Commonly Used Poker Abbreviations and Terms

NoWuckingFurries · Dec 7, 2008

Good Game

AlexeiVronsky · Dec 21, 2008

belladonna05 said:
double barreling( I see this and think I know but not totally sure)
floating a bet (same as above)

Double barreling is betting on two consecutive rounds, ie. betting the flop and then betting the turn.

Floating a bet is calling a bet to see what your opponent does on the next round. Usually done when an a opponent is going to make a standard continuation bet on the flop nearly all the time but won't double barrel without actually having a hand on the turn. If they give up betting on the turn then you steal the pot away when they check to you.

dj11 · Dec 24, 2008

What is a wet flop, compared to a dry flop?

Used repeatedly in this thread,

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cas...eze-flops-showdown-value-200nl-fr-137743-new/

and It's got me confused.

Steveg1976 · Dec 24, 2008

dj11 said:
What is a wet flop, compared to a dry flop?

Used repeatedly in this thread,

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/cas...eze-flops-showdown-value-200nl-fr-137743-new/

and It's got me confused.

Wet flop means lots of potential Draws, Dry no draws.

Mystroman · Jan 5, 2009

I knew most of these but thanks for the fairly complete list it seems.
I was thinking I should ask but felt dumb (which is probably true anyway) but now I know what others have said in their posts.

bulldog2782 · Jan 11, 2009

could someone plz explain 4betting and 3betting. i hear everyone saying it but do not know what it means.

bulldog2782 · Jan 11, 2009

So if someone says there are going to 4bet them then it means betting 4times the bb?

RJB-7 · Jan 11, 2009

3-Betting means re-raising the first raiser

4-betting means re-re-raising e.g. you raise, villain re-raises(3-bets) then you re-re-raise that is 4-betting

herestoya · Jan 13, 2009

Dr.Mik said:
And another one -
I sometimes come across G2G.
What does this mean?
Thx for your answer -
mick aka Dr.Mik

Got to go it's like cya!

Steveg1976 · Jan 14, 2009

mclifton said:
i would like to know what is the best web site to get a program to follow players stats

Google is your best friend. Two popular ones are Hold'em Manager and PokerTracker.

tenbob · Jan 29, 2009

Small update IMO.

ICU2QTPY · Feb 9, 2009

One spot to the right to the cut-off could also be referred to as the "sniper" as he/she could likely "stomp" the cut-off is he/she feels that they could possibly have better cards.

IvaiLamDimidov · Feb 10, 2009

Wow these abbreviations helped a lot, thanks. I also heard pocket queens called "A San Francisco Wedding".

Xyphon · Feb 12, 2009

Haha,

NH = Thanks for Donkin all my chips...

Priceless! Thanks for the laugh. Good post on all the lingo.

nomasburros · Feb 12, 2009

awesome...now its all making a lot more sense....i was struggling there to figure out some of the terminology...and it was making it sorta difficult to understand..ty

Janon · Feb 13, 2009

ty for the guide i didnt kno all these hand had names wow i only kno the main ones lolz

oneleggedman · Feb 15, 2009

i've noticed in a few posts ppl use the term "railing" in regards to online poker. what excatly does this mean? playing 4 tables a once?

hipshot55 · Feb 15, 2009

oneleggedman said:
i've noticed in a few posts ppl use the term "railing" in regards to online poker. what excatly does this mean? playing 4 tables a once?

Railing is observing other people playing. CCers frequently "rail" other CCers play to provide encouragement, support, etc. Comes from live tournament play where family, friends, etc. are seated "behind the rail" to observe play.

This is why you see so many comments in the chat boxes from people not actually at the tables. This also, unfortunately, allows flamers, juveniles, and other species of ***holes to observe and make idiot comments.

A hint when playing on Full Tilt is that you can right click on an observer in the chat box and put them on "Ignore" if they are affecting your play.

Nadi · Feb 15, 2009

Great list.. I had a general idea of what these meant but thanks for clearing some of them up. The Less Common ones made me laugh

They are sooo true!

jumping jack flash · Feb 16, 2009

hi what is 3 betting light? (i know that 3 betting is raising in limit or something similar) but 3 betting light?

MANBAT · Feb 22, 2009

3 bet = bet, raise, re-raise.
light = weak cards.
3 betting light = re-raising with weak cards.

p.s. 'FTW' can also mean 'F*** the world'

jumping jack flash · Feb 23, 2009

cheers pal ,i kinda knew but had to be sure ,thanks

T3tsuo · Feb 26, 2009

Hi, I am reading ChuckTs's micro stakes full ring guide. In the section about stats, what are ATS, FFB and FTS?

I am guessing that ATS stands for "Attempts To Steal", but what are the two others?

Steveg1976 · Feb 26, 2009

D'wilius said:
I guess its fold to fourbet and fold to steal.

FFB Fold to Flop Bet, I believe.

Dwilius · Feb 26, 2009

Oh alright, I was wondering after I said that. Fold to threebet is a stat, fold to cbet, so fold to flop bet differentiates from just cbets.

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tenbob

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nomasburros

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Janon

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oneleggedman

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hipshot55

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Nadi

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