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Stack Off

Term: All-in Stack Off All-in Stack Off refers to a situation where a player voluntarily or forcedly commits their enti…

Stat Reliability

Stat Reliability refers to the degree of confidence that a player's HUD statistics e.g., VPIP, PFR accurately reflect t…

Winner Takes All

A tournament payout structure where the entire prize pool is awarded to the single winner, with no prizes for any other…

Winner Takes All Middle Stage

A tournament format where the entire prize pool is awarded solely to the first-place finisher, specifically referring t…

42s

42s refers to a starting hand in poker consisting of a four and a two of the same suit.

52o

52o five-deuce offsuit is a Texas Hold'em starting hand consisting of a five and a two of different suits, widely consi…

73o

A Texas Hold'em starting hand consisting of a seven and a three of different suits, considered one of the weakest possi…

Bad Beat Story

The player then recounts the experience to others, often with a tone of complaint or self-deprecation. In practice, thi…

Combos

In practice, combos are used to quantify the probability that an opponent holds a certain hand, helping players evaluat…

Five Deuce Offsuit

A starting hand in Texas hold'em consisting of a five and a two of different suits, widely considered the weakest possi…

Flush Over Flush

In poker, a situation where two or more players each have a flush, with one flush outranking the others.

Freezeout Middle Stage

The phase in a freezeout tournament where blinds have increased enough to affect stack sizes significantly, but the bub…

Heads-Up Add-On Strategy

The decision-making process in a poker tournament where a player determines whether to purchase an add-on when heads-up…

Heads-Up Spin and Go Strategy

A heads-up spin and go is a two-player hyper-turbo tournament with a random prize pool multiplier, demanding aggressive…

Holdem Manager

Holdem Manager is a poker tracking and analysis software that imports hand histories from online poker sites to provide…

Hyper Turbo Heads-Up

A heads-up poker tournament format with extremely fast blind levels typically 2-3 minutes and very short starting stack…

Inconsistent Story

In poker, an inconsistent story occurs when a player's betting pattern contradicts the narrative they are trying to rep…

Jack Eight Offsuit

Jack Eight Offsuit J8o is a weak starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a Jack and an Eight of different suits, g…

Jack Five Offsuit

Jack Five Offsuit J5o is a weak starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a Jack and a Five of different suits, char…

K3s

K3s refers to a starting hand in poker consisting of a King and a 3 of the same suit.

Markup

Markup is the percentage above the tournament buy-in that a player charges when selling action to investors, representi…

Muck Losing Hand

In poker, to muck a losing hand means to discard your cards face-down without revealing them when you have lost a hand …

No Limit Hold'em Strategy

A framework of principles and techniques for making profitable decisions in No Limit Hold'em, emphasizing stack managem…

Physical Tell

A physical tell is an involuntary or subconscious behavioral cue exhibited by a poker player that may reveal the streng…

Profit Split

A profit split is an agreement among poker players to distribute winnings proportionally, typically used in tournament …

Seven Five Suited

Seven Five Suited 75s is a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a seven and a five of the same suit, typically …

Subgame

In poker, a subgame is a portion of the overall game tree that starts at a specific decision point and includes all sub…

WWSF

WWSF World Wide Series of Poker is an informal and non-standard term occasionally used to refer to a hypothetical or co…

Ace Ten Suited

Ace Ten Suited ATs is a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of an ace and a ten of the same suit.

Action Card

Term: Action Card An Action Card is a card dealt on the flop, turn, or river that significantly changes the board dynam…

C-Game

In practice, recognizing a C-Game is crucial: when a player is fatigued, emotionally unstable, or distracted, they are …

CO 25bb Defense

A poker strategy for a player in the Cutoff position with a stack of 25 big blinds, defending against a raise or open b…

Confidence Level

A player's subjective assessment of the likelihood that a specific read, assumption, or decision is correct in a given …

Freezeout Heads-Up

A poker tournament format where two players compete in a single elimination match, each starting with a set number of c…

Hand Class

A system of categorizing poker hands into groups based on strength, type, or qualifying criteria, often used in lowball…

Heads-Up Rebuy Strategy

Heads-Up Rebuy Strategy refers to the set of tactics and decision-making principles a player uses when participating in…

Heads-Up Shootout Strategy

A set of strategic adjustments for playing heads-up one-on-one poker in a knockout tournament format where each match a…

Jack-Jack Pair

A Jack-Jack Pair refers to a starting hand in poker consisting of two Jacks JJ, known colloquially as "pocket jacks" or…

Pocket Threes

A pair of threes as hole cards in Texas Hold'em or Omaha, considered a low pocket pair typically played for set-mining …

SB 50bb Open Jam

A preflop play where the small blind player, with a stack of roughly 50 big blinds, moves all-in as the first action in…

Seven Four Offsuit

Seven Four Offsuit 74o is a weak starting hand in Texas Hold'em, consisting of a seven and a four of different suits, o…

Shootout

A tournament format where each table plays down to one winner, who advances to the next round until a final table deter…

Ten Three Offsuit

A poker hand consisting of a ten and a three of different suits, considered one of the weakest starting hands in Texas …

Thin Value Strategy in Middle Position

A strategy of betting or raising in middle position with a marginally strong hand to extract value from weaker hands th…

Middle Position Thin Value Range

A range of hands from middle position MP that are strong enough to bet or raise for value against opponents' likely cal…

13-Out Wrap

A 13-out wrap is an Omaha straight draw where the player holds four consecutive cards and the flop includes two cards t…

54o

A Texas Hold'em starting hand consisting of a five and a four of different suits offsuit.

62s

A poker starting hand consisting of a six and a two of the same suit, typically considered a weak holding in most situa…