Poker Abbreviations, Source for Beginner's Questions
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Poker Abbreviations, Source for Beginner's Questions
| rathole |
 Nov 23 2005, 10:48 AM
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Quads  Group: Members Posts: 600 Joined: 4-January 05 Member No.: 3,641  |
****GREAT POST AWARD WINNER**** Thanks. Very helpful. Dave
COMMONLY USED POKER ABBREVIATIONS Game HE - Texas Hold 'Em NL or NLHE No Limit Hold 'Em LHE Limit Hold 'Em OM or OH Omaha PLO Pot Limit Omaha OM8 or O8 Omaha Hi-Lo, 8 or better 7S Seven card Stud 7S8 Seven card Stud Hi-Lo SS or LL Small Stakes or Low Limit HU / HTH Heads up / Head to Head SNG or STT Sit 'n Go or Single Table Tournament MTT Multi-Table Tournament Position SB Small Blind (also can mean Small Bet, i.e., preflop or flop bet) BB Big Blind (can mean number of Big Bets if preceded by a number, e.g., 4BB per hour) UTG UTG, first to act pre-flop EP Early Position MP Middle Position LP Late Position CO Cut off, person immediately to right of the button OTB On the Button Bets SB small bet (Limit term for preflop or flop bet) BB big bet (Limit term for turn or river bet) PF Pre Flop PFR Pre flop raiseฎ CK check c/r Check raise c/c Check call c/f Check fold b/c Bet and call a raise b/f bet and fold to a raise T$ Tournament chips, not real money ($ is the amount) EV Expected value EV+ - Positive expected value EV- - Negative expected value Cards Xs - Spade Xc - Club Xh - Heart Xd - Diamond AKs Ace King suited (or AK spades) often just indicates suited AKo Ace King offsuit AXs Ace and unspecified suited kicker Ax Ace with unsuited random kicker X blank card, not remembered, or not important to hand Hands TP - Top Pair MP Middle Pair BP Bottom Pair TPTK Top pair, top kicker TPGK Top pair, good kicker TPNK Top pair, no kicker TPWK Top pair, weak kicker OESD Open-ended straight draw OESFD Open-ended straight flush draw ISD Inside straight draw BDSD Back door straight draw BDFD Back door flush draw FH Full house ST or str8 - Straight Players (There are lots of variations These are some common ones) LAG Loose Aggressive LAP Loose Passive (alternately Loose Aggressive Pre Flop) TAG Tight Aggressive TAP Tight Passive General/Misc. BR Bankroll B&M Brick and Mortar, a live game PT Poker Tracker GT+ GameTime+, Poker Tracker add-on for Heads-up display during games ROI Return on Investment ITM In the Money, paying place in a tournament VP$IP Voluntarily put money in the pot W$SD Won money at showdown Online Poker Sites (commonly used ones) FTP Full Tilt Poker PP Party Poker PS Poker Stars UB Ulitmate Bet Forums BTP Bet the Pot UPF United Poker Forum RGP Recreational Gamblers Poker |
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| rj_deneau |
Mar 14 2006, 10:00 PM
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Straight Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 4-January 05 Member No.: 2,316 |
I would like to see another explaination added. I am reading more and more posts that talk about a player being 12/5, 33/22, etc. What are those numbers?
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| JPasky |
Mar 14 2006, 11:21 PM
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Royal Flush Group: Members Posts: 1,140 Joined: 4-January 05 From: Yucaipa, CA Member No.: 4,166 |
QUOTE(rj_deneau @ Mar 15 2006, 06:00 AM) I would like to see another explaination added. I am reading more and more posts that talk about a player being 12/5, 33/22, etc. What are those numbers?  This is a "Poker Tracker" term. 12/5 = 12% voluntry in put money in preflop & raise 5% preflop.... I would like to know what "HUD" is?? Heads up Display?? |
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| sensen |
Mar 15 2006, 07:25 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 15-March 06 Member No.: 7,771 |
虽然全是英文的,不过还是基本上能看得懂
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| squirrel barefoot |
Jun 5 2006, 03:20 AM
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Straight Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 7,979 |
Well, I wanted to ask what WR means... I could not grasp the sense of some thread just becuz I did not understand this one
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| eastonc |
Jun 5 2006, 05:09 AM
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Full House Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 8-July 05 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 6,131 |
QUOTE(squirrel barefoot @ Jun 5 2006, 06:20 AM) Well, I wanted to ask what WR means... I could not grasp the sense of some thread just becuz I did not understand this one Win Rate |
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| squirrel barefoot |
Jun 5 2006, 06:42 AM
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Straight Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 7,979 |
QUOTE(eastonc @ Jun 5 2006, 03:09 PM) Win Rate Nice try, but doesn't seem right, frankly speaking. As far as I got the "W" has something to do with Wagering, but where the "R" comes from remains a great mystery to me  -------------------- Please, help build my collection of poker stories in my blog:http://pokerjokes.launchpoker.com/
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| eastonc |
Jun 5 2006, 07:32 AM
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Full House Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 8-July 05 From: Oklahoma City, OK Member No.: 6,131 |
QUOTE(squirrel barefoot @ Jun 5 2006, 09:42 AM) Nice try, but doesn't seem right, frankly speaking. As far as I got the "W" has something to do with Wagering, but where the "R" comes from remains a great mystery to me I wasn't "trying". WR means win rate. Could you post a link to the thread in question and i'll see if i can figure out what that particular person meant throuh deductive reasoning. I've never seen WR used where the W stood for wagering. http://www.poker-software.com/poker/poker_acronyms.asp |
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| Hawkeye_V |
Jun 5 2006, 09:16 AM
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Full House Group: Members Posts: 484 Joined: 27-February 05 From: Kissimmee, FL Member No.: 5,325 |
I believe that the WR you are asking about is "wagering requirement" Usually associated with online casino bonus whoring.
