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Action
The sequence of betting decisions or a player's turn to decide.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerAdd-On
An optional purchase of extra tournament chips at a specified point.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateAggression Factor
A postflop statistic comparing bets plus raises with calls.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldintermediateAggressive Player
A player who bets or raises frequently relative to calling.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerAll-In
Wagering all chips remaining in your stack.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerAnte
A forced contribution posted before a hand begins.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateAverage Buy-In
Total tournament entry investment divided by the selected count of entries or tournaments, as explicitly defined.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerAverage Stack
The tournament's remaining chips divided by its remaining players.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateBackdoor Draw
A draw requiring two favorable future cards to complete.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerBad Beat
A loss after being a substantial favorite at an earlier decision point.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldadvancedBalanced Player
A player attempting to avoid obvious, repeatable strategic weaknesses.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedBalanced Range
A betting range structured so opponents cannot profit easily from one simple counter-adjustment.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerBet
The first voluntary wager in a betting round.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerBet Sizing
The amount selected for a bet or raise relative to the pot and stacks.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedBetting Frequency
How often a player bets with a range in a defined spot.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerBig Blind
The larger of the two standard forced bets in a blind game.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateBig Blinds per 100
Cash-game profit measured in big blinds for every 100 hands played.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerBig Stack
A stack large relative to those at the table or in the tournament.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerBlind
A forced bet posted before players see their cards.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerBlind Level
A stage with a specified blind and usually ante amount.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateBlock Bet
A relatively small bet used to set a price or seek thin value.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateBlocker
A card in your hand that removes possible combinations from an opponent's range.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerBluff
A bet or raise intended to make better hands fold.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateBluff Catcher
A hand that usually loses to value bets but beats bluffs.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerBoard
The community cards currently face up.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateBoard Texture
The pattern of ranks and suits on community cards and how it interacts with ranges.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateBoat
Slang for a full house.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerBottom Pair
A pair made with the lowest-ranked card on a three-rank flop.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerBounty
A prize awarded for eliminating a designated player.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateBreak-Even Percentage
The minimum success rate required for a decision to have zero immediate expected value under stated assumptions.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerBrick
A card that appears not to improve a relevant hand or draw.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateBring-In
A forced opening wager on the first betting street of a stud game.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateBroadway
A ten-to-ace straight or the high cards ten through ace as a group.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerBubble
The point just before a tournament pays or reaches another significant payout threshold.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerBullet
Informal name for a single tournament entry.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerBuy-In
The amount paid to enter a tournament or obtain cash-game chips.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerCall
To match the amount currently required to continue.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerCalling Station
A player who calls frequently and folds infrequently.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedCapped Range
A range unlikely to contain the very strongest hands after a sequence of actions.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateCard Removal
The effect known cards have on the combinations opponents can hold.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerCash Game
Poker played with chips representing money that can generally be bought or cashed out under table rules.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerCheck
To pass the action without wagering when no bet is owed.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateCheck-Back
Checking when action reaches you after others have checked.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateCheck-Raise
Checking and then raising an opponent's bet on the same street.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerChip and a Chair
The saying that a player with any chips remaining can still win a tournament.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerChip Leader
The player with the largest stack at a particular point in a tournament.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateCold Call
Calling a raise without having previously invested voluntarily in that betting round.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateCombinatorics
Counting possible card combinations that make a hand or range.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateCombo Draw
A hand with multiple simultaneous ways to improve, often straight and flush draws.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerCommunity Cards
Shared cards available to all players in flop games.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateContinuation Bet
A postflop bet by the aggressor from the prior street, commonly the preflop raiser.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerCooler
A situation where strong hands collide and large losses may be difficult to avoid.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateCounterfeit
A board card that weakens the relative value of a player's existing hand.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerCutoff
The seat immediately to the right of the button.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateDeal
An agreement among remaining tournament players to divide prizes differently from the posted payout ladder.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerDealer Button
The marker showing the nominal dealer position and governing action order.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateDeep Stack
A stack large relative to the big blind or effective stacks in a game.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateDelayed Continuation Bet
A continuation bet postponed after checking an earlier street.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedDenial of Equity
Causing an opponent to fold a hand that still had a chance to win.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateDirty Out
A card that appears to improve your hand but may still leave you behind.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerDonk
