Poker terminology - Terms with a "G"

Gaff - A cheater's device or technique.
 
Gallery - Nonplaying spectators.
 
Gambler - A player who wagers money at unfavorable edge odds.
 
Gambler's Last Charge - A game played with five hand cards and five table cards with the last card turned up being wild when matched in one's hand (If).
 
Gambling - Betting money at unfavorable investment and edge odds.
 
Game Behavior - Artificial behavior used in a poker game.
 
Game Pace - Betting done on various hands compared to betting normally done on those hands.
 
Gang Cheating - Two or more players cheating in collusion.
 
Gap - The missing space (card) required to fill a straight.
 
Garbage - The discards.
 
Gardena Razz - See Razz (2).
 
Gardena, California - The Mecca for public club poker.
 
Ge - A pair.
 
Ghost Hand - A hand that reappears on the next deal because of inadequate shuffling.
 
Gi-Till-Satisfy - Unlimited giant twisting with progressively increasing costs for new cards.
 
Giant Twist - A twist allowing the exchange of up to all of one's cards.
 
Gilet (Gillet or Gile) - An old French card game that was the predecessor of Brelan.
 
Gimmick - See Gaff.
 
Girl - A queen.
 
Gleek - {1) Three of a kind. (2) An early English card game.
 
Go - To start dealing.
 
Go All In - To bet all of one's money in table stakes.
 
Go Out - To drop.
 
Going Better - A raise.
 
Going In - A call.
 
Golden Chairs - Player with four held cards and three table cards with one's low card sometimes played as wild.
 
Golden Glow - A superior brand of daub. (See Cosmetics.)
 
Good Hand - A winning hand.
 
Good Player - A player who extracts maximum money from the game.
 
Grand - A thousand dollars.
 
Gravy - One's winnings.
 
Greek - A cardsharp (Grec).
 
Greek Bottom - The second card from the bottom dealt by a dishonest player.
 
Green - The most common color for $25 chips.
 
Grifter - A cheater.
 
Gut Shot - See Belly Hit.
 
Guts to Open - To allow any value hand to open.

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