Definition of coin flip. A 50%-50% situation. The expression coin flip refers to a coin (corner). If someone tosses a coin in the air and asks you if the coin fell on a coin flip and hides the result, you will have a 50% chance of getting the correct answer. This is the metaphor often used to talk about a game with a 50% chance of success or to.

Flip Poker Terms

What does a joker mean in the game of poker? There are two meanings for this term. One is to refer to a wild card. The other is the slang for a pair of jacks.

Jokers as Wild Cards in Poker

• A situation in which each of two players have approximately equal chances of winning the pot. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: While a flip of an actual coin has a 50-50 chance of each of the two possible outcomes, the term may be used less strictly in poker.
• Running it twice (sometimes called doing business) is a method of determining the winner of a poker hand once all betting on the hand is complete but before the final card(s) (either community cards or other cards) have been dealt. In practice, this is only done when the hand has gotten down to heads up and one player is all-in and the other player has matched their bet. Running it twice can.
• Flop In Hold'em and Omaha, the first three community cards that are dealt face-up in the center of the table all at one time. The 'flop' also indicates the second round of betting. A B C D E F G H.

The most common meaning of joker is a wild card in poker. There are often two extra joker cards included in a deck of cards. These cards have no suit, and they traditionally feature a character dressed as a court jester or clown. When a player draws a wild card, they can designate it to stand for any card of their choice. This adds a random element to games and affects the odds.

Wild cards are not generally used in casino poker games or poker tournaments but may be used in home games or online games. A bug is similar to a wild card, but it stands for an ace except when it can complete a straight or flush.

Coin Flip Poker Term

Some video poker machines play Joker Poker or include a joker as a wild card. They will often have adjusted payouts and odds, such as only paying for a pair of kings or better rather than a more standard pair of jacks or better. The Joker can add an element of fun to the game, but you know that the house will always win in the long run. The Joker might also be featured in extra play and wheel spins on the machine for additional chances at prizes and bonuses. Video poker has an element of skill as well as chance, but players may have to mentally adjust the odds when playing a game that includes a Joker.

The Joker cards were introduced to card decks around the time of the American Civil War and were used as trump cards in the game of Euchre. Around 1875, the game of poker adopted the joker as a wild card. They have been a standard part of American playing card decks since the 1940s.

Jokers as a Nickname for a Pair of Jacks

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The second meaning of jokers is a slang term for a pair of jacks in Texas Hold'em. If you have two jacks in the hole, you might say you 'have jokers.' It is one of many colorful nicknames given to different pairs and hole card combinations. Other slang terms for a pair of jacks are hooks or fishhooks (referring to the shape of the letter J as well as how 'fish' or inexperienced players might get excited and overplay a pair of jacks), Johnnies, Kid Dyn-o-mite (from the character J.J. on the 'Good Times' television series of the 1970s), the Two Jakes, jaybirds, and brothers.

The joker cards are not used in Texas Hold'em poker, except perhaps at friendly home games. Therefore, any reference to jokers you hear while playing Texas Hold'em at a card room, casino, or tournament is likely to be referring to a pair of jacks.