A derogatory slang label for a player perceived as unskilled.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateDonk Bet
A bet into the player who held the betting initiative on the previous street.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateDouble Barrel
Betting on two consecutive postflop streets as the aggressor.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerDownswing
A period of negative results relative to a player's prior performance or expectation.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerDraw
A hand that is not yet made to its hoped-for rank but can improve on future cards.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateDry Board
A board with relatively few immediate draws.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerEarly Position
Seats that act near the start of a betting round.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateEffective Odds
The true price of continuing after considering possible later bets or calls.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateEffective Rake
The actual fee paid relative to pots or volume in a specified sample.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateEffective Stack
The smaller stack among players contesting a pot.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateEight-Max
A table format with up to eight players.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerEquity
A hand's share of the pot on average if remaining cards are dealt and no further decisions alter the contest.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaadvancedEquity Realization
How much of a hand's theoretical equity is converted into actual value through play.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerExpected Value
The average result of a decision across repeated comparable situations.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldintermediateExploitative Player
A player who deliberately adjusts to opponents' observed mistakes.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateExploitative Strategy
Adjusting play to profit from an opponent's tendencies.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerFinal Table
The last table remaining in a multi-table tournament.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateFinal-Table Bubble
The point just before players combine onto the final table.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerFish
Slang for a player perceived as weak or inexperienced.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitadvancedFive-Bet
A raise over a four-bet.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateFive-Card Draw
A poker variant where players receive private cards and may replace selected cards in a draw round.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatorybeginnerFixed-Limit
A betting structure with prescribed bet and raise increments by street.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerFlat Call
Calling instead of raising when a raise is an available option.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateFloating
Calling a bet with a plan to contest the pot on a later street.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerFlop
The first three community cards dealt together.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerFlush
Five cards of the same suit that are not consecutive as a straight flush.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerFlush Draw
A hand one card short of a flush with cards still to come.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerFold
To surrender your hand and any claim to the current pot.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateFold Equity
The value gained when a bet or raise causes opponents to fold.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerFour of a Kind
Four cards of the same rank plus a kicker.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateFour-Bet
A re-raise after a three-bet.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerFreezeout
A tournament where an eliminated player cannot buy back into that event.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerFull House
Three cards of one rank and two of another.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerFull Ring
A poker table with a larger standard player count, commonly eight or nine online.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedGame Theory Optimal
A strategy designed to be unexploitable within a specified game model.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerGuaranteed Tournament
An event advertising at least a stated prize pool under its rules.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerGutshot
An inside straight draw needing one specific rank to fill a five-card sequence.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateHand History
A record of actions, cards, stacks, and results from a completed hand.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerHand Odds
The chance that a specific hand or draw will occur under stated card conditions.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerHeads-Up
A hand or match involving exactly two players.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateHeads-Up Display
Software that summarizes historical hand statistics where permitted by room rules.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerHeads-Up Match
A tournament or cash contest played between two players.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateHeads-Up Sit & Go
A sit-and-go tournament between two players.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerHeater
A particularly strong run of results over a short period.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateHero Call
A difficult call with a relatively weak hand based on a bluff read.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateHero Fold
Folding a strong hand because an opponent appears even stronger.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerHigh Card
A five-card hand with no pair, straight, flush, or stronger rank.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerHijack
The seat immediately to the right of the cutoff.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerHole Cards
Private cards dealt to a player.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateHourly Rate
Net result divided by verified playing hours.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerHyper-Turbo
A tournament with especially short blind levels or rapid structure.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateImplied Odds
The possible value of future bets won when a drawing hand improves.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerIn the Money
Finishing in a position that receives a prize.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerIn-the-Money Percentage
The share of tournaments that produced an in-the-money finish.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateIndependent Chip Model
A model that converts tournament chip stacks and a payout structure into estimates of prize equity.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateInformation Advantage
The benefit of seeing an opponent act before making your own decision.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateIsolation Raise
A raise over a limper intended to play against fewer opponents.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateJam
An informal word for moving all-in.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerKicker
A side card used to break ties between hands of the same rank.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerKnockout Tournament
A tournament where eliminating opponents can award bounty prizes.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerLate Position
Seats that act near the end of a betting round.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerLate Registration
The period after a tournament starts when new players may still enter.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerLimp
