Glossary

A preflop re-raise over an open raise.

The fourth betting action in a preflop raise sequence.

Your best possible level of play—maximum focus, discipline, and execution.

Any legal move on your turn (bet, raise, call, check, or fold).

Extra chips purchased at the end of the rebuy period in a tournament.

Wagering all your remaining chips in a hand.

A small compulsory bet posted by all players before the deal.

A draw that needs to hit on both turn and river (runner-runner).

Losing despite being a big favorite when the opponent hits an unlikely card.

A mix of value and bluffs that is hard to exploit.

The dedicated roll of money for poker; managed to reduce risk of ruin.

Betting across multiple streets (double barrel, triple barrel).

The larger compulsory blind posted pre-deal.

Nickname for AK, especially suited.

Compulsory bets (SB and BB) that drive action.

A small bet to set the river price or prevent a large opposing bet.

Betting or raising with a weak hand to make better hands fold.

See “Bluff”: betting with a weak hand to force folds.

The community cards dealt face up in the center.

Characteristics of a board: dry, wet, connected, monotone.

A pair made with the lowest board card and one of your hole cards.

Dealer position; acts last postflop.

Matching the current bet.

A player who calls too often and raises rarely.

A practical upper limit on pot size given SPR or effective stacks.

A range lacking the best possible strong hands.

Declining to bet when no bet is facing you.

Checking and then calling an opponent’s bet.

Checking and then raising after an opponent bets.

Calling a raise without prior investment on that street.

A draw with multiple strong outs (e.g., straight + flush).

A bet made on the flop/turn by the preflop aggressor to keep representing strength.

An unavoidable clash between very strong hands.

Seat to the right of the button; profitable open position.

Chips in the pot that don’t belong to active contenders (antes, folded money).

The person who deals the cards; online it’s automated.

Large effective stacks measured in blinds (100BB+).

A bet from the out-of-position player into the previous aggressor.

Doubling your stack by winning an all-in.

A prolonged negative run, often variance-driven.

A hand that needs specific cards to complete (flush or straight draw).

A board with few connections or draws available.

UTG/UTG+1 seats; use tighter opening ranges.

Your hand’s average share of the pot over many runouts.

The long-term average result of a decision.

Adjusting to maximize profit versus specific opponent mistakes.

A weak/recreational player making frequent mistakes.

Calling instead of 3-betting when raising could be reasonable.

The first three community cards.

Surrendering your hand and interest in the pot.

A free tournament with real prizes.

A tournament with no rebuys; bust once and you’re out.

Three of a kind plus a pair (e.g., 77755).

A balanced strategy that cannot be exploited if executed perfectly.

You need a stronger hand to call a raise than to open one yourself.

A player focused on high volume and steady winrate.

An inside straight draw needing one specific rank.

On-screen stats about opponents in real time.

The textual record of previously played hands.

A two-player confrontation.

A thin call with a marginal hand when suspecting a bluff.

No pair or better; the highest card wins.

Seat two to the right of the button.

A tournament model that converts chip stacks into monetary equity.

Pot odds including chips you expect to win on later streets.

Reaching the payout phase of a tournament.

Raise to play heads-up versus a single (often recreational) opponent.

The card with rank 11.

A side card that breaks ties when main hand ranks are equal.

CO/BTN; you can open wider ranges.

A systematic flaw in your game that reduces winrate.

Taking an action with a weaker-than-standard hand (e.g., light 3-bet).

Entering the pot by calling the blind instead of raising.

Stack divided by the cost of one orbit; guides shove zones in MTTs.

The middle preflop seats.

The minimum legal raise size on a given street.

To discard your hand face down at showdown without showing.

A pot with three or more players.

An extremely tight, passive player.

Balanced push/fold ranges for short stacks in tournaments.

A set of optimal strategies where no player benefits by unilaterally deviating.

A flush draw to the highest possible flush.

The best possible hand on a given board.

The price of a call relative to the pot; expressed as a ratio or percent.

Cards of different suits.

The first raise in a betting round.

Acting before your opponent postflop.

Acting before your opponent postflop; a strategic disadvantage.

Cards that improve you to a likely winning hand.

A bet larger than the current pot size.

Calling after one or more players have already called.

A pocket pair higher than any board card.

The percentage of hands in which you raise preflop.

Two cards of the same rank.

Building ranges with strong value and bluffs, few medium hands.

A bet coming from a range of very strong hands or bluffs, with few medium-strength hands.

Relative order of action; acting last is a major edge.

Play after the flop (turn and river included).

The total chips currently in contention.

The price you’re getting to call compared to the pot; guides calling decisions.

All betting and actions before the flop is dealt.

A bet aimed at denying equity to drawing hands.

A shove-or-fold approach with short stacks in tournaments.

Four of a kind.

Net profit relative to the buy-in cost in tournaments.

To increase the size of the current bet.

The fee taken by the poker room from pots or tournament entries.

The set of hands a player can plausibly hold in a spot.

To raise after a previous raise (3-bet, 4-bet, etc.).

Buying more chips after busting or getting short in a rebuy event.

A solid, frequent player in the games.

The fifth and final community card.

An agreement to deal turn and river twice after an all-in.

Completing a draw by hitting on both turn and river.

Effective stacks divided by the pot; guides commitment depth.

A bluff with equity (a draw) that can improve if called.

Three of a kind made with a pocket pair plus one board card.

A strong/professional player.

A short effective stack (e.g., under ~25BB).

Revealing hands to determine the winner.

The smaller blind; acts before BB preflop and first postflop.

Software that computes near-GTO strategies.

A 3-bet after an open and one or more calls, targeting folds.

The chips you currently hold.

Emotional agitation after losing multiple pots; cousin of tilt.

An optional blind posted pre-deal larger than the BB.

How your opponents perceive you (tight, loose, aggressive).

Choosing tables with more profitable opponents.

A physical or timing clue that reveals hand strength.

Losing emotional control and making poor decisions.

A pair made with the board’s highest card and one hole card.

Two pair using the two highest board cards.

Your survival in a tournament; risking full stack has ICM cost.

Betting flop, turn, and river as the aggressor.

The fourth community card.

The first position to act preflop.

A small bet relative to the pot (e.g., 25%).

A prolonged positive run.

Voluntarily Put $ In Pot: the percentage of hands you enter preflop.

Extra profit gained when worse hands call your bet.

A bet expecting to be called by worse hands.

Natural dispersion of short-term results around EV.

Standard way to refer to the opponent in analysis.

Everyone folds to the big blind who wins the pot uncontested.

A player who plays few hands and folds under pressure.

The five-high straight A-2-3-4-5.

Profit rate (bb/100 hands in cash or ROI in tournaments).

Tracker graph line for non-showdown winnings.

Fast poker format where you move to a new table immediately after folding.

Common shorthand for check-raise used in notes/HHs.