Hand Analysis Lingo and other Poker Terms

WWCFD? = What would Chris Ferguson do?

Ok, I just made that one up, but I thought it was fun

I actually use WWKLD occasionally...

and what does d 2 g mean?

T "Jack Daniels"--TY for that GREAT QUOTE! It was the BEST!--"I refuse to tiptoe through life safly and without risk, simply to arrive at death unharmed"!!--That is EXACTLY how I have lived these past 61 years!

guys hi, can anyone explain this? when speaking about buyins $x+$y

i understand that $x is the sum of money necessary to get to the table and play but what about the second $y? usually it's times small and what does it mean?

Extremely helpful. I have been playin poker for some time now and there are still a few of those that I didnt know, which bothered me lol

I read above that someone inquired about nit play? .. but I did not see a response.. could someone help with that?

what about HD? when referring to a hand history? anyone care to help?

Probably very silly question, but what does "backdoor" refer to? And gutshot... I'm not real clear on what that's referring to. Any help?

The '$y' there is the tourney fee, it goes to the house.

Backdoor is filling an unintended hand. Say you have a pair, villain hits a bigger pair, but the turn and river fill a straight or flush for you. You're original pair were not intended by you to be aiming at either, but the hand came to you via the backdoor.

Gutshot= u need a card in the middle to fill your straight. A245, 4578 akqT etc.

yeah I agree

The "less common" ones on this list are hilarious

Thanks for the LL Lingo List. Knew a few of these, but there are alot. I have to agree with you Lemlywinks, the less common ones are funny. Glad I came across this on. Gl at the tables all.

i just heard a new one to me on high stakes poker it was [sitting on ducks]it meant he had poket dueces.lol i never heard of such till last night.

Can someone explain to me why as online poker players, all obviously over 18, we can not type without abbreviating anymore?



Hehehe, JK JK!

All in good fun, of course.

Thanks so much for the list, I'm a cardschat newb and was somewhat confused by all the abbreviations. This list helped out a lot, and the "Less Common" ones were great for a laugh

Very useful for a beginner like myself. I posted a thread asking for poker phrases and their meaning, never saw this until now. There is one phrase I don't understand and that is What do it mean when someone says they have two live cards.

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.


lol thanks for putting the real meaning on them LOL

FINALLY, I thought the okes were nice saying NH! Luckily my mom taught me some manners, and the (sarcastic - didn't know) TY always followed!

My suggestions at the bottom.....

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.

GFY = "You are soooo goofy"
OMG = "Thank you for chasing and hitting a 4-outer on the river"
OMFG = "Thank you for chasing and hitting a 2-outer on the river"
LMAO = "Thank you for chasing and MISSING a 4-outer on the river"
LMFAO = "You should really play the free tables at Pogo.com"
NC = "Nice call"... or "Thank you very much for defying the odds"

btw (by the way) UTG ( under the gun or first to act)

Thanks for the assistance on all the damn acronyms. There are a lot of them to remember. But most of all thanks for making me lmao at the last several. That last sectoin is funny as hell.