Entering a preflop pot by calling the big blind rather than raising.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedLinear Range
A range built from the strongest hands downward without a distinct bluff tail.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerLoose Player
A player who enters a relatively large share of hands.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerLoose-Aggressive
A style that enters many pots and applies frequent betting pressure.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldintermediateLoose-Passive
A style that plays many hands but more often calls than raises.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateLow Hand
A poker hand evaluated under a low-ranking system, where lower cards can be better.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateMade Hand
A hand with a current rank that does not require improvement to have showdown value.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerManiac
Informal label for a player perceived as betting and raising excessively.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedMerged Range
A betting or raising range containing many strong and medium-value hands rather than a separated bluff tail.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerMiddle Pair
A pair made with the middle-ranked card on a three-rank flop.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerMiddle Position
Seats between early position and the late seats.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerMin-Cash
The smallest payout for finishing in the money.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerMin-Raise
The smallest legal raise under the betting rules.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaadvancedMinimum Defense Frequency
A simplified frequency needed to prevent a zero-equity bluff from profiting automatically against a fixed bet size.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedMixed Strategy
Using more than one action with a particular hand in a defined situation.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateMulti-Street Plan
Considering likely turn and river decisions before acting now.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerMulti-Table Tournament
A tournament that begins with players spread across multiple tables.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerMulti-Tabling
Playing at more than one online poker table at the same time.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerMultiway Pot
A pot contested by three or more players after the flop.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerMystery Bounty
A knockout format where an eliminated player's bounty amount is revealed through a draw or other random mechanism.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerNit
Informal label for a player perceived as unusually tight or risk-averse.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateNit Roll
Taking an unusually long time before calling with a very strong hand.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatorybeginnerNo-Limit Hold'em
Hold'em where a player may wager any amount up to their remaining stack when action permits.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedNut Advantage
A relative advantage in the number of very strongest hands available to a player's range.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateNut Flush Draw
A flush draw that would make the highest possible flush if completed.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerNuts
The strongest possible hand on the current board under the game rules.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatorybeginnerOmaha
A community-card poker family where players commonly receive four hole cards and must use exactly two with exactly three board cards.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateOmaha Hi-Lo
An Omaha split-pot format awarding high and qualifying low halves under its rules.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerOne Pair
A five-card hand containing two cards of the same rank.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateOne-Time
A humorous appeal for a favorable card or outcome.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerOpen Raise
The first voluntary raise before the flop when no one has entered by calling.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerOpen-Ended Straight Draw
A four-card sequence that can be completed on either end.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateOpening Range
The set of hands a player first raises when action folds to them.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerOuts
Unseen cards believed to improve a hand into a winner.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateOverbet
A bet larger than the pot before the bet.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerOvercards
Hole cards higher than the current board's highest card or higher than an opponent's pair, depending on context.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedOverfolding
Folding more often than a chosen benchmark or opponent model suggests.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateOverlay
The shortfall between a guaranteed prize pool and the amount funded by eligible entries.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerOverpair
A pocket pair higher than every card currently on the board.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerPassive Player
A player who tends to check and call rather than bet and raise.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediatePay Jump
An increase in prize money between finishing positions.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedPolarized Range
A range concentrated in strong value hands and bluffs, with fewer medium-strength hands.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerPosition
A player's place in the betting order.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerPostflop
Play after the flop has been dealt.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerPot
The chips or money being contested in a hand.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediatePot Commitment
A loose description of a situation where folding after prior investment may be costly.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediatePot Control
Choosing actions that keep the pot smaller with a medium-strength hand.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerPot Odds
The price of a call compared with the pot you can win.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatorybeginnerPot-Limit
A betting structure that caps a bet or raise by the pot-size calculation.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediatePot-Limit Omaha
Omaha played with bets and raises limited by the size of the pot under pot-limit rules.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerPreflop
The part of a Hold'em or Omaha hand before community cards appear.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediatePreflop Raise Percentage
The share of dealt hands in which a player raised preflop.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediatePreflop Range
The hands a player chooses to play before the flop from a specific position and situation.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerPrize Pool
The money or prizes allocated to tournament payouts.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerProbability
The likelihood of an event under a defined model.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateProbe Bet
A bet made when the prior street's aggressor declines to bet and action later returns to another player.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerProgressive Knockout
A bounty tournament where eliminating a player pays part of their bounty and adds the rest to your own bounty.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateProtection Bet
A bet intended partly to deny equity to weaker hands that could improve.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediatePure Bluff
