📚Glossary
Welcome to the Racepoker glossary!
We've split this section into two parts to help you get comfortable with all the terms you'll see on our platform.
♠️ Poker Terms
New to poker? Here are the key terms you need to know to follow the action.
All-in: To bet all of your remaining chips in a single action.
Ante: A small, mandatory bet that every player at the table must post before the hand is dealt. This is most common in tournaments and stimulates action by building the pot from the very beginning.
Blinds (Small Blind / Big Blind): Forced bets posted by two players before the cards are dealt to ensure there is money in the pot to play for. The "button" and blinds rotate one position to the left after every hand.
Board: The five community cards dealt face-up in the middle of the table that all players can use to make their best five-card hand.
Buy-in: The amount of money required to join a cash game. RACE Poker tables have a minimum and maximum buy-in amount.
Check: To pass on the option to bet when no one has bet before you in the current betting round.
Call: To match the current bet amount to stay in the hand.
Flop: The first three community cards that are dealt face-up on the board simultaneously after the first round of betting is complete.
Fold: To give up your hand and forfeit any chance of winning the current pot.
Hole Cards: The two private cards dealt face-down to each player at the start of a hand.
Pot: The total sum of all chips bet by players in a single hand. The winner of the hand wins the pot.
Rake: A small percentage of the pot in a cash game (or a portion of the entry fee in a tournament) taken as a fee for running the game.
Raise: To increase the amount of the current bet, forcing subsequent players to either call the new, higher amount, raise again, or fold.
River: The fifth and final community card dealt to the board.
Showdown: The final phase of a hand where all remaining players reveal their hole cards to determine who has the best hand and wins the pot.
Ticket: The entry fee required to join a tournament.
Turn: The fourth community card dealt to the board.
⛓️ Blockchain & Crypto Terms
New to crypto? Here are the key concepts that power the security and transparency of Racepoker.
Blockchain: A secure, transparent, and unchangeable public digital ledger that records transactions. Every action on RACE Poker is recorded on the blockchain, making the game provably fair.
dApp (Decentralized Application): An application, like RACE Poker, that runs on a blockchain network instead of a central server owned by a single company.
Gas Fee: A small fee required to conduct a transaction on a blockchain. This fee is paid in the network's native token (SOL on Solana) and compensates the network validators for their work.
NFT (Non-Fungible Token): A unique digital asset that represents ownership of an item on the blockchain. Your RACE Hero is an NFT that acts as both your unique profile picture and your key to unlocking special rewards.
Non-Custodial: A system where you, and only you, have full control over your funds. RACE Poker is non-custodial, meaning we never hold your money. Your assets are always secured in your personal wallet.
Secret Recovery Phrase (Seed Phrase): A 12 or 24-word phrase that acts as the master key to your crypto wallet. NEVER share this with anyone. If someone gets your seed phrase, they can steal all your funds.
Smart Contract: A self-executing program stored on the blockchain that automatically runs the rules of the game without needing an intermediary. This is what makes RACE Poker's games transparent and fair.
Solana: The high-speed, low-cost blockchain that Racepoker is built on. Its speed allows for a fast and smooth gameplay experience.
Stablecoin: A type of cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to a stable asset, like the US Dollar. USDC is a popular stablecoin used on Solana, where 1 USDC is always worth approximately $1 USD.
Transaction: Any action that is recorded on the blockchain, such as creating a profile, joining a table or claiming rewards.
Wallet: A digital wallet (like Phantom or Solflare) used to store your cryptocurrencies and NFTs and interact with dApps like RACE Poker.
Wallet Address: Your public address on the blockchain. It's like your bank account number — it's safe to share with others so they can send you funds. This is different from your Secret Recovery Phrase, which must always be kept private.
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