Flop is a poker term that refers to the first three community cards dealt by the croupier.
In a game of, let’s say, Texas Hold’em poker, every player will receive two cards face down. The players can then use those cards to form a winning hand by combining them with community cards.
After the initial round of betting, checking, raising or folding, if the hand progresses to the next stage, the croupier will deal three cards face up. These cards are in a shared pool and can be used by any player at the table.
Apart from the flop, a hand of poker has several stages or rounds of betting in Texas Hold’em. From start to finish, they are pre-flop, flop, turn, and river.
Therefore, if someone says they have won on the flop or they landed a straight on the flop, you should know what stage of the poker hand they are referring to.