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2-7 Triple Draw

2-7 Triple Draw is a lowball poker variant where players aim to make the lowest five-card hand (with Aces high, straigh…

Cover

Cover refers to a situation where one player has more chips than another, allowing them to fully pay off the opponent's…

Covered

In practice, being covered means you face the risk of elimination while the opponent does not, which affects your decis…

Effective Stack

Term: Effective Stack Effective stack refers to the smallest stack among all players still in the hand, determining the…

Wheel

e., A-2-3-4-5, where Ace plays low. In practice, wheels often appear in low-stakes games or Pot-Limit Omaha, as they ar…

Ace to Five Triple Draw Rules

Ace to Five Triple Draw is a lowball poker variant where each player aims to make the lowest possible five-card hand us…

All-In

The core meaning is that the player stakes their entire stack, forcing opponents to choose between calling or folding. …

Chinese Poker

Chinese Poker is a poker variant where each player is dealt 13 cards and arranges them into three poker hands two five-…

Hollywood

The core meaning is to use deliberate theatrics to conceal true hand strength or emotions—for example, feigning hesitat…

SB 150bb Open Jam

A preflop strategy where the player in the small blind goes all-in for 150 big blinds when the action folds to them, re…

Short-Handed Play

In practice, the core meaning of short-handed play is to use wider starting hand ranges and more aggressive betting fre…

Chip Leader

This position grants the player significant table control and margin for error, allowing them to apply pressure more fr…

Dynamic Board

A dynamic board is a poker board texture that frequently changes in relative strength across streets, offering multiple…

K9o

K9o King-Nine offsuit is a specific two-card starting hand in poker, consisting of a King and a Nine of different suits.

Light Open Adjustment

A strategic modification to open more hands i.e., with a lighter range than usual, typically in response to opponents w…

95o

A starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a nine and a five of different suits.

A7s

In poker, particularly Texas Hold'em, A7s denotes a starting hand consisting of an Ace and a Seven of the same suit.

Offsuit Connectors

g., 8♠7♦. Their main use is to build straight draws. Since the suits differ, they cannot form a flush, but the connecte…

Poker Hall of Fame

The Poker Hall of Fame is an institution that honors the greatest and most influential figures in the history of poker,…

Pot Share

The portion of the total pot that a player is entitled to win, typically resulting from split pots, side pots, or chopp…

Rake

In practice, rake directly affects a player's long-term profitability because even when you win a pot, this cost must b…

Shallow Stack

The core implication is that the stack depth is insufficient to support complex post-flop play. In practice, a shallow …

Six Five Offsuit

A starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a six and a five of different suits, often considered a weak speculative…

Structured

In poker, 'structured' refers to a tournament format with a predetermined, fixed schedule of blind and ante levels, or …

Suited Ace

g., A♠K♠. Its core use is to emphasize that the hand possesses both high card value and flush potential, making it a st…

Ten Four Suited

Ten Four Suited T4s is a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a ten and a four of the same suit.

54s

54s denotes a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a five and a four of the same suit.

63o

In Texas Hold'em, 63o refers to a starting hand consisting of a six and a three of different suits.

Blue Line

Its core meaning is that a player raises with strong hands preflop, continues betting on the flop, and keeps up the agg…

Dominated

Term: Dominated Dominated refers to a hand that, against another hand, has significantly lower equity and is at a sever…

Leveling

In practice, it is used to analyze an opponent's bluff or value-bet intentions, helping to decide whether to call or ra…

QTo

QTo represents a starting hand in poker consisting of a Queen and a Ten of different suits off-suit.

QTs

QTs Queen-Ten suited is a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a Queen and a Ten of the same suit.

Rebuy

In practice, rebuys are mainly used to extend game participation and avoid forced elimination due to early losses. This…

53o

In poker, 53o denotes a starting hand consisting of a five and a three of different suits, considered a weak hand typic…

AQo

AQo Ace-Queen offsuit is a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of an Ace and a Queen of different suits, often co…

All-In Protection

A tournament rule that ensures a player who is all-in cannot be eliminated from the tournament if another player wins t…

CFR

Counterfactual Regret Minimization CFR is an iterative algorithm that computes a Nash equilibrium for games with imperf…

Cooler

A cooler is a poker situation where a player holds a very strong hand but loses to an even stronger hand that their opp…

Dealer's Choice Rules

A poker format where the player in the dealer position selects the specific game variant e.g., Texas Hold'em, Omaha, St…

Dinner Break

A scheduled pause in a poker tournament, typically lasting 45–90 minutes, allowing players to have dinner and take a br…

Invitational Event

A poker tournament whose participants are selected by invitation only, rather than being open to all registrants.

KTo

KTo is a poker hand notation for King-Ten offsuit, meaning a King and a Ten of different suits, not of the same suit.

Minimum Defense Frequency

In practice, MDF helps players balance their strategies between folding, calling, and raising, avoiding being too frequ…

One and Done

A tournament format where each player receives a single entry and is eliminated upon losing all chips, with no opportun…

Poker Copilot

Poker Copilot is a poker tracking and analysis software that uses a HUD Heads-Up Display to display real-time statistic…

Q9s

Q9s refers to a starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of a queen and a nine of the same suit, often played as a spe…

Rake Cap

The maximum amount of rake that a poker room can collect from a single hand, tournament entry, or time-based session.