Raise - If someone bets an amount, and you think you have an outstanding hand, you can put up as much as he did, and then some. Check - Not always possible, but if it is, and you don't have a good hand, you can get by another round for free (you don't have to bet) Call - if someone bets, you can say call to put up the same amount as him and go to the next round. You can do this at any point in the game. You just throw your cards away, and that's it. Here are a few that are important: Ante - the first, usually small, amount of money put up in a game, all players must put it up if they wish to be dealt in. There are many different words, and words that mean the same thing.
