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Acronyms commonly used in Tips4Poker Forums
Position
SB - small blind; also small bet in Limit poker BB - big blind; also big bet in Limit poker UTG - under the gun (first position after the big blind) UTG+1 - position to the left of UTG EP - early position (generally, first 3 positions after the BB at a 10-table) MP - middle position (generally, next 3 position) LP - late position CO - cutoff, position one off the button (late position, LP) OTB+1 - cutoff OTB - on the button (late position, LP) OOP: out of position Hand Strength BD - backdoor (cards required on the turn and river to make a flush or straight ) BDSD - backdoor straight draw BDFD - backdoor flush draw Gutshot - inside straight draw MHIG - my hand is good MHING - my hand is not good OESD - open end straight draw OESFD - open-ended straight-flush draw o - offsuit, i.e. having two hole cards of different suits PP - pocket pair s - suited, i.e. having two hole cards of the same suit TPTK - top pair top kicker TPLK - top pair low kicker TPGK - top pair, good kicker TPWK - top pair, weak kicker TPBK - Top pair bad kicker UI - unimproved WA - way ahead WB - way behind General, Commonly Used Acronyms B&M - Bricks and Mortar (live play in casinos, cardrooms, home, as opposed to internet play) CR - check-raise HH - Hand History HU - Head's Up, i.e. one-on-one play LRR - limp re-raise NLD - nice laydown PF - pre-flop PFR - preflop Raise POF - post-flop Players Pokertracker terms for players: T - Tight SL - Semi-loose L - Loose P - passive A - Aggressive The above terms can be used to further define a player's characteristics, such as: LAP - Loose Aggressive preflop / Passive post flop SLAP - Semi Loose Aggressive preflop / Passive postflop LPP - Loose Passive preflop / Passive post flop is a fish in poker tracker. High VPIP and low PFR. Can call down with very weak hands, rarely raises. LAG - Loose Aggressive Player Maniac - raises preflop over 50% of the time TAG/TA - Tight aggressive (regarded a strong player) TP - Tight passive Tournaments ITM - in the money Bubble - one off the money in a SNG or MTT (example: if top 4 places pay then the 5th place is the bubble) MIS - Move-In Specialist (person in a tournament who either all-ins or folds) MT'ing - multi-tabling MTT - multi-table tournament S&G - stop and go SnG - sit n' go SS - short stack STT - single-table tournament Statistics AF - aggression factor BB/100 Hands - big bets won per 100 hands played BR - bankroll EV - expected value FRB - folded to river bet HR - hourly rate PT - PokerTracker ROI - return on investment RoR - risk of ruin SD - standard deviation SD - showdown VPIP - Voluntarily put into pot - amount of times a player enters a pot. Putting money in the blinds is not considered voluntary unless you call from the SB or call a raise from the BB. WR - win rate W$SD - won $ at showdown WSD - went to showdown W$SD - won $ at showdown Books and Authors DS - David Sklansky FTOP - Fundamental Theorem of Poker; not a book but main concept in Sklansky's Theory of Poker HEPFAP - Hold Em Poker For Advanced Players, by Sklansky PPLTP - Play Poker Like the Pros, by Phil Hellmuth S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth SSHE - Small Stakes Hold 'em, by Miller, Sklansky, Malmuth SS, SS2 - Super Systems, by Brunson TOP - Theory of Poker, by Sklansky WLLHE - Winning Low Limit Hold 'em, by Lee Jones Forums CP - CardPlayer FCP - FullContactPoker (Daniel Negreanu's site) 2+2 - Two Plus Two (Sklansky and Malmuth's site) RGP - rec.gambling.poker Games HEP - Hold'Em Poker NLHE - no limit Texas Hold'em O8B - Omaha High-Lo or Omaha 8 or better 7HL - 7-Card Stud High-Lo or 7-Stud 8 or better 2-7 - deuce-to-seven triple draw A-5 - ace-to-five triple draw Online Poker Sites AP - Absolute Poker FTP - Full Tilt Poker PP - Party Poker PS - PokerStars RVP - Royal Vegas Poker UB - Ultimate Bet Places AC - Atlantic City MC - Monte Carlo NV - Nevada Poker on TV CPS - Celebrity Poker Showdown PPT - Professional Poker Tour PSI/PSII - Poker Superstars Invitational/Poker Superstars Invitational II WPT - World Poker Tour WSOP - World Series of Poker Some Definitions Boat - full house Broadway - Ace high straight Broadway card - any card that makes a broadway (AKQJT) Cap - raising to 4 fixed bets in a round (limit poker). This is the maximum number of bets in a round Chop - split pot, also can be used for sharing 1st prize between the finalists in a B&M tourney Cold call - (limit) calling two or more bets (a bet and a raise) at the same time Crying Call - calling with what is probably the worst hand. Cardiac call - you would only win if your oppenent were to drop down dead, very slim crying call Dead money - money that is in the pot that was contributed by players who subsequently folded Dominated - Hand could be behind to a bigger hand (preflop a hand like AJ and you suspect the opponent has AK) Drawing dead - if your hand improves it still will not win Family pot - lots of players in the hand Nuts - best hand at that stage in the hand OC - overcard, i.e. holding a card with a value higher than what is on the board Rake - money taken from the pot by online site Redraw - cards that can help you (or an opponent) on subsequent streets. For instance, if getting a set on the flop but two diamonds are also on the flop it may give "redraws" to a flush for your opponent. Sandbag - slowplaying a big hand Set - A pocket pair and a board card give 3 of a kind Split - split pot/ shared pot Tilt - playing bad because you are upset Trips - A pair on the board and one hole card give 3 of a kind |