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by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
In 7 card stud games a starting hand of 3 of a kind. Rolled up aces is the best starting hand in 7 stud high and 7 stud 8 or better
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
A 5 card hand made up of 2 aces and 2 8’s (if you want to be picky it has to be 2 black aces and 2 black 8’s) The hand is called a dead man’s hand because it was claimed that Wild Bill Hickok held this hand when he was shot to death in a poker game....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
A mixed game variant made of the following 8 games 1. 2-7 triple draw 2. Limit Holdem 3. Limit Omaha high low 4. Razz 5. 7 card stud 6. 7 card stud 8 or better 7. No limit Holdem 8. Pot Limit Omaha Games are played in rotation with a specific time or specific number...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
A nit is a term that refers to someone who plays a very narrow (or tight) selection of hands and is very unlikely to place or call bets without a high level of confidence that they are ahead in the hand.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
A rainbow flop is a flop containing three suits. It’s multi-coloured, like a rainbow – get it?
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Dead money is money in a pot that was put there by someone who has subsequently dropped out of the hand. Dead Money is also used to refer to a player or players at a table that are so much worse than their peers that their money is effectively dead.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Normally a time limit is placed on decisions made during a poker hand. Some poker locations provide a time bank, where players may draw on extra time to make a decision.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
An unimproved hand is a hand that does not have its strength increased by the board.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
PLO = Pot Limit Omaha, a form of Omaha where the maximum allowed bet or raise size is the size of the pot at that point.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
A limp is a call of the big blind. Open limping is when you are first to enter the pot but simply call. Limping behind is when you limp after others have limped before you.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tilt refers to a situation where ANY factor results in a player playing anything less than their A-game. Typical causes include badbeats or coolers, tiredness, interruptions, or drunkenness.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
In online poker, it is often possible to "chat" to other players at the table using a chat box.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
to shove is to go all-in. Refers to the motion of "shoving" all of your chips into the middle of the table in a live poker setting.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
An overbet is a bet that is greater than the current pot size.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
B&M = Bricks and Mortar. This refers to a live play casino, bricks and mortar emphasise that it has a physical presence. This term is usually used to distinguish live play from online play
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
An overcard is a card that is higher than the highest card on the board.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
When a table is full it is often possible to join a waitlist for the table. This will give you the option to take any seat that becomes available at the table. Often used as a verb as well as a noun.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
To isolate a player is to attempt to see a flop heads up against this player. This is typically done against a player against whom you are confident you can outplay post-flop. Normally this occurs after the player to be isolated has limped and you then raise their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
An ace high straight.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Any of the cards T, J, Q, K, A. Derived from the term broadway straight = ace high straight.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe the number of players maximum at the table. 6 max only allows 6 players playing at the table at any time. Typically 6max is also known has short handed hold’em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to define the intention to bet at this point of the hand with the intention of folding should your opponent raise you back. Used most often on the river.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term to define a method in which multiple players cheat by sharing information with eachother and acting with knowledge they shouldn’t have had.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
See Also: Doyle Brunson
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
1) One of the most famous Texas Hold’em players in modern times. Having written several conglomerations of books, todays poker popularity can be traced back to a handfull of people, Doyle Brunson being one of the most influential. 2) T2 off. So named because...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A strategy based approach to poker in which the player employing the small ball method plays a wider range of hands from Button, Cutoff and Hijack for smaller PFR’s The strategy intends to do two things, 1 is to win a lot of small pots and frustrate your...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe someone catching one of their outs to a draw. More commonly used to describe a longshot draw that comes in.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe a player who only plays premium hands, and tends to only call with those premium hands. Oven referred to as this type of player because simply putting a rock in their seat would offer up the same type of playing style.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term meaning to commit money to a lost cause of a hand in some way.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe a player who is on mega-tilt, and continues to put money on the table, only to lose it through extremely poor play, and being tilty.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Pair of Queens.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
If the river card brings the 4th card of the same suit, you should heavily consider betting out if you are first to act and heads up against an opponent.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Zeebo’s theorem is used to describe the argument that no player is able to fold a full house, no matter what the strength of the full house.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A poker principle created by Andy Morton, stating that in multi-way pots, a players expectation may be maximized by an opponent making a correct decsision. See also: The Fundamental Theorem of Poker While it seems that these two theorems are mutually exclusive, it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Coined the ABCD Theorem by Renton on flopturnriver.com, this theorem attempts to describe how best to play Hero’s range of hands, by separating them into A, B, C, and D subranges. A-range: hands we bet/raise for value B-range: hands we prefer to pot control or...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A play where you call a bet or raise with the intention of bluffing later.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Independent Chip Model. This model is used to give our tournament chips a cash value and try and determine how much each additional chip. ICM is very helpful in determining the correct play in games such as SNGs and DONs, but can also be used for larger...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A poker theory used to describe a common occurence and the likelihood of the meaning of the actions. The theory states: A player who 3 bets on a dry, paired flop is [almost] always bluffing.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
While typically refereed to as a Standard Raise, it’s meaning varies. The most common interpretation is a bet that is 3.5 big blinds + 1 big blind per limper in the hand. Other possible meanings are available as well including 4 big blinds + 1 big blind per...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Online Poker tool used to convert plain text hand histories into much easier to read formats. You can then post these at various online poker forums for advice. You can use FTR’s Hand History Converter to achieve this!
