.

Hockey Sticks ( poker ) -In hold 'em, two 7s as one's first two cards. (That's what they look like. Sort of.)

Hog ( poker ) -In a high-low split game, use chips or voice to indicate you're going for both high and low simultaneously.

Hog it ( poker ) -In a high-low split game, use chips or voice to indicate you're going for both high and low simultaneously.

Hogger ( poker )

Hogier ( poker ) -The jack of spades. May have been a cousin of Charlemagne.

Hold

Hold All Tickets (general terms )

Hold Buttons (videopoker)

Hold Dead ( poker )

Hold 'em ( poker )

Hold 'em 8 ( poker ) -High-low split hold 'em, with an 8-or-better qualifier for low.

Hold 'em Player ( poker )

Hold Me Darling ( poker ) -An obsolete name for hold 'em.

Hold Out ( poker )

Hold Over ( poker ) -Consistently have better cards (than another player). "I can't beat him; he always holds over me."

Hold Someone Dead ( poker )

Holding ( poker ) -Your cards. "What are you holding?" or "What is your holding?" means "What is your hand?"

Holding your Own (general terms ) - Neither winning nor losing, just breaking even.

Holdings ( poker ) -Your cards. "What are you holding?" or "What is your holding?" means "What is your hand?"

Holdout ( poker ) -1) A card or cards being held out. 2) Holdout machine.

Holdout Artist ( poker )

Holdout Device ( poker )

Holdout Machine ( poker )

Holdout Man ( poker )

Hole ( poker )

Hole Card

Hole Card Play ( blackjack)

Hole Card Stud ( poker )

Hollywood ( poker )

Holy City ( poker )

Home ( poker ) -The deal, or where the deal is. "A round from home" means one round in which each dealer over blinds.

Home Chowaha ( poker )

Home Field Advantage (general terms )

Home Game ( poker )

Home Run Hitter ( poker ) -A player who makes big plays that require maximum risk.

Home Team (general terms ) - The team playing in its own town.

Honest ( poker )

Honest Reader ( poker )

Honor Card ( poker ) -Any card 10 or higher. This usage comes from bridge (the game)

Hook ( poker ) -A Jack. So named because the "J" resembles a hook

Hook (general terms ) - A half-point added to football and basketball betting lines, making it impossible to push

Hooked (general terms ) - Losing a wager by exactly one-half a point.

Hooker ( poker ) -Queen (the card).

Hoop ( poker )

Hoop (general terms ) - Basketball.

Hoops (general terms ) - Slang word used to indicate the game of basketball.

Hop

Hop Bet ( craps )

Hop the Cut ( poker )

Hop the Fence ( poker )

Hopper (slots)

Hopping Hardways ( craps )

Hopping the Deck ( blackjack)

Horn ( craps ) - A one roll wager on the 2, 3, 11 and 12 combined.

Horn ( poker ) -A drink. "How about a horn?" is a suggestion to join someone in a libation.

Horn Bet ( craps )

Horn Bet (general terms ) - A one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11, and 12.

Horn High Bet ( craps )

Hornbred ( craps ) - Horn bet, high on big red. A drunk was calling this out. Eventually started to say Cornbred.

Horse ( poker )

Horsing ( poker ) -Passing a small amount of money to another player after winning a pot.

Hot ( poker )

Hot and Cold Systems (roulette)

Hot Babe ( poker ) -An attractive, well-dressed female in or near a casino. The term is a trademark of rec.gambling.

Hot Deck ( blackjack) - Playing situation with a high count value, very favorable to player.

Hot Deck ( poker ) -A deck that has recently produced a series of good hands.

Hot Dice Are Mighty Nice ( craps ) - Hot table.

Hot Game (general terms ) - A game that draws a significant amount of action on one side by knowledgeable handicappers.

Hot Hand ( craps )

Hot One ( poker )

Hot Roll ( craps ) - A roll in which the dice are continually passing and are held by the shooter for a long period of time.

Hot Seat ( poker ) -A seat or position at the table that has recently had a run of good hands.

Hot Streak ( poker ) -Winning streak.

Hot Table ( craps ) - Craps table with lots of action.

Hot Table (roulette) -A table where the players have been winning.

Hot Tip (general terms ) - Insider information that the bookmaker cannot divulge.

House ( keno ) - The casino.

House ( poker ) -The establishment; the casino or card room - The card room (management, owners, etc.) is the house.

House (general terms ) - The operator of any gambling business.

House (videopoker) -The establishment running the game. Example: "The $2 you put on the button goes to the house."

House Edge

House Chips ( poker )

House Cut ( poker ) -Generic term for how the house profits from hosting the game.

House Dealer ( poker )

House Percentage ( keno )

House Person (roulette)

House Player ( poker )

House Rule ( poker )

Houseman ( poker )

Hoyle ( poker )

Huey, Dewey, and Louie ( poker ) -Three deuces.

Human Card Rack ( poker ) -Someone who gets a lot of good hands; usually used facetiously or humorously.

Humps ( poker )

Hunches and Superstitions (videopoker)

Hung ( poker )

Hurricane ( poker ) -Two-card poker.

Hustle ( poker )

Hustler ( poker )

Hustler (roulette) -A gambling cheat.

Hustling ( poker )