| This is a discussion on Hand Analysis Lingo & Other Poker Terms within the online poker forums, in the Learning Poker section; 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 ... |
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| Hand Analysis Lingo & Other Poker Terms 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 $6. Limits NL = No Limit PL = Pot Limit FL = Fixed Limit So if you see a thread starting PL08- It refers to pot limit Omaha hi/low hand. Table position abbreviations SB = Small Blind BB = Big Blind UTG = The first person to act pre-flop (first person after the BB) UTG+1 = Person to the left of UTG EP = Early Position MP = Middle Position LP = Late Position CO = Cut off seat, the seat directly to the right of the button. Button = Dealer (aka OTB = On the Button) OOP = Out of position, generally meaning UTG, first to act on the flop, or calling a LP raise from EP, etc. Betting Abbreviations. Limp = Call the big blind (no raise) Open Limp/Raise = Be the first non-folding player to act. 3-Bet = A re-raise. 4-Bet = A re-raise of a re-raise. Light (ie 3-bet light) = Raising a hand you would'nt usually raise for value. Steal = An attempt to steal the blinds/limps. Player Types LAG = Loose Aggressive Player TAG = Tight Aggressive Player LAP = Loose-Passive Player Hand Identifiers ATC = Any Two Cards BDSD = Backdoor Straight Draw BDFD = Backdoor Flush Draw FD = Flush Draw Gutshot = Inside Straight Draw OESD = Open End Straight Draw OESFD = Open Ended Straight Flush Draw o / os = Off Suit PP = Pocket Pair SC = Suited Connectors, hands like 67 suited, 89suited, 34suited s = Suited TPTK = Top Pair Top Kicker TPGK = Top Pair Good Kicker TPBK = Top Pair Bad Kicker WA = Way Ahead WB = Way Behind Poker Tracker Statistics AF = Aggression Factor BB/100 Hands = big bets won per 100 hands played EV = Expected Value HEM = http://www.holdemmanager.net/ A software program used by players to analyze things HR = Hourly Rate PFR% = Preflop Raise Percent ROI = Return on Investment VP$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. Last edited by tenbob : 6th November 2009 at 2:12 PM. Reason: Update |
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so if you are holding something like AQs in the big blind and a nit raises you preflop from the cutoff it is very easy to fold this. But usually nits dont raise preflop and just limp. a Nit is a Tag without the aggression. |
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| Hi - I did already thank you for that list. Would you please explain to me the exact meaning of "FTA"? I know that it's the abbreviation of "First to act". But what does this actually mean? Is FTA identical with UTG? Or is the FTA the first one who raises/bets? Thx in advance. |
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This thread is great! I do have a question though? What does FTW mean? I am pretty sure it stands for "for the win," but I don't really understand why, for example, railbirds say it to a player at a final table when they are sitting out a hand. It makes sense to me to say it in an all in situation, where if the player wins the hand he will win the tournament. It seems like a big compliment when a railbird says it to a player though, as the player often responds with a tytytytyty |
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| FTW, at least in my experience, comes from playing video games. For instance when some is using a very lame tactic like camping and wins that way (sitting in one spot for a very long time) you could say: Camping FTW. It's usually pretty much sarcastic. But I guess you could say that in this situation it implied that the player in question went deeper in the FT by sitting out. Therefore sitting out getting closer to the win => sitting out FTW. |
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Along with M, Harrington uses a measure called Q, which is essentially your stack size in relation to the avg stack at any given time; again, the higher the number, the better, with anything between 1-2 meaning you're in decent shape. Using both M & Q periodically during a tournament, not only on your own stack but also on your opponents', you should be able to gauge how well you are doing and adjust your play accordingly. This should give you the general idea, but if you really want to learn more about it you should read the "Harrington on Hold'em" series of books. Hope this helps! |
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Voluntarily Put in Pot Pre Flop Raise % PF Agression factor or it could be Post Flop Still not very sure on this one. |
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ftw means for the win, ffs means for F**k sakes, pffft means i hate the dealer, and if some1 says something along the lines of f#%k u f#^kin suck how the f*#k do u make a dumba$$ call means u got aces then get beat by 3 of a kind dueces on the river |
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BTW, I think this should be moved to "Poker general" and maybe archived |
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