The Casino Glossary E to F
Continuing our series of terms online gambling fans are likely to come across in internet casinos and UK casinos.
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E to F
Each way: A bet that pays out if the selection wins, but also if it is placed. This is actually two bets in one, so if you have a £10 each way bet, you have to pay £20.
Early bet: The first bet in a game of stud poker.
Early position: Where you're one of the first players to act in a poker betting round.
Early surrender: A blackjack tactic that's not allowed in most casinos. Early surrender allows the player to give up after receiving the first two cards but before the dealer checks for an ace in the hole. If surrendered, only 50 per cent of the bet is lost.
Edge: An advantage over an opponent. The house edge refers to the built-in profit casinos have on bets.
En prison: A French term meaning 'in prison'. The en prison rule is used in some, but not all casinos and applies only to even-money bets. Under the rule, when the result is zero, the casino will let the player reclaim half their original bet or leave it 'en prison' for another spin of the wheel. If the result is zero again, the whole bet is lost.
Even money: A bet that pays back the same amount you wagered plus your original bet.
Face cards: The jack, queen and king of each suit of cards.
Family pot: When everyone at the poker table decides to enter a pot.
Favourite: Competitor thought most likely to win. In poker, the hand thought most likely to win before the cards are dealt.
Fifth Street: This is a stud poker term, referring to the fifth card to be dealt to each player. It's sometimes also used to mean the last card dealt in Texas Hold 'Em.
First base: The position on the far left of the dealer at the blackjack table.
Fill: In poker, to draw a card that makes a five-card hand.
Fill up: To fill a full house in poker.
Filly: Useful term for racing fans. A female horse up to four years old.
Firing: A player who is betting a lot.
Fish/fishing: Another poker term. Fishing means staying in a poker game longer than you should, while a fish is a player who loses money.
Flat top: A slot machine with a fixed amount jackpot.
Flop: A term used in Texas Hold 'Em to refer to the three cards dealt face up in the centre of the table.
Floorman: Person in charge of a casino card room.
Flush: A hand consisting of cards of one suit in poker.
Foul: A term used in the Asian game of Pai-Gow poker. A fouled hand is a losing hand. A hand is said to be fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards.
