Poker Glossary
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Position & seats
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Bet
Bet refers to the action of voluntarily placing chips into the pot when there has been no previous bet in that round. I…
Position Advantage
Position Advantage
In poker, the advantage of being in a later position such as the button where you can gain more information from oppone…
Deep Stack
Deep Stack
Deep Stack Deep stack refers to a player's chip count being significantly higher than the current blind level, typicall…
Preflop action
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Kicker
Kicker 踢脚 A kicker is a side card used to determine the winner when two players have the same hand ranking in Texas Hol…
3BET
3BET
e., a 2-Bet either preflop or postflop. It is a common aggressive action in Texas Hold'em, primarily used to narrow an …
Short Stack
Short Stack
Short Stack Short stack refers to a situation where a player holds a significantly smaller number of chips compared to …
Math & odds
View all 156 →Raise
Raise
Raise refers to a player actively increasing the bet amount after an existing bet has been made. Its core uses are to i…
Bankroll Management
Bankroll Management
In practice, it helps players withstand losses during downswings and prevents their account from being wiped out by sho…
EV
EV
Expected Value is a mathematical metric that measures the average profit or loss of a decision over the long run. Posit…
Ranges & GTO
View all 179 →Bluff
Bluff
The core of this term lies in exploiting opponents' fear, creating false signals of hand strength to acquire chips that…
Value Bet
Value Bet
Its core purpose is not to force your opponent to fold, but to induce them to call with worse hands, thereby increasing…
Under the Gun Open Range
Under the Gun Open Range
In Texas Hold'em, refers to the starting hand combinations that a player in the Under the Gun UTG position uses to rais…
Postflop play
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TAG
The core is strict starting hand selection tight, playing only strong hands, but after entering the pot, aggressively a…
Flush Draw
Flush Draw
In practice, a flush draw is an aggressive and valuable type of draw because it has approximately a 35% chance to compl…
Call
Call
Its core purpose is to match an opponent's bet, rather than raising or folding, thereby retaining the opportunity to co…
Tournaments
View all 158 →Final Table
Final Table
Final Table The final table is the final stage of a Texas Hold'em tournament where all remaining players are consolidat…
In the Money
In the Money
Term: In the Money Refers to surviving in a tournament until the prize distribution stage, i.e., finishing within the c…
Push/Fold
Push/Fold
Players only make two decisions: push go all-in or fold, without making standard raises. The core idea is to abandon sm…
Hand types & draws
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Private Game
These games are typically held at home, in private clubs, or hotel rooms, and participants need an invitation or access…
High Roller
High Roller
Refers to poker players who participate in very high buy-ins or stakes, typically appearing in high-stakes cash games o…
Super High Roller
Super High Roller
A poker tournament with extremely high buy-ins, usually $100,000 or more, for high-end players.
Stats & HUD
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AF
Aggression Factor AF is a statistic measuring a player's aggressive tendency, calculated as bets + raises / calls.
Table Image
Table Image
Its core significance lies in the fact that opponents adjust their decisions based on your image, so you can actively s…
Multi-Table
Multi-Table
Term: 多桌 Multi-Table Multi-table refers to a player participating in multiple poker tables simultaneously, commonly see…
Mindset & bankroll
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Micro Stakes
01/$0.02 or NL5 blinds $0.02/$0.05. In practice, micro stakes is a low-risk environment for beginners to learn basic st…
Stop Loss
Stop Loss
Once this amount is reached, they are forced to leave the table to control single-session or daily losses. In practice,…
Rakeback
Rakeback
Its core purpose is to reduce the long-term cost of playing and increase profit margins, especially important for high-…
Rules & variants
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22
In Texas Hold'em, a starting hand consisting of two 2s, a type of small pocket pair.
Pot Limit Omaha
Pot Limit Omaha
A poker variant where each player is dealt four hole cards, must use exactly two of them with three community cards to …
Dealer's Choice
Dealer's Choice
Term: Dealer's Choice Dealer's Choice is a poker game rule where the player currently acting as dealer selects the spec…
Other
View all 530 →TT
TT
TT refers to a starting hand of two tens a pair of tens, which is a medium-strength pair in poker.
AA
AA
A starting hand composed of two Aces in Texas Hold'em, the strongest starting hand in the game.
Check
Check
Its main purpose is to pass the action to the next player when the player has no desire to bet, while avoiding the risk…