Glossary of Poker Terms - O

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offsuit

Cards that are not of the same suit. The ace of clubs and the king of spades are called ace-king offsuit

one-chip rule

A call of a previous bet using a chip of higher denomination than necessary is considered a call unless it is verbally announced as a raise.

one-eyed royals

See main article: one-eyed royals.

one-ended straight draw

Four out of five cards needed for a straight that can only be completed with one specific rank of card, in cases where the needed card rank is either higher or lower than the cards already held as part of the sequence; as opposed to an inside straight draw or an open-ended straight draw

While A-2-3-4 and A-K-Q-J are the only truly one-ended straight draw possibilities, an open-ended straight draw could be considered one-ended if one of the card ranks needed to complete it would also give an opponent a hand of higher rank than a straight. Example: Player A has 8s-9c in the pocket, Player B has 10d-10c in the pocket. The flop and turn were 7c-6d-Ks-6h. Player B would complete a full house with a 6 or a 10. Player A would complete a straight with a 5 or a 10. While strictly speaking Player A has an open-ended straight draw, it can also be referred to as a one-ended straight draw because one of the ends—the 10—would not help the hand. The odds of completing a one-ended straight draw are the same as the odds of completing an inside straight draw

open

To bet first. See main article: open.

open-ended straight draw, open-ended

An outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw" or "double-ended straight draw".

openers

The cards held by a player in a game of "jackpots" entitling him to open the pot. "Splitting openers" refers to holding onto one of your openers after discarding it to prove you had the necessary cards to open should you win the pot.

open limp

Being the first person in the pot preflop, but not raising.

option

1. An optional bet or draw, such as getting an extra card facedown for 50 cents or raising on the big blind when checked all the way around.
2. The right to raise possessed by the big blind if there have been no raises.

orbit

A full rotation of the blinds at a table. Equal to the number of people at the table.

outs

See main article: out.

out of position, OOP

A player is said to be out of position, if he is either first to act, or is not last to act on a betting round.

outside straight draw

See main article: outside straight draw. Also "two-way straight draw" or "double-ended straight draw".

overbet

To make a bet that is more than the size of the pot in a no limit game.

overcall

To call a bet after others have called, esp. big bets. Jim bet, Alice called, then Ted overcalled. Compare to "cold call", "flat call", "smooth call".

overcard

1. A community card with a higher rank than a player's pocket pair.
2. A higher card. Ted held two overcards to Jill's pair with two cards to come.

overpair

In community card games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, a pocket pair with a higher rank than any community card.

overs

An option to increase the stakes in limit games. Players may elect to play or not play overs; those who choose to play display some sort of token. If, at the beginning of a betting round after the first, only overs players remain in the hand, bets of twice the present limit are allowed. Most often used in home games as a compromise between aggressive and meek players.