VideoPoker Glossary – W

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Wake up hand

A player given a hand that has a winning potential.

Walk

When a player misses a hand or two because they left the table temporarily. Also, a pot that was won by the last blind and when no one opens.

Walkers

Players who frequently walk.

Wayne Gretzky

A starting hand of Nine Nine in holdem games.

Wheel

Also known as a bicycle. The lowest hand in a lowball such as the Ace, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Whipsaw

Raising before or after a caller gets in caught in the middle.

Wild card

A card that is designated as a joker and can be played as any value.

Wired Pair

A pair in a hand.

Woolworth´s

A starting hand of Five Ten in holdem. Comes from the old name of Woolworth´s “five and ten cent stores”.

World´s Fair

A big hand.

WPT

World Poker Tour.

WSOP

World Series of Poker