Glossary: T
- Table Inventory Slip (TIS)
- A form that is used by the casino to record the total value in the rack
when a table is opened or closed.
- Take (a card)
- When a player takes a hit contrary to basic strategy, he is said to
have "taken" that card from the next hand that should have been hit.
This does not affect the odds at all, though a third-base player who
"takes" the dealer's bust card will draw glares from the other players
when the dealer makes a hand.
- Tell
- A mannerism, usually unconscious, exhibited by the dealer that suggests
the value of his hole card. Since the dealer must check the hole card
when an ace or a ten is showing, reading a dealer's tell can enable a
player to know when the dealer has a pat hand (or, since that is assumed,
to tell when he does not).
- Third Base
- The last player to the dealer's right, who is the last to receive his cards.
Erroneously believed to have a significant impact on the outcome of the
dealer's hand.
- Time and a Half
- The 3:2 payoff on a blackjack.
- Tip
- A gratuity given to the dealer or wait staff by a player.
- Toke
- A tip made in the form of a wager placed for the dealer—if the hand
wins, the dealer collects the original tip plus its winnings. Shortened
from "token bet," a toke is sometimes called a "toke bet"
- Toke Box
- A container (usually) fastened to the back of the table, into which the
dealer places his tips. Separate from the "drop box" into which the
house's money (plus paperwork, etc.) are placed.
- Too Many
- Expression: when a hit breaks a hand.
- Tough Player
- A player who, through luck or skill, is expected to win a significant
amount from the casino.
- Tray
- A device that may be used to carry cheques.
- True Count
- An estimation of the percentage of high cards remaining to be dealt,
adjusted for the number of decks in the game.
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