A bluff with little or no chance to improve if called.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediatePush-Fold
A simplified preflop strategy of moving all-in or folding at shallow stack depths.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateRabbit Hunting
Looking at cards that would have been dealt if a hand had continued.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateRailbird
A spectator watching a poker game or tournament.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerRaise
To increase a wager already made in the current round.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerRake
A fee the operator takes from eligible pots or tournament entries.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateRakeback
A reward returning part of a player's paid rake under a room's program.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerRange
The set of hands a player could plausibly hold in a situation.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedRange Advantage
A relative advantage in overall hand strength of one player's range on a given board.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedRange Construction
Choosing which hands take each action in a strategy.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateRazz
A lowball stud variant where the lowest qualifying five-card hand wins.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerRe-Entry
A fresh entry into a tournament after a prior entry ends.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerRebuy
An additional chip purchase allowed under a tournament's rebuy rules.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerRecreational Player
A player participating primarily for enjoyment rather than as a regular professional pursuit.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerRegular
A player who appears frequently in the same games or player pool.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerReturn on Investment
Tournament profit divided by tournament cost over a defined sample.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateReverse Implied Odds
The risk of losing additional chips after making a hand that remains second best.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedReverse Tell
A deliberate action or timing pattern intended to mislead an observer about hand strength.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerRing Game
Another name for a cash game, often at a table with several players.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaadvancedRisk of Ruin
The modeled chance of losing a bankroll under assumptions about edge, variance, and stake size.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateRisk Premium
Extra equity required to risk elimination in a tournament compared with a chip-only calculation.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerRiver
The fifth and final community card.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerRock
A very tight player who usually enters pots with strong hands.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerRoyal Flush
The ace-high straight flush: ten through ace in one suit.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerRun Bad
Receiving unfavorable short-term outcomes relative to expectation.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerRun Good
Receiving favorable short-term outcomes relative to expectation.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateRunner-Runner
A hand that improves through both the turn and river cards.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerSatellite
A tournament that awards seats or entries to another event.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateScoop
To win both the high and low portions of a split pot.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateSeat Selection
Choosing a seat based on opponents and position at a table.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateSecond Pair
A pair below the highest board rank, often synonymous with middle pair on the flop.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateSemi-Bluff
A bet or raise with a hand that is not currently strong but can improve if called.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerSession
A defined period of poker play used for records and review.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerSet
Three of a kind made with a pocket pair and one matching board card.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateSeven-Card Stud
A poker variant where players receive a mix of face-up and private cards across betting rounds.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerShark
Slang for a strong or experienced poker player.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateShort Deck
A Hold'em variant usually played with a reduced deck lacking low ranks.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerShort Stack
A stack small relative to the blinds or other players' stacks.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateShort-Handed
A table with fewer players than a full-ring table, often six or fewer.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerShowdown
The stage where remaining players reveal hands to determine the winner.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerSide Pot
A separate pot created when an all-in player has fewer chips than opponents.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerSit & Go
A tournament that starts when enough players register rather than at a scheduled time.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateSix-Max
A table format with up to six players.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerSlow Roll
Delaying the reveal or call of an obviously winning hand in a way perceived as disrespectful.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerSmall Blind
The forced bet posted by the seat immediately left of the button in most games.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateSnap Call
An immediate call made with little visible delay.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerSnap Fold
An immediate fold with little visible delay.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatoryintermediateSpin & Go
A short-handed sit-and-go format with a prize pool multiplier determined before play under room rules.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerSplit Pot
A pot divided between two or more tied winners.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateSqueeze Play
A re-raise after an open raise and at least one call.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateStack-to-Pot Ratio
Effective remaining stack divided by the pot at the start of a street.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerStarting Stack
The number of tournament chips given with an entry.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerStraddle
An optional live blind bet posted before cards are dealt under house rules.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerStraight
Five cards in consecutive ranks, regardless of suit.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerStraight Flush
Five consecutive cards of the same suit.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerStreet
One betting round within a poker hand.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerSuck Out
To improve from behind to win, often on a later card.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateTable Image
How opponents perceive a player's style from observed behavior.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerTable Selection
Choosing a table based on game conditions, player mix, and available seats.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerTable Stakes
A rule limiting a player's risk in a hand to chips already on the table when the hand begins.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateTank
Taking a long time to make a poker decision.
