Glossary of Poker Terms - W

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wake up

To "wake up with a hand" means to discover a strong starting hand, often when there has already been action in front of the player.

walk

A walk is the situation where all players fold to the big blind.

wash

To mix the deck by spreading the cards face down on the table and mixing them up. A dealer may wash the deck before shuffling.

weak ace

An ace with a low kicker (e.g. four). Also "small ace," "soft ace," "ace-rag."

weak player

A player who is easily bullied out of a hand post-flop by any sort of action (betting, raising), whether he has the best hand or not. Weak players are usually but not always nits. Weak players are poker player's favorite opponents second only to calling stations.

webcam poker

A form of online poker which allows players to watch each other during play via a webcam. Webcam poker gives competitors the chance to observe their rivals' reactions in virtual poker games and tournaments. Players can see the cards being dealt by live webcam poker dealers, rather than random number generators).

wet board

The texure of the community cards. A "wet board" is when the cards on the table make it possible for players to have hit strong hands like straights, flushes or draws. The opposite is a dry board.

wheel

1. A 5-high straight (A-2-3-4-5), with the Ace playing low. See List of poker hands and Lowball (poker).
2. In deuce-to-seven lowball, the nut low hand (2-3-4-5-7).

wild card

See main article: wild card. Compare to bug.

window card

An upcard in stud poker. The first window card in stud is called the "door card". In Texas hold'em and Omaha, the window card is the first card shown when the dealer puts out the three cards for the flop.

wrap

In Omaha hold 'em, an open ended straight draw comprising two board cards and three or four cards from a player's hand. A player holding 345A with the board 67K has a "wrap", as any 3, 4, or 5, or 8 will make a straight. A hand of 4589 would also be a wrap draw, but would often be referred to as a "big wrap" because it has twenty outs rather than thirteen, and is not at the idiot end.