In today’s article we will be going through terms that begin with the letter A. There are almost as many words and terms in poker to qualify it as a language unto itself. The following terms are things you may here around a poker table or in conversation with friends about the game of poker.

A-Game
1. The game played at the highest available stakes at a particular venue.
2. A description of the quality of a player's performance when he is playing at the top of his ability.
Usage: Like in sentence "He is playing his A-game." Opposite to Z-Game.

ABC Player
A player who follows a predictable and readable betting pattern.
Usage: Like in sentence "He was an ABC player."

Able
An obsolete term for the player immediately to the left of the dealer, in games that use forced bets or blinds.

According to Hoyle
A phrase used to emphasize the proper rules of a game. Hoyle was a past authority on the game of whist and his name is used in the title of many books of rules for cards games.
Usage: With strict adherence to a set of rules; fairly and honorably: "We don't want to lose this case over any legal technicalities; everything must be done strictly according to Hoyle." Hoyle was the author of a book on the game of whist in the eighteenth century; his name has since been used in the titles of many books of rules for card games.

Ace
The highest or lowest valued card in the deck depending on the rules of the poker game being played. In a high card game, it ranks higher than the King, except when it is deemed the lowest card in a 5-high straight 5-4-3-2-A. In a low card game, it ranks below the 2.

Ace in the Hole
This is what a player has when one of his cards that are dealt to him face down (the hole cards) is an Ace.

Ace Out
A verb meaning to win with an Ace-High hand (either by value or by bluff)
Usage: This phrase passed into general usage with the meaning of winning by deception or just barely beating someone. (If your opponent holds a totally worthless hand, an ace-high hand would just barely beat him; that is, you would ace him out.)

Ace to Five
A term applied to a low hand game where the lowest hand is 5-4-3-2-A, and where flushes and straights do not have any value. The best possible hand in an ace to five game is therefore A2345 (often called a wheel).

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