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| Offsuit | Cards of different suits. |
| Omaha | A variation of poker where players receive four hole cards, with five community cards. Your final hand must include two hole and three board cards. |
| On The Bubble | In tournament play, 'On The Bubble' is where a player is eliminated in the final seat before the payout stages are reached. So if a tournament paid out for the first 10 positions, on the bubble would be an 11th place finish. |
| On the Come | Betting without a made hand but with a strong draw to improve. |
| Open-ended Straight | Four consecutive cards, where a fifth card will complete a straight at either end. Eg, 7-8-9-10. |
| Open pair | A pair dealt face up. This particularly refers to stud games. |
| Outs | The theoretical number of cards available to make your hand. Eg, If you have an open-ended straight draw with 3-4-5-6. There are four Two's and four Seven's left which could arrive, and therefore a total of eight outs. |
| Overbet | When a player makes a disproportionally large bet in No Limit games. |
| Overcards | When your two hole cards are higher than the board cards. |
| Over pair | When you have a pair that is higher than any of the board cards. |
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