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
To check when given the first opportunity to bet and then raise when another player bets during the same round of betting.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stands for Multiple Table Tournament. This usually implies large fields of players. The World Series of Poker is a series of MTTs.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Short for Sit-n-Go tournament that starts after all of the slots are filled, instead of being scheduled.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Short for open ended straight draw. You have 8 outs to complete your straight. Also known as up and down straight draw.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stands for Pocket Pair.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Bankroll Management is a series of guidelines designed to help safeguard a bankroll from tilt, variance, and bad play. In ring games, coin flips can occur where we have only a slight edge in a hand when all the money goes in. Occasionally we will lose these flips and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe games with blinds less than or equal to 25 cents.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Tight Aggressive. One of several generic descriptions of how a player plays. A typical TAG might voluntarily put money in the pot 12% of the time, and raise 10% of the time in a full ring game. Also known as TAGG.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A player that plays way to many hands and is aggressive with most of them.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Online poker has an advantage over Live poker in that there are many more tables to choose from. Some of these tables will naturally be better for players than others and as good players we attempt to find the tables that we expect will yield the most profit. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Terms used to summarize a story told on poker forums, usually written after the story to serve as cliff notes. The explanation following the word Brag is usually the highlight of the story. Conversely, the "Beat" is the lowpoint of the story. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A term used to describe someone that plays more often than your typical fish. They are generally better than the fish since they have played a lot more and are used to the level they are at. They are known as a regular or reg for short.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Someone is Rivered when he had the best hand prior to the river card, but then villain hit one of his outs to win the pot. Many bad beats occur when villain rivers hero.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Online poker hands are recorded in a poker site’s database as a Hand History. These files can be requested and imported to a personal computer through email or programs such as Poker Tracker. Also known as HH for short.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A generic term given to whomever the most relevant opponent was in a posted hand history.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
When people post hands for review, they’re name is often changed to a generic one that is most often named HERO. This is to prevent other people from knowing their screen name as well as making hand histories easier to read.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
When you do not have the current best hand, you will often have a number of cards that could come to improve your hand and beat your opponent’s. These possible cards are known as Outs.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A slang term used on the Flopturnriver forums. The slang originated as a play on the pronunciation of the number itself. E-lev-en sounds similar to "livin’". "Livin’" or "totally livin’" is commonly used as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A shortcut method for calculating equity. If we are trying to determine our equity planning on only seeing one more card, we can simply multiply our expected number of outs by 2 and get an approximation that is within 1-2% in most cases. If we are trying to determine...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Equity is the total percent chance a hand will win in addition to the percent chance that hand will tie at any particular point in a hand. The rule of 2 and 4 for calculating pot odds is a shortcut for determining equity and is helpful in making +EV decisions.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Poker, while a game of skill, contains some luck based elements. As such, the best hand will occasionally lose after all the money goes in and the end result of this is known as variance.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
ESPN has officially announced the schedule for airing the World Series of Poker events that have been recorded over the past couple of months. Beginning next Tuesday, July 28th, and continuing every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. ET up until the Main Event’s final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Canine is simply a poker hand: K-9. Also known as the dog.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The gay waiter is Q-3. So called because: a Q is a queen…ie gay, and a 3 is a trey…ie a tray. hence a queen carrying a tray is a GAY WAITER!