A 20x WR for a $100 bonus means you would have to wager $2000 to release the bonus. (20*100=2000) If you are casino whoring be sure to ALWAYS read the T&C (terms and conditions) before you play. Some of them have been known to be very shady. -------------------- It's great to be a Hawkeye!
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| squirrel barefoot |
Jun 5 2006, 11:38 AM
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Straight Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 7,979 |
QUOTE(Hawkeye_V @ Jun 5 2006, 07:16 PM) I believe that the WR you are asking about is "wagering requirement" Usually associated with online casino bonus whoring. A 20x WR for a $100 bonus means you would have to wager $2000 to release the bonus. (20*100=2000) If you are casino whoring be sure to ALWAYS read the T&C (terms and conditions) before you play. Some of them have been known to be very shady. Bingo.. that's exactly what they meant I guess... At least, there it was 20x WR I wasn't exactly bonus whoring, just trying to get what this whole stuff meant.I am not too willing to post a link to another poker forum. Not sure the moderator is gonna like that Anyhow, thanks a lot. -------------------- Please, help build my collection of poker stories in my blog:http://pokerjokes.launchpoker.com/
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| squirrel barefoot |
Jun 5 2006, 11:47 AM
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Straight Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 7-April 06 Member No.: 7,979 |
QUOTE(Hawkeye_V @ Jun 5 2006, 07:16 PM) I believe that the WR you are asking about is "wagering requirement" Usually associated with online casino bonus whoring. A 20x WR for a $100 bonus means you would have to wager $2000 to release the bonus. (20*100=2000) If you are casino whoring be sure to ALWAYS read the T&C (terms and conditions) before you play. Some of them have been known to be very shady. Bingo.. that's exactly what they meant I guess... At least, there it was 20x WR I wasn't exactly bonus whoring, just trying to get what this whole stuff meant.I am not too willing to post a link to another poker forum. Not sure the moderator is gonna like that Anyhow, thanks a lot. -------------------- Please, help build my collection of poker stories in my blog:http://pokerjokes.launchpoker.com/
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| philhell |
Apr 22 2007, 04:45 PM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 22-April 07 Member No.: 12,342 |
Nice compilation, I'm sure it'll reduce the learning curve for a lot of newbies!
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| grunta0 |
Apr 22 2007, 11:49 PM
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Royal Flush Group: Members Posts: 1,562 Joined: 23-July 06 Member No.: 8,880 |
QUOTE(JPasky @ Mar 14 2006, 11:21 PM) This is a "Poker Tracker" term. 12/5 = 12% voluntry in put money in preflop & raise 5% preflop.... I would like to know what "HUD" is?? Heads up Display?? HUD is Heads Up Display as in PokeraceHUD. -------------------- I'm so unlucky I couldn't win a kick in a street fight !
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| loysten |
Jun 11 2008, 03:18 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 11-June 08 Member No.: 19,492 |
hi everybody,
this site is good, i don't know how to play, that's the problem, provide me more information.. ============================ loysten, Suffering from an addiction. This website has a lot of great resources and treatment centers. http://www.treatmentcenters.org |
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| praveen |
Jun 16 2008, 02:32 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 16-June 08 Member No.: 19,632 |
hai guys.........
im new to this game but my friend says that it is very good game,,that is why i love to play the game so please provide me the instruction to play the game........... thankyou ======================================================== praveen To know more about the poker games log on to............. www.poker.com |
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| valrossie |
Aug 27 2008, 07:39 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-August 08 Member No.: 21,738 |
Abbreviations and acronyms have become a mainstay in todays online poker environment. Throughout online poker forums and poker site chat boxes, you can find players who use online jargon to create shortcuts in speech.
--------------------------- valrossie http://www.alcoholaddiction.org/mississippi |
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| shanker |
Oct 30 2008, 06:07 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 30-October 08 Member No.: 23,485 |
Hi,,
I am new visitor in this forum, Anybody can help to explain these forums like United Poker Forum? thanks....... -------------------- Shanker Addiction Treatment |
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| celip |
 Jan 16 2009, 07:52 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 16-January 09 Member No.: 25,623 |
Hi, This is nice to learn more about poker, In my hole life I dint played the game but now I have some ideas about the game thank you for teaching me.  ===================================================== john www.getinforum.com |
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| powerpokerclub.com |
 Aug 28 2009, 07:59 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 25-August 09 Member No.: 33,774 |
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| rustraptor |
Sep 18 2009, 08:16 AM
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Two Pair Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 18-September 09 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 34,690 |
Thanks for this post. I have made reference to it many times. I actually recommend newbies print it off.
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