Hand Analysis Lingo and other Poker Terms

I don't think Push-shove makes sense? I know Push-fold etc. but push-shove is kind of an oxy-moron

I think that "push" has multiple definitions, depending on what you imply afterwards Push can definitely mean "push all in," but I think it can also mean "push the action," and not necessarily going all in.

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

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.

Push is conservative in creating action or the application of pressure and shove is aggressive or reckless in creating action or applying pressure.

sticks and stones,, you'll figure it out , i think
over and out
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kathy liebert - verb - to screw someone over or be screwed over

example: that fish just kathy lieberted me with 27o

could you explain what it means: wtg

WTG: Way To Go .. AFAIK(as far as I know)

A Back door flush draw means you need running cards to make your flush.

Ie you have A♠ K♠ on a 2♠ 8♥ 9♣ board meaning you need running spades to make your hand.

A flush draw means you need to hit either on the turn or river.
ie you have A♠ K♠ on a 2♠ 8♠ 9♥ board

OK, so a back door flush is much less likely to happen, because both remaining cards must be of the suit that you require... thanks

Why "donkey" ... I am assuming it refers to a bad call on the flop and a bad call on the turn = a miracle river and making a marginal hand to marginally beat another marginal hand, but if I am wrong, let me know. Is it someone that just won't fold, is in a pot they have no business being in, does it imply unbelievable luck, or is this just a phrase coined by sore losers? And what happened to just being called a fish, flounder, or co****cker?

When you do the 3 numbers with brackets x/x/x what is it referring to? I'm expecting it to be something obvious

EBB anyone?

If someone could tell me what "M" means I would appreciate it, I realise its something to do with stack size but what exactly?

how do you play omaha

M is Dan Harrington's formula of figuring your tournament stack size in relation to the blinds. M is more accurate than just dividing your stack into the size of the BB -- you often hear people say something like "I had 10 BBs left. . ." -- which can be deceiving. M takes into account not only also the SB, but any antes that may be in play, meaning that it looks at how much it really costs to play each round if you're just folding every hand. This can make a huge difference in the way you should adjust your play; for example, take a game where you have 10k in chips and the blinds are 500/1000 w/ 50 antes; you still have ten BBs, which might not seem THAT short-stacked, but your M here is only 5 (10000 / (10 x 50antes + 500SB + 1000BB)) which would put you in the "red zone". Generally -- if I remember correctly -- an M of 20+ means you're in great shape, 10-20 is ok, 5-10 is pretty short, and with anything below 5 it's high time to try and double up or go home.

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!

VPIP/PF R%/PF A

Voluntarily Put in Pot
Pre Flop Raise %
PF Agression factor or it could be Post Flop Still not very sure on this one.

well this may sound stupid, but i started playin poker about 3 months ago, only been playin play chips and freerolls i was wondering what donks mean?

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

Thunder Keller does a good job describing it at Card Player Magazine - New Poker Lingo by Thomas Keller

o i c, there was a word for callin people who sucks at poker a name y didnt i c this long ago

DGSD= Double gutshot straight draw.
BTW, I think this should be moved to "Poker general" and maybe archived

Toyota should be added to the list. As in a 4 runner flush to win the pot.

What does FWIW mean?

FWIW - For What its Worth (I believe)

Great list but i have to disagree with one piece. Far from being blind to the sarcasm, ty often means "look here, you've been rivering me all day so don't give me that nh bs when I finally catch one"

PMSL? Anyone?

Pissed myself laughing.

Ahhh, So that's what everyone was doing the other day while we were railing AB!

What does IMO mean?

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In my opinion, it means in my opinion!

How about Double Barrel?

Am I right in thinking it means to c-bet if you miss the flop and then c-bet again on the turn?

Hey thanks a lot really appreciate it