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
An idiot straight is the worst straight possible on a 4-to-a-straight board. Anyone can see that a straight is likely, and it is unlikely that a player holding the idiot straight is going to get much value from his hand. But idiots will still bet here, and call a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is a hand that has no pair, trips, straight, or flush – so its only value is high card value. High card Ace is better than high card K. Example AsKhJd8s6c. Not a very good hand, but good enough sometimes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
ITM = In The Money. This refers to tournaments where only a certain number of positions pay out. So, you are either in the money, or out of the money.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Runner-runner refers to a draw that required two cards to hit, not just one. Classics are runner-runner flushes and straights that cause the losing player to go on uber-tilt and proceed to play badly and lose a lot of money. They also often result in a stream of juicy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
CIB = Click It Back. CIB is a min-re-raise, the acronym comes from the back that it only takes a single click to min-re-raise on most online poker sites. A min-raise is not a CIB, this is a common point of confusion.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
BBJ = bad beat jackpot. Many poker sites (online and casinos) offer a badbeat jackpot. This is typically paid out when a very strong hand – often 8888 minimum – loses to an even stronger hand. This happens only rarely. Some sites offer BBJ tables, where a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A bluff is a bet or raise made by a player when they believe their hand is weaker than their opponent’s, and is unlikely to become stronger (thus distinguishing a bluff from a semi-bluff). The bluff is a bet made with the sole purpose of causing better hands to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Big Bet is a term derived from Limit holdem, where there are two bet sizes – the big blind pre-flop and on the flop, and 2xthe big blind on the turn and river. Hence a big bet is 2x the big blind. This term is often used by people when describing win-rates, as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
ptBB stands for poker tracker big bet. Big Bet is a term derived from Limit holdem, where there are two bet sizes – the big blind pre-flop and on the flop, and 2xthe big blind on the turn and river. Hence a big bet is 2x the big blind. This term is often used by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A 4-bet is the act of placing the 4th bet (= 3rd raise) on a single street of a poker hand. Pre-flop the bb is counted as the first bet, so the first raise is the second bet, the re-raise is a 3-bet, and the raise of the re-raise is a 4-bet. Post flop it becomes more...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A form of holdem where a limit is placed on the bet sizing on each street, and usually only 4 bets/raises can be made on any street. Bet-sizing is usually of the form 1xBB (big blind) on the flop and pre-flop and 2xBB on the turn and river.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The five cards that are are laid face up on the table, which everyone can use (in combination with their hole cards) to make the strongest 5 card hand.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The best possible hand given your hole cards card and the community cards.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A popular tracking program. On July 21st, 2009 it was on its 3rd generation and allowed users to track their hands, see a Heads Up Display (HUD) with information on their opponents, monitor their progress, and a multitude of other important functions.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
In any texas hold em game, and in several other poker variants, player’s will alternate posting the small blind and big blind. (Mainly referred to as bb.) In ring games, these values are constant and the big blind is usually about twice the small blind (some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The player "Under The Gun" is first to act preflop and acts directly after the big blind postflop.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
UTG is an acronym that stands for "Under The Gun."
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
When two players are involved in a pot, the most any player can wager is restricted by what they have in front of them. Thus if one player has more than another, he can only risk what is in his opponents stack. This value is referred to as the effective stack.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Rockets or Pocket Rockets refers to the preflop hand of aces (AA).
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Expected value is a risk vs reward analysis that illustrates how much we would expect to gain, on average, per hand, for a particular action. The EV of a river call for instance, is: EV = (Size of pot)*(Chance we win) – (Size of the bet)*(Chance we...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The poker hand consisting of five cards of the same suit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Quads refers to the poker hands "four-of-a-kind."
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Crabs refers to the preflop hand of pocket threes (33) in No Limit Hold ‘Em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Fundamental Theorem of Poker was first mentioned by David Sklansky and states that: "Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents’ cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A tournament in which no buy-in or entry fee is required but a real money prize is awarded.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Deuce refers to any card with the ranking of "2."
