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LITTLE SLICK - In Hold'em, hole cards of A-2, suited or not.
POT ODDS - The amount of money in the pot divided by the amount of money you must bet in order to call. Often used to determine if a pot offers enough reward to play on the come.
LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
HIGH-LOW SPLIT - Forms of poker in which the pot is split between the best hand and best lowball hand.
CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).
FIRE - To make the first bet in a betting round. Used to emphasize that the player bet when a check was possible, showing strength.

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