A starting hand that contains two cards from two different suites is called and offsuit. Offsuit hands are considered weaker than hands where the cards belong to the same suit. Additionally, with these types of hands it is more difficult to achieve a flush.

A starting hand with a nine and eight is called an Oldsmobile .

Omaha - type of poker game involving both pocket cards and flop cards, very common online game

Playing electronic poker over the internet is called Online poker . Online poker can be played for either fun or money and players are able to compete with other players from all over the world.

Open - to open the betting , making the first bet in the first round

In games where there are no limits, if a player bets more than the value of the pot, he is considered to have Overbet the pot .

A pocket pair of cards that beats any others on the table is called an Overpair .