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| Call | When a player matches the bet made before him by another player. |
| Calling Station | A player who invariably calls, and is therefore hard to bluff out. |
| Cap | To make the final raise in a betting round leaving all remaining players only the option to call in limit games. The limit is reached after one bet and three raises in a betting round. |
| Cardroom | The area in a casino where poker is played |
| Case Card | The only remaining card of a certain value remaining. Eg. Three aces are out so the one in the deck is the 'case' ace. |
| Change Gears | When a player changes his style of play to confuse his opponents, or to respond to changes in the game. |
| Check | When a player opts not to bet on his turn. This can only be done when the player does not owe anything to stay in the pot (there has not been a bet or a raise before). |
| Check it down | In tournaments, when a multi-way pot has one player all-in, the others will often 'check it down' to avoid betting another player out, producing a greater number of hands to eliminate the all-in player with (see also Dry Side Pot). |
| Check-Raise | When a player first 'Checks' and then raises when another player acting behind has bet. |
| Chop | When all players have folded apart from the two blind players, they sometimes have the option to 'chop', meaning they both take back their blind bets and move onto the next hand.You will find this in land based card rooms only, but it is fairly uncommon. |
| Coffee Housing | An attempt to mislead opponents by means of devious speech or behaviour. |
| Collusion | When two or more players conspire to try and cheat another player. |
| Community Cards | The cards that are face up on the table, and are used by all players to make a hand. (see also Board Cards) |
| Cold Call | To call a bet and a raise. |
| Counterfeited | In Omaha Hi/Lo, when a board card pairs up with a key low card in your hand to decrease the value of your low hand. |
| Court Card | Any face card, King/Queen/Jack. |
| Cowboys | Kings. |
| Crying Call | Making a call on the river when you feel you have lost anyway. |
| Cut-off | Last player to act before the button. |
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