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Made Hand

Definition A made hand is one that does not require a draw. It typically refers to a pocket pair and means a person is typically statistically ahead in a hand.

Magic: The Gathering

Definition The significance of Magic the Gathering, a role-playing card game, is the number of elite young poker players who started out playing MTG.

Makeup

Definition Makeup is the term used to describe the accumulated losses in a staking arrangement in which past buyins must be recouped before profits are split.

MAP

Definition MAPing in poker is when you decide to make a play. Making a play is often used to refer to a bluff or a risky move of some kind.

Marcel Luske

Definition Marcel Luske is a well known professional poker player from Amsterdam who is known for wearing suits and upside-down sunglasses while playing poker.

Marginal

Definition Marginal situations in poker are the sort of situations which have only a limited amount of value and straddle the line between a winning and losing play.

Mason Malmuth

Definition Mason Malmuth is a famed poker author and the owner of Two Plus Two Publishing, a well-known publisher of top-quality poker books and popular website.

Master Baiter

Definition In poker, a master baiter is someone who baits other poker players in a masterful manner.

Master Classics of Poker

Definition Master Classics of Poker is a series of tournaments held each November at the Holland Casino. It is the biggest poker tournament in the Netherlands.

Matrix Tournament

Definition A special type of tournament on Full Tilt Poker that is actually split up into four separate tournaments.