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Fishhooks refers to pocket jacks (JJ) in No Limit Hold ‘Em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stack To Pot Ratio. In Professional No Limit Holdem, the authors describe how our decisions vary based on the size of the pot in relation to our stack. For instance, if we had pocket kings on an Ace hi flop with a pot of $1, we might play the hand differently if we...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Online poker rooms often offer "rakeback" to players for playing at their website. Rakeback returns a percentage of the rake a player pays to their account.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
An amount taken from every pot by the institution hosting the poker game. Most poker hosts do not take any rake is a flop is not seen. The standard rake online is around 5% up to $3 for no-limit and up to $5 for limit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
DUCY is an acronym that stand for "Do You See Why?" It is often used after making a point to ensure that everybody understands WHY that point makes sense.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
To be first to act, or alternatively to not be last to act, on any particular hand. This is typically a huge disadvantage in No Limit games since our opponents get to see what we do before they act, making it possible for them to make less mistakes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A tell refers to a hint, other than betting tendencies, that may help reveal their opponent’s likely hand. Tells can be in the time it takes to call/raise (usually online) or the physical gestures seen at a live table.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The acronym "FYP" is short for "fixed your post." Poker players often use this acronym when quoting an existing post but slightly changing it. Poker players often do this to be funny.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The last person to act on any particular betting round is said to have position on everyone else, or to be In Position. This means that he is able to see the action of every player before him prior to deciding his action, which is typically a huge advantage....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A set refers to three of a kind being made using both hole cards in No Limit Hold ‘Em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Beer hand refers to the hand 7-2. 7-2 is the worst hand in poker. The term "beer hand" is used to signify that when this hand is dealt to you, you have time to muck this hand and go get a beer.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Trips refers to three of a kind being made by using only one of your hole cards in No Limit Hold ‘Em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
IRL is an acronym for "In real life." It often refers to a person’s other duties away from the internet, FTR, and the computer.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A backdoor drawing hand needs to catch both the turn and the river to complete its draw. It hurts when your opponent catches two running spades to catch his backdoor flush!
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The player on the button acts after the cutoff and before the small blind (preflop). It is the best position on the table.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The nickname often given to pocket deuces (22).
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A nickname for AK in Texas Hold’em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The player who acts one before the cutoff.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A nickname for pocket 7’s in texas hold’em.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
The player to act before the player on the button and after the player sitting in hijack. Better known as the CO.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Stack can refer to: a) To Stack someone is to win everything that player has at the table. b) The total amount of a players chips at the table.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Poker News, WPT
Across the road from the World Series, the modern home of Las Vegas poker was hosting the WPT Bellagio Cup V. The event is traditionally timed to overlap with the end of the Main Event, in order to tempt in pros and big-money amateurs before they head back home after...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Return on Investment. A statistic that is usually only used when describing success/failure rates in tournaments, and is calculated through a tracking program, such as poker tracker or hold em manager or websites such as sharkscope. You can do this calculation...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
A Single Table Tournament. The most typical form is a 9 man Sit n Go where the top three get payed.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Betting a small amount as a bluff hoping to represent a strong hand value betting & wanting a call.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Acronym for Double-Or-Nothing type of Sit-n-Go tournament. The tounament ends once half the playing field is left, awarding the surviving players double their buy-in. DON strategy differs from normal Sit-n-Go strategy since you are not playing to win the tournament,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
A record-breaking Sunday led to huge tournaments yesterday. It all started with FullTilt announcing their attempt to break the world-record for the biggest online poker tournament. The $5 buy-in was capped at 50,000 players, which took little time to fill. FullTilt...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
A situation that rarely occurs in poker, used to describe a hand that has no hope of becoming the better hand by the river.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s two biggest poker sites were at war this weekend. Both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker attempted to break the current world record for the largest ever online tournament. Pokerstars currently held the tiltle by breaking the previous record last year in an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
A nickname often applied to the hand Q3 – Queen with a Trey. This term is often applied to hands as a nickname in order to remember the hole cards without constantly peeking back.
