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Flat is simply another word for ‘call’ in poker. Flat and call can be used interchangeably and also together i.e. we decided to flat call. Flatting or calling is the action of precisely matching the bet on the current betting round as opposed to raising or folding.

Fish hooks is a slang poker name for getting dealt pocket Jacks in Hold’em. The reason is simple, the Jack is hook shaped, similar to a fish hook. There is no strategic importance to the term, but we might occasionally feel left out of a poker conversation if we aren’t familiar with the terminology.

Ducks is a nickname for being dealt the starting hand pocket Twos in Hold’em. The name doesn’t carry any strategic relevance, but we might find ourselves left out of a poker conversation if we aren’t familiar with the term.

Dirty stack means a chip stack that is not organized neatly. There are two main rules players should follow with their chip stacks. 1. The same value chips should be grouped together. 2. Larger chip values should be placed at the front of our stack, not hidden behind smaller chips. Any stack that doesn’t follow these rules can be described as a dirty stack. Having a dirty stack can be considered a form of cheating because our opponent might think our stack size is smaller than it really is.

The Dead Man’s Hand is generally accepted to be two-pair Aces and Eights, although there is some debate on what actually qualifies as the dead man’s hand. The hand is based on legends and stories surrounding “Wild Bill Hickok” and has zero strategic relevance at the tables.

Cowboys is a nickname given to pocket Kings in Hold’em. It’s the second best starting hand in Hold’em is generally considered strong enough to stack off in the majority of preflop scenarios (unless the stacks start becoming very deep).