Poker in German?
 

Hi,

Lately I've been working on learning German, so naturally I was curious of the German equivalents for poker terminology. I found a German poker video and, much to my surprise, absolutely everything that directly related to poker was in English. From "big blind" to "raise" to "pot odds" to "full house" to "flush draw." Everything but the names of the cards themselves. So, can somebody explain this to me? I know that there are Spanish and French equivalents. Why aren't German words used for anything? Do you love us that much? ;-)

Re: Poker in German?
 

full house = full house
flushdraw = flushdraw
pot odds = pot odds
raise = raise/erhöhen

The english terminology is common.

Re: Poker in German?
 

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full house = full house
flushdraw = flushdraw
pot odds = pot odds
raise = raise/erhöhen

The english terminology is common.

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Yes, but why? I'm looking for cultural insight here.

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full house = full house
flushdraw = flushdraw
pot odds = pot odds
raise = raise/erhöhen

The english terminology is common.

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Yes, but why? I'm looking for cultural insight here.

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Because it`s unnecessary?!

Re: Poker in German?
 

there are not really the right translations for the english words . Most of the german Translations for the english Poker words seem to be stupid to a german

Fold= "aussteigen"( normally it is called "aussteigen" when you leave for example a train)
bet= "setzen"
raise= "erhoehen"

Re: Poker in German?
 

You want the name of the cards?

Ace - Ass
King - König
Queen -Dame
Jack -Bube

club -kreuz
spade -pik
heart -herz
diamond -karo

And yes: We love these words very much .-)

to be honest: after 3 years of onlinepoker and no live poker I thought that a lot of german poker terms sound silly but I have to get used to it...

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Do you love us that much? ;-)

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no

WE HATE US THAT MUCH

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Re: Poker in German?
 

Ok, judging from what I've read here and on other things that I've read or heard, which may or may not be accurate, I've come up with the following suppositions. I'm guessing on some of this, so correct me if I am wrong:

Poker was relatively unknown in Germany until a few years ago, and people were introduced to it by (mostly) English language television and online sites.

Germans are already fairly familiar with English and feel comfortable with English words and phrases in common speech.

And also, perhaps, things that are in English have a particular feel to them that adds to the appeal (at least for some).

I recall hearing that there is a particular fascination with the American Old West. Poker would seem to fit into this mystique rather nicely.

Is this an accurate analysis? Can anyone add anything?

Re: Poker in German?
 

You're overthinking it quite a bit here.

The (almost) exclusive use of english terminology isn't unique to German. In fact, I'd reckon most countries don't bother translating it.
The terms are easy, plus most poker rooms live and online have an "english only at the tables" rule.

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Fold= "aussteigen", "passen"

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