Poker AbbreviationsThese Poker Abbreviations are commonly used in online poker games and tournaments.Become familiar with these poker abbreviations and improve your poker skills. Keep this page bookmarked for a handy poker reference. For more poker terminology,check out this glossary of poker terms. Poker Abbreviations for Poker Games: HE -- Hold'em LHE -- Limit Hold'em NLHE -- No Limit Hold'em O8 -- Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better PLO -- Pot Limit Omaha High PLO8 -- Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Poker Abbreviations for Betting and Position: BB -- Big blind or big bet. OTB -- On the button PL -- Pot Limit NL -- No Limit SB -- Small blind UTG -- Under the gun
Poker Abbreviations for Poker Tournaments AO -- Add On MTT -- Multi-table tournament RB -- Rebuy SNG -- Sit and Go
Other Common Poker Abbreviations: B&M -- Brick and Mortar EV -- Expected value 1-9 7SFAP Seven Card Stud For Advanced Players
Glossary of Poker Abbreviations
AC Atlantic City AFAIK As far As I know Ax an Ace with any second card B B&M Bricks & Mortar: playing at a poker club or casino as opposed to online BB Big Blind or Big Bet depending on how it is used in sentence. BBL Be Back Later b/c bet and call a raise b/f bet and fold to a raise BI Bring In BR Bank Roll BRB Be Right Back BTW By The Way BWDIK But What Do I Know C c/c check and call any bet c/f bet and fold to a raise CK Check CO Cut Off position immediately to the right of the dealer CP CardPlayer c/r check raise D DP Draw Poker E eg example EOM End Of Message - often put at the end of the subject if a post has no content EP Early Position EV Expected Value (+ or -) EV- Negative Expected Value EV+ Positive Expected Value F FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FE Fold Equity FH Full House FPP Frequent Player Points FPS Fancy Play Syndrome FT Final Table FT Full Tilt FW Foxwoods Casino FWIW For What It's Worth FYP Fixed Your Post G GG Good Game GL Good Luck GTD Guaranteed $1m GTD would be a tournament where prize money of over $1m was guaranteed
HE Hold 'Em HFAP Hold'em For Advanced Players. HH Hand History HL High Limit Games HoH Harrington on Hold 'Em HORSE A game that rotates through H - Hold'em, O - Omaha hi/lo 8-or-better, R - Razz, S - Stud (hi only), E - Eight-or-better Stud hi/lo (all limit) HP Hollywood Park HTH Head To Head HTML High To Middle Limits HU Heads Up I IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer IFYW If You Wish IGHN I Go Home Now IIRC If I Remember Correctly IMHO In My Humble Opinion IMO In My Opinion ISD Inside Straight Draw ITM In The Money J JAT Just A Thought K KOTZ King Of The Zoo - 2+2 tournament L LAG Loose aggressive (player) LAP Loose passive (player) LC Low Content LHE Limit Hold 'Em LL Lower Limit games LMAO Laugh My A** Off (available with numerous variations) LOL Laughing Out Loud, Lots of Luck, etc LP Late Position M MHIG My Hand Iis Good MHING My Hand Iis No Good ML Middle Limit Games MM Mason Malmuth MP Mid Position MTT Multi Table Tournament N NC No Content NH Nice Hand NL No Limit NT No Text in post NSFW Not Safe For Work O o off suited - K7o would be a King & 7 of different suits O8 Omaha Hi-Lo OESD Open Ended Straight Draw OESFD Open Ended Straight Flush Draw OMG Oh My God! OOP Out of position OOT Other Other Topics - 2+2 forum OOTM Out Of The Money OPP Opponent OP Original Poster OT Off Topic OTOH On The Other Hand OWA's One Word Answers P PF Pre Flop PFR Pre Flop Raiser PL Pot Limit PLO Pot Limit Omaha PM Private Message PO8 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo POTD Post of the Day POTM Post of the Month POTW Post of the Week POTY Post of the Year POV Point of View PP Party Poker PP Pocket Pair PPM Party Poker Million tournament PS Poker Stars PSB Pot Sized Bet PSR Pot Sized Raise PTL Player To My Left PTR Player To My Right Q QOPTW Question Of Playing This Way QOTPW Question Of This Player's Win R R Rebuy $11+R would an $11 tournament with rebuys available R+A Rebuy & AddOns $11+R would an $11 tournament with rebuys & add ons available RGP recreation.gambling.poker - a long running usenet, now available as a forum ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing with numerous variations ROI return on investment S s Suited - K7s would be a King & 7 of the same suit sc suited connector SMZ Sklansky, Malmuth & Zee - 2+2 Publisher's/Authors SB Small Blind or Small Bet depending on how it is used in sentence. SD Standard Deviation SNG Sit 'n' Go single table tournament SS Short Stack SSNL Small Stakes No Limit STFU Shut The **** Up STT Single table tournament T T$ Tournament dollars, which can be used on a particular site to buy into tournaments T&C Terms & Conditions TAG Tight aggressive player TC Terms & Conditions TOP/FTOP Fundamental Theorem Of Poker TPBK Top Pair Best Kicker TPGK Top Pair Good Kicker TPNK Top Pair No Kicker TPWK Top Pair Weak Kicker TTH Turbo Texas HE TWIMC To Whom It May Concern TY Thank You UV UB Ultimate Bet UTG Under The Gun. UTG Under the gun - first position, to the left of the big blind UTG+1 To the left of UTG VB Value Bet VNH - Very Nice Hand VPIP % Voluntarily Put(money) In Pot W W$ Poker Stars Tournament dollars which can be used to buy into Poker Stars tournaments WA/WB Way Ahead/Way Behind WCOOP World Championship of Online Poker - series of high buy in tournaments held on Poker Stars WGAF Who Gives A Flute WGAFF Who Gives A Flying Fig WPT World Poker Tour WSOP World Series Of Poker WSOPME World Series Of Poker Main Event WTF Huh?, What the **** XYZ YSSCKY You Should Seriously Consider Killing Yourself Example hand - Description with abbreviations and explanation: I’m playing in a full-table game and a MLP (mid-late position) guy opens (raises). 2 folds, and the CO (Cutoff; one before the button) 3-bets (reraises). The button calls 3-cold, the SB (small blind folds), and the BB (big blind) calls. The flop (the first three community cards) is [Ts 7d 2h] (ten of spades, seven of diamonds, two of hearts), SB checks, MLP checks, and CO bets. SB c/r’s (check raises…the act of checking, and then after someone bets, raising), MLP folds, and CO calls. Turn (fourth community card) [9d] and SB bets, CO raises, SB calls. River (fifth community card) [Kd] and SB checks, CO bets, SB raises, CO calls. SB shows [Ad Td] for a flush and wins the pot. UTG - under the gun; first to act preflop UTG+1 - under the gun plus one; second to act preflop EP - early position MP - mid position MLP - mid-late position LP - late position Hijack - one before the cutoff; two before the button CO - Cutoff; one before the button Button - the dealer; last to act SB - small blind BB - big blind Preflop - When you are dealt your first two cards, and the ensuing betting action before a flop is dealt. Flop - the first three community cards. Turn - the fourth community card. River - the fifth and last community card. Check(ing) - When it is your turn to act, opting to not bet. This is sometimes done because you have a weak hand, and sometimes because you have a strong hand and want to hide its strength. Aggressive - A style of play characterized by frequent raising and re-raising. This is not the same as “loose” play. Passive - A style of play characterized by a lot of checking and calling. This is not the same as “tight” play. Loose - Someone who plays a lot of hands. Tight - Someone who folds most of their hands. |
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