cold call

A telephone call or visit made to someone who is not known or not expecting contact, often in order to sell something.

Call on a prospective insurance buyer without a prior appointment. Many salespeople find this exercise the most threatening in their career development. Some observers attribute the substantial failure rate among new agents to their repugnance to cold calls.

To call both a bet and a raise at the same time.

SoundPoker Says: For example, assume in a hand of Texas Hold'em there are 3 active players, John, Mike and Susan. John limps in under the gun, Mike raises it to two bets, and Susan calls the two bets. In this scenario, the original bet by John and the raise by Mike was Cold Called by Susan.

See Also: Active, Bet, Call, Hand, Limp In, Raise, Texas Hold'em, Under The Gun