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One-gap means that there is a gap of exactly one rank between two cards. For example, if we are dealt 79s (Seven Nine suited) in Hold’em, it is referred to as a “suited one-gapper”. Although the term is primarily used to describe starting hands, it can technically be used to describe any scenario where two cards have a gap of exactly one rank.

Offsuit means that the suits of our cards don’t match. It is typically used to describe preflop holdings in Hold’em and Omaha. For example in Hold’em, when we get dealt 78o preflop (both of different suits) we refer to it as “Seven Eight offsuit” (as indicated by the ‘o’ next to 78). However, if we get dealt 78s (both of the same suit) we refer to it as “Seven Eight suited” (as indicated by the ‘s’ next to 78).

Nut low means the best possible low hand in games with a low hand ranking system. For example in Razz, the nut low is A,2,3,4,5 while in 2-7 Triple Draw the nut low is 2,3,4,5,7. The hand which constitutes the nut low will change depending on the board texture. For example, if the flop comes 247 in Omaha Hi/lo, the current nut low is A,2,3,4,7 made by any player with A3 in the hole.

No Limit is a term used to describe the betting structure of a poker game. No limit means there is not restriction on how large a player can bet or raise at any given moment (although they can’t ever bet more than what is in their stack). The other types of betting structure are pot-limit (maximum bet or raise is the size of the pot) and fixed-limit (bets and raises occur in fixed increments). The most popular poker game currently is no limit Hold’em.

Muck means to return our hole cards to the dealer, usually without showing. Primarily this happens at showdown; our hand has lost and we slide our cards back to the dealer without showing the table. However, the term muck can also be used to describe a fold at any point in a hand (since we perform the same action of sliding our cards back to the dealer). The word muck is also used as a noun to describe the pile of cards that have been sent back to the dealer i.e. “he tossed his cards into the muck”.

Monster is a nickname for an extremely strong hand in poker. It usually implies that a holding is either the stone cold nuts or very close to it. The fear of constantly running into strong holdings made by our opponent is nicknamed monster under the bed syndrome.