Commonly Used Poker Abbreviations and Terms

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Steveg1976 said:
FFB Fold to Flop Bet, I believe.
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Thanks!

BTW, do you know if Fold to Steal is referring to Fold SB to Steal or Fold BB to Steal? I'd like to set up my HUD like ChuckTs's but I find two Fold to Steal stats in PokerTracker: one for SB, the other for BB.
 
MANBAT said:
3 bet = bet, raise, re-raise.
light = weak cards.
3 betting light = re-raising with weak cards.
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Does that mean 3Betting light is bluffing (Making a 3Bet w/ complete garbage)?
 
T3tsuo said:
Does that mean 3Betting light is bluffing (Making a 3Bet w/ complete garbage)?
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3betting light is semi-bluffing (betting your outs)
 
Hi,
I WAS JUST READING YOUR STRATEGIESNFOR POKER. i'M A TIMID POKER PLAYER, BUT TRYING TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
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Interesting reading but I really enjoyed the LESS COMMON ONES. Guess I am going to be saying LOL WOW a lot more often from now on!
 
Betting Abbreviations.
Limp = Call the big blind (no raise)
Open Limp/Raise = Be the first non-folding player to act.
3-Bet = A re-raise.
4-Bet = A re-raise of a re-raise.
Light (ie 3-bet light) = Raising a hand you would'nt usually raise for value.
Steal = An attempt to steal the blinds/limps.

Above section added.
 
Wow, all this time I've been reading WTF wrong! I thought it meant . . . oh, nevermind!

Loved the last section!

The rest was helpful too!
 
I seriously had no clue What in the World ESAD stood for, lol, but I love it😀.

Thx so much, instead of blowing up on ppl from now on, I'm just gonna right that down😀
 
What does the term "On Tilt", or Tilt mean? I cannot find any reference to it above, yet see it often in the various threads.
 
When you become destabilised, usually because of a bad beat, and start playing like an idiot.
 
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Thanks, makes a lot more sense. I notice its not in the top section, since it is used so often, perhaps the admins should add it.
 
if i get beat i either say NH(nice hand) or N1(idiot).
 
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Dr.Mik said:
And another one -
I sometimes come across G2G.
What does this mean?
Thx for your answer -
mick aka Dr.Mik
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For the ones who wanted to know what G2G means:

It means got to go as in 'I have to go'.
 
LMAO! "NH = Thanks for donking all my chips!" I love it.

Now, what does "donking" mean?
 
erinh said:
LMAO! "NH = Thanks for donking all my chips!" I love it.

Now, what does "donking" mean?
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Donkey = bad player
Donking all my chips (nh) means the person shouldn't have been in the pot in the first place and called down something gawd awful like a gut shot where he had like 4 outs or less and hit his miracle card on the river to win the pot, therefore he donked out on you for your chips.
 
tenbob said:
Very often, especially for the newest members reading the Hand Analysis part of the forum you will come across a lot of abbreviations. This isnt a definite list (yet). 🙂

Game Types
HE = Holdem
O = Usually Omaha Hi
O8 = Omaha Hi/Low
Stud = 7 card stud
Stud8 = 7 Card stud Hi/Low.
HORSE = Holdem, Omaha/8, Razz, Stud, Eight or better H/L stud. Typically fixed limit games. Game changes with the blinds/antes online, and at predetermined intervals live
FR = A full ring game, usually 9/10 players. (Some sites 8)
6MAX= A ring game, max number of players is 6. (Occasionally we will see 4MAX)
HU= Heads up. (2 players max)
S&G=Sit and go, once the game has reached a specified number of players the game starts.
STT= Single table Sit and Go.
MTT= Multi-Table Tournament, usually no limit on the amount of players.
NL$25 (or $25NL)= The $25 refering to the MAX buyin for the specified game. The blinds are defined as being 1/100th of the max buyin. So nl$600 has a big blind of $6.

Limits
NL = No Limit
PL = Pot Limit
FL = Fixed Limit

So if you see a thread starting PL08- It refers to pot limit Omaha hi/low hand.

Table position abbreviations
SB = Small Blind
BB = Big Blind
UTG = The first person to act pre-flop (first person after the BB)
UTG+1 = Person to the left of UTG
EP = Early Position
MP = Middle Position
LP = Late Position
CO = Cut off seat, the seat directly to the right of the button.
Button = Dealer (aka OTB = On the Button)
OOP = Out of position, generally meaning UTG, first to act on the flop, or calling a LP raise from EP, etc.

Betting Abbreviations.
Limp = Call the big blind (no raise)
Open Limp/Raise = Be the first non-folding player to act.
3-Bet = A re-raise.
4-Bet = A re-raise of a re-raise.
Light (ie 3-bet light) = Raising a hand you would'nt usually raise for value.
Steal = An attempt to steal the blinds/limps.

Player Types
LAG = Loose Aggressive Player
TAG = Tight Aggressive Player
LAP = Loose-Passive Player

Hand Identifiers
ATC = Any Two Cards
BDSD = Backdoor Straight Draw
BDFD = Backdoor Flush Draw
FD = Flush Draw
Gutshot = Inside Straight Draw
OESD = Open End Straight Draw
OESFD = Open Ended Straight Flush Draw
o / os = Off Suit
PP = Pocket Pair
s = Suited
TPTK = Top Pair Top Kicker
TPGK = Top Pair Good Kicker
TPBK = Top Pair Bad Kicker
WA = Way Ahead
WB = Way Behind

Poker Tracker Statistics
AF = Aggression Factor
BB/100 Hands = big bets won per 100 hands played
EV = Expected Value
HR = Hourly Rate
PFR% = Preflop Raise Percent
ROI = Return on Investment
VP$IP or VPIP = Voluntarily Put Money Into Pot
WR = Win Rate
W$SD = Won $ at Showdown
WSD = Went to Showdown

Tournament Info
ITM = in the money
Bubble = busting out of a tournament in the last spot before the payouts begin.
MTT = Multi Table Tournament
STT = Single Table Tournament
SNG = Sit and Go

Others
AI = All in
B&M = Brick and Mortar (a live card room or casino)
CR = check-raise
HU = Heads Up
PF = Pre-flop.
PFR = Pre-flop raise/pre-flop raiser.
HH = Hand history
PSB = Pot-sized bet
PSR = Pot-Sized Raise
PT = Poker Tracker
FE = Fold Equity - The chance of a bet/raise taking down the pot.
OP = Original Post

Less Common (yet all too true) Ones
WTF: I doubt that was a sound play.
OMG: I am rather surprised.
ESAD: Eat sh*t and die
NH = Thanks for donking all my chips
TY = Totally blind to the sarcasm of the above NH
OMFG = Did you really just call all in with 84os?
GG = "I beat you!"
GG = "I know."
LOL WOW = I wish I could stab people through my monitor.
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Thanks men, very nice

grt,lopper
 
Recently found out that a DOUBLE GUTSHOT is an inside straight with two possible straight opportunities.
I.E. i'm holding 8, A. Flop has given board 10 J Q, so i've two inside straight draws (two gutshots). 9 for a Q high, or K for an A high.
Most people will know that, just thought i'd share! lol.
Obviously, same odds as an open-ender.
 
Haha. I love how blatantly this uncovers the politeness with which we mask our true feelings.
 
I love abbreviations they make things so much easier all the time you know?
 
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