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UTG+1 10bb Defense

A strategy used by the big blind when facing an open raise from UTG+1 with an effective stack of 10 big blinds, typical…

UTG+1 15bb Call Off

In poker tournaments, a call off with 15 big blinds from the UTG+1 position, meaning the player calls an all-in bet fro…

UTG+1 20bb Resteal

A poker play where a player in the UTG+1 position with exactly 20 big blinds re-raises a late-position raiser preflop, …

UTG+1 Flop 5-Bet Dynamic

A poker scenario where the player in UTG+1 position is involved in a pot that has been 5-bet preflop and reaches the fl…

UTG+1 Flop 5-Bet Wet

A rare and aggressive play where the player in the UTG+1 position makes the fifth betting action 5-bet on a wet flop, i…

UTG+1 Preflop 3-Bet Pot

A poker situation where the player in the UTG+1 position (seat immediately to the left of the under-the-gun player) mak…

UTG+1 Preflop Bet-Fold Wet

A preflop strategy where a player in the UTG+1 position raises with a speculative, draw-heavy hand wet and folds to a r…

WTSD from UTG

WTSD from UTG measures the percentage of hands a player takes to showdown when they voluntarily put money into the pot …

Cutoff Steal Range

A cutoff steal range is the set of hands a player in the cutoff position uses to open-raise when all players before the…

Big Blind Isolation Raise Frequency

The frequency with which a player in the big blind raises to isolate a limper or a small raise, typically against oppon…

BTN Flop 5-Bet Dynamic

A scenario in no-limit hold'em where the player on the button makes a fifth bet the fourth raise on the flop, typically…

BTN Open Raise

In poker, a BTN Open Raise is the first voluntary raise made from the button position before the flop, typically exploi…

BTN Preflop Bet-Call Monotone

A preflop scenario where the player on the button BTN opens with a raise, then calls a three-bet, and the subsequent fl…

BTN Preflop Squeeze Rainbow

A preflop play where the player on the button BTN makes a large raise squeeze after an initial raise and one or more ca…

BTN River 4-Bet Pot

A river situation in a 4-bet pot where the player on the button BTN has a positional advantage and must decide on bet, …

BTN River Float Monotone

A play where the button player calls a bet on the river on a monotone board all cards of the same suit, often with a ha…

BTN Squeeze Pot Preflop Strategy

A preflop strategy where the player on the button re-raises after an initial raise and one or more callers, aiming to f…

BTN Turn Squeeze Pot

A poker scenario where the player on the button makes a raise on the turn after one or more players have already bet an…

BTN WTSD

BTN WTSD Button Went to Showdown is the frequency with which a player on the button sees a showdown after seeing the fl…

BTN on Rainbow River

Refers to the strategic decisions and considerations for the player on the button BTN when the river card is a rainbow …

BTN on Wet Turn

Refers to the strategic considerations for a player on the button when the turn card significantly increases the number…

HJ Limp

The action of entering the pot from the Hijack position by calling the big blind rather than raising.

HJ Preflop Cold Call Dynamic

The strategic implications and range considerations when a player in the Hijack HJ position calls a preflop raise witho…

MP 150bb Final Table

A tournament scenario in which a player in middle position holds 150 big blinds during final table play.

MP Flop 5-Bet Paired

A poker scenario where a player in Middle Position made a preflop 5-bet a fourth raise and the flop contains a pair, of…

MP Preflop Raise-Fold Static

A fixed preflop strategy where a player in middle position MP opens with a raise and folds to any re-raise, without adj…

MP Preflop Squeeze Pot

A preflop squeeze play executed from middle position, where a player re-raises after an initial raise and at least one …

MP Resteal

A re-steal 3-bet made from middle position against an open raiser, typically to exploit a perceived wide opening range …

MP River Check-Call Monotone

A poker play where a player in middle position checks on the river and then calls an opponent's bet on a board where al…

MP River Delayed C-Bet Static

A poker strategy where a preflop raiser in middle position checks the flop and then bets the river as a continuation be…

MP River Heads-Up Pot

A poker situation where the player in middle position MP is in a heads-up pot on the river, facing a single opponent wi…

MP River Min-Raise Dry

A poker strategy where a player in middle position makes the smallest legal raise on the river on a dry board texture, …

UTG 150bb Resteal

A 3-bet bluff resteal made with a 150 big blind effective stack against an UTG Under the Gun open-raise, typically from…

UTG 3-Bet Pot Preflop Strategy

A strategic approach for a player in the Under the Gun UTG position when facing a preflop 3-bet, focusing on optimal ra…

UTG 50bb 3-Bet Jam

A preflop play where a player in the under-the-gun UTG position with a 50 big blind stack re-raises all-in over an init…

UTG 50bb Steal

A UTG 50bb steal refers to an opening raise from the under the gun position with a stack of 50 big blinds, typically ai…

UTG Heads-Up Pot Preflop Strategy

The preflop strategy for the player who acts first the small blind in a heads-up two-player pot, focusing on range cons…

UTG River 4-Bet Pot

A scenario in no-limit hold'em where the player in the Under the Gun UTG position faces a river decision in a pot that …

UTG River Check-Call Wet

A situation where the player under the gun UTG checks on the river on a board with many possible draws wet board and th…

UTG River Donk Bet Wet

A donk bet on the river made by the player in the UTG position on a wet board, i.e., betting into the preflop aggressor…

UTG River Triple Barrel Dynamic

A betting pattern where the player in the UTG Under The Gun position bets on the flop, turn, and river, representing a …

UTG on Rainbow Flop

Refers to a poker situation where the player in the Under the Gun UTG position faces a flop with three cards of differe…

UTG on Rainbow River

A poker scenario where a player is first to act UTG on the river with a board that has all four suits different, elimin…

UTG+1 10bb Bubble Play

A strategic approach for a player in the UTG+1 position with a 10 big blind stack just before the money bubble bursts i…

UTG+1 25bb 3-Bet Jam

A poker action where a player in the UTG+1 position with approximately 25 big blinds re-raises all-in over an initial r…

UTG+1 25bb Defense

A strategy for calling or defending against a raise when holding a 25 big blind stack from the UTG+1 position in no-lim…

UTG+1 25bb Push Fold

A strategy in no-limit hold'em tournaments where a player in the UTG+1 position with approximately 25 big blinds either…

UTG+1 40bb Bubble Play

A strategic approach for a player in the UTG+1 position with a 40 big blind stack during the bubble phase of a tourname…