Open definition ↗Game Formats ObservatorybeginnerTexas Hold'em
A poker variant where each player gets two private cards and may use any combination with five community cards to make a best five-card hand.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorintermediateThe Muck
The pile of folded or discarded cards, or the act of discarding a hand.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitadvancedThin Value
A value bet expected to be called by only a narrow set of worse hands.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerThree of a Kind
A hand containing three cards of one rank.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitintermediateThree-Bet
The first re-raise in a betting sequence, most often preflop.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerTight Player
A player who enters a relatively small share of hands.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldbeginnerTight-Aggressive
A style that plays relatively few hands and tends to bet or raise with those entered.
Open definition ↗Player Styles StarfieldintermediateTight-Passive
A style that plays few hands and rarely applies betting pressure.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerTilt
An emotional state that leads to worse decisions than a player would otherwise make.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerTop Pair
A pair made with the highest-ranking card on the board.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasintermediateTop Set
A set made with a pocket pair matching the highest board rank.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosbeginnerTop-Up
Adding chips to a cash-game stack between hands under table rules.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxyintermediateTournament Equity
An estimate of a player's share of a tournament prize pool.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitadvancedTriple Barrel
Betting all three postflop streets as the aggressor.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerTrips
Three of a kind made with one hole card and a paired board in common Hold'em usage.
Open definition ↗Tournament Terminology GalaxybeginnerTurbo
A tournament with faster blind-level progression than a regular version of the event.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerTurn
The fourth community card.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerTwo Pair
A hand with two distinct pairs plus a fifth card.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaadvancedUnblocker
A card choice that leaves desirable opponent combinations available.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateUncapped Range
A range that can still contain its strongest possible hands.
Open definition ↗Beginner ConstellationbeginnerUnder the Gun
The first player to act before the flop in a standard multi-player blind game.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionadvancedUnderbluffing
Bluffing less often than a chosen balanced benchmark in a spot.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerUnderpair
A pocket pair lower than at least one board card and not matching it.
Open definition ↗Poker Slang SectorbeginnerUpswing
A period of unusually positive results.
Open definition ↗Betting Strategy OrbitbeginnerValue Bet
A bet made because worse hands are expected to call often enough.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulabeginnerVariance
The spread of outcomes around an expected result.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateVoluntarily Put Money in Pot
The share of dealt hands in which a player voluntarily invested chips preflop.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateWent to Showdown
The share of eligible hands in which a player reaches showdown after seeing a flop.
Open definition ↗Advanced Strategy DimensionintermediateWet Board
A board with many plausible draws or changing runouts.
Open definition ↗Hand Strength AtlasbeginnerWheel
An ace-to-five straight.
Open definition ↗Mathematics NebulaintermediateWin Rate
A result measured per unit of play, such as big blinds per 100 hands or money per hour.
Open definition ↗Cash Game CosmosintermediateWon at Showdown
The share of a player's showdowns that end in a win under the tracker definition.
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Voluntarily Put Money in Pot
The share of dealt hands in which a player voluntarily invested chips preflop.
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