Bankroll-A player’s bankroll is the amount of money they have to play the game of poker be it in a tournament or over their poker career.
BB- Big Blind, the player two places to the left of the dealer puts down a forced bet approximately twice the size of the small blind before the hand can begin and the cards are dealt.
Beer Hand- Being dealt 7,2 in poker is widely acknowledge as the worst hand in poker, so time for a beer because you won’t be playing that hand.
Bluff- To give the impression of having a stronger hand than you do in the hope of winning a hand by causing your opponents to fold.
Boat- Also known as a full house, a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair. Slang terminology.
Broadway-Broadway is a slang term for the nut straight in a game of poker. Consisting of 10, J, Q, K and A.
Brothers- Receiving a pair of Jacks as your starting hand.
Bubble- Being on the bubble means a player that is the last person to finish a tournament just outside of the money. Unlucky loser.
Bullets- A slang term for the opening hand of Ace, Ace, the best opening hand in poker.
Bully- A player who is aggressive around the poker table often using large raises to scare players off hands to claim the pot.
Bump- A slang term referring to a player wishing to raise the bet.
Burn Card- The burn card is the card discarded by the dealer before the flop, turn and river cards are dealt originally designed to stop cheating.
Busto- A more popular word used by the poker community to describe going broke. Loosing your chips, leaving a tournament. In other words game over!
Button- The button is a small disk to denote where the dealer is positioned on the table. This moves around the table in a clockwise motion as the hands are played.
Buy-In- The amount of money required to purchase your chips in order to enter a tournament .
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