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Four-bet or 4bet refers to the fourth bet (or third raise) in a sequence of bets. In games such as Hold’em an Omaha, it’s important to remember that the first bet on the preflop round is actually the mandatory big blind post. An open raise is hence called a 2bet, a re-raise is called a 3bet and the following re-raise is 4-bet.

Fold in poker means to give up on the hand when facing a bet. When folding we no longer get to see if our hand wins at showdown, but we don’t have to invest any additional chips into the pot either. Folding is an extremely important part of the game. A common mistake that new players make is that they don’t fold as much as they should.

A flush is a five-card hand where all cards are all of the same suit. The strength of a flush is determined by its highest card. If two players both have a flush with the same high card, the second highest card is checked (and so on). In the majority of poker formats, a flush beats a straight, but loses to a full house.

Float means to call a bet without a strong holding, hoping to turn the hand into a bluff on the later streets. In more recent times the term float bet has come into common usage. It means to “bet in position after our opponent skips a continuation bet”. The term float bet is often shortened to float leaving us two different situations which are both described as floating. It’s not as complicated as it sounds however, the context usually makes clear what is meant by floating.

Five-bet or 5bet refers to the fifth bet (or fourth raise) in a betting sequence. 5bets most commonly occur on the preflop betting round in games such as Hold’em and Omaha. It’s important to remember that the first preflop bet in Hold’em and Omaha is the mandatory blind post, not the open-raise. The open-raise is actually the second bet in sequence and is therefore a referred to as a 2bet. Preflop 5bets in Hold’em and Omaha are usually all-in, although not always.

Fish is a term used to describe a weak poker player at the table. It’s important to be careful when using this term at the poker table, since many imagine the word to be rude and offensive. Most professional players have now adopted the term fish as a technical term to describe a ‘weak regular’at the table, but many sources still avoid using the term fish in favour of phrases such as “recreational player”or “fun player”.