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Main Pot


The center pot.

Any other bets are placed in a side pot(s) and are contested among the remaining players.

This occurs when a player(s) goes all-in.

Make

To make the deck is to shuffle the deck.

Maniac

A very aggressive player who plays a lot of hands.

Middle Pair

In flop games, when a player makes a pair with one of his/her down cards and the middle card on the flop.

Middle Position

Somewhere between the early and late positions on a round of betting (the fifth, sixth and seventh seats to the left of the button).

Muck

To discard or throw away your hand.



It's also a pile of cards that are no longer in play.

Minimum Buy-In

The least amount you can start a game with.

Monster

A very big hand.

In a tournament, a player who begins to accumulate chips after having a small stack is considered to be a monster.