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WSD

WSD Went to Showdown is a poker statistic that measures the percentage of hands in which a player sees the flop and the…

Player Pool

In practice, the composition of the player pool directly determines strategy choices: if the pool consists mostly of lo…

Single Suited

In Omaha poker, a starting hand is called single suited when all four hole cards belong to the same suit.

Ante Up

Its core function is to increase the initial pot size, incentivizing players to participate more actively in the hand a…

Confidence Interval

A statistical range that estimates the true value of a poker player's win rate or performance metric with a given level…

Min-Cash

Term: Min-Cash Min-Cash refers to the lowest payout a player receives in a Texas Hold'em tournament upon just entering …

Overcall

Its core meaning is: when there is at least one caller already, a subsequent player gives up the opportunity to raise a…

Poker Coach

A poker coach is an experienced player or professional who instructs others in strategy, hand analysis, and mental game…

Rabbit Hunting

Rabbit hunting is the act of requesting to see the remaining community cards that would have been dealt if a player had…

Late Registration

In practice, this mechanism allows players to flexibly arrange their arrival time, avoid missing the tournament due to …

Split Pot

A split pot occurs when two or more players have equally ranked hands at showdown, resulting in the pot being divided e…

Undercard

An undercard is a card that ranks lower than a specific reference card, most commonly a hole card that is lower than th…

Result Oriented

In practice, this mindset is a dangerous cognitive bias, because poker is a game of probability—correct decisions can s…

Bottom of Range

A player's weakest holdings within a given range of possible hands in a specific situation.

Crusher

A crusher is a highly skilled poker player who consistently achieves a high win rate, typically dominating the games th…

Mixed Table

A mixed table is a poker table where the game format rotates among two or more poker variants, such as Limit Hold'em, O…

Spread Limit

A betting structure in poker where bets and raises are restricted to a predetermined range between a minimum and maximu…

Whale

A whale is a wealthy poker player who regularly plays in high-stakes games but lacks the skill to be a long-term winner…

Blank

In practice, recognizing blanks helps players determine whether an opponent is likely to give up bluffing or continue b…

Double Suited

In practice, this term is used to describe having a double flush draw on the flop or turn, meaning the player is chasin…

The Grinder's Manual

A comprehensive poker strategy book by Peter Clarke focusing on no-limit hold'em cash game fundamentals, hand reading, …

Makeup

In poker staking, makeup is the amount a player owes a backer from previous losses, which must be repaid from future wi…

One Outer

This typically implies extremely low odds and is often used in practice to describe near-impossible comeback opportunit…

Shark

A highly skilled, experienced poker player who consistently profits by exploiting weaker opponents fish and making math…

Direct Odds

Direct odds refer to the immediate pot odds offered by the pot when facing a bet, calculated as the ratio of the curren…

Shot Clock

A shot clock is a countdown timer used in poker tournaments to limit the time a player can take to make a decision duri…

Angle Shoot

In practice, angle shooting is often used to disrupt opponents' judgment or induce erroneous actions, such as deliberat…

Effective Rake

Effective rake is the actual percentage of the pot paid as rake after accounting for caps, player count, and game struc…

ICMizer

ICMizer is a poker software tool that calculates Independent Chip Model ICM equity and provides recommended strategies …

Marginal Showdown Value

In practice, when holding such a hand, one should avoid aggressive betting or calling large bets, as the opponent may h…

Pay Jump Ladder

The pay jump ladder is the structure of increasing prize amounts for each finishing position in a poker tournament, whe…

Turbo Blind Structure

A tournament blind structure where blind levels increase very quickly typically 3-5 minutes to force aggressive play an…

Chip Chop

A tournament deal where remaining players agree to divide the remaining prize pool or chips in proportion to their curr…

Print Money

A term describing a poker situation where a player can profit consistently and easily, often due to weak opponents or f…

Freeroll for Backer

A poker tournament with no entry fee that is exclusively available to individuals who have staked backed players, often…

Split Pot Rule

The rule that when two or more players hold equal best hands at showdown, the pot or relevant portion is divided equall…

Anonymous Tables

Online poker tables where player screen names are hidden and replaced with generic seat identifiers to prevent opponent…

Jam Range

In practice, it is used in short-stack or late tournament stages to apply maximum pressure by shoving, forcing opponent…

Process Oriented

Its core is shifting attention from short-term results to the correctness of long-term strategy, because luck variance …

Stable

A stable is a group of poker players who are financially backed, coached, or managed by a single entity backer or organ…

Broadway Straight

It is the highest possible straight in Texas Hold'em. In practice, having a Broadway Straight means you hold the highes…

High Hand

In poker, a high hand is a five-card poker hand that ranks high according to the standard poker hand rankings, typicall…

Online Bracelet

The World Series of Poker WSOP bracelet awarded to winners of online poker tournaments, as opposed to live events.

Stat Reliability

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

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 …

Physical Tell

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

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…