Outs
The number of cards left in the deck that can improve your hand. If you hold pocket 7′s and the flop comes A,K,Q with no flush draw, then the only remaining cards that can improve your hand are two 7′s. Therefore you have 2 ‘outs’.
Pair
Two cards of the same value such as two Aces. Can also be used to refer to two cards of the same suit, such as a ‘pair of spades’.
Quads
Four of a kind. Four of the same type of cards, such as aces. Some people also call this a ‘poker’.
Rags
Useless cards. Cards that don’t improve a hand. A flop of ‘rags’ generally will have no face cards, consecutive cards or same color cards.
