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MP 30bb Push Fold

A strategy where a player in middle position MP with a stack of approximately 30 big blinds either goes all-in or folds…

MP 75bb Call Off

A scenario where a player in middle position with an effective stack of 75 big blinds calls an all-in bet, typically af…

MP Cold Call

Calling a raise from early position when in middle position without having previously invested chips in the pot.

MP Squeeze

MP Squeeze refers to a play where a player in middle position makes a large re-raise after an initial raise and one or …

UTG+1 30bb Push Fold

A simplified strategy where a player in the UTG+1 position with a stack of 30 big blinds either goes all-in or folds, t…

UTG 50bb ICM Spot

A poker tournament scenario where a player under the gun UTG with a stack of 50 big blinds faces decision-making heavil…

UTG+1 30bb ICM Spot

A tournament poker situation where a player in the UTG+1 position has a stack of 30 big blinds and must make decisions …

UTG+1 Turn Single Raised Pot

The situation where the player in the UTG+1 position faces a turn decision in a pot that was raised exactly once preflo…

Steal Blinds

A raise made from a late position cutoff, button specifically intended to win the blinds without a fight.

Button Continuation Bet Range

The range of hands with which a player on the button who raised preflop bets on the flop as a continuation bet.

BB Flop 4-Bet Pot

A poker scenario in no-limit hold'em where the Big Blind player faces a flop in a pot that has been 4-bet preflop.

BTN Heads-Up Pot River Strategy

The strategic framework for playing the river in a heads-up pot when in position on the button, focusing on value betti…

Cold Call from MP

A cold call from middle position occurs when a player in middle position calls a raise without having previously entere…

MP 4-Bet Pot Preflop Strategy

A strategic framework for playing from the Middle Position MP when facing a 4-bet preflop, focusing on range constructi…

MP 40bb Defense

The strategy and range of hands with which a player in Middle Position holding 40 big blinds chooses to call or raise a…

UTG 20bb ICM Spot

A poker tournament scenario where the player under the gun UTG has a stack of 20 big blinds and must make decisions inf…

UTG+1 Turn Min-Raise Static

A poker strategy where a player in UTG+1 position consistently uses a minimum raise on the turn, indicating a static, n…

VPIP from MP

The percentage of hands a player voluntarily puts money into the pot when in middle position, indicating their preflop …

Hijack thin value range

A range of hands from the hijack position that are bet for value despite only having a small equity advantage against t…

BTN River Double Barrel Wet

A poker strategy where the player on the button bets on the flop, turn, and river triple barrel on a wet board texture.

C-Bet from BTN

A continuation bet made by the pre-flop aggressor when they are on the button BTN after the flop is dealt.

Fold to Check-Raise from MP

The frequency with which a player in middle position folds when facing a check-raise on the flop, turn, or river.

MP 100bb ICM Spot

A tournament poker scenario where a player in middle position with a stack of 100 big blinds must make a decision facto…

MP 200bb Final Table

A situation at a poker final table where a player in middle position MP holds a stack of 200 big blinds, indicating a d…

UTG Flop Single Raised Pot

A poker scenario where the player in the Under the Gun UTG position faces a flop in a pot that was raised exactly once …

UTG River Double Barrel Wet

A poker play where the preflop raiser from UTG bets on the flop and turn double barrel on a wet board and then bets aga…

UTG River Raise-Fold Wet

A strategy where the player in the UTG position raises on the river on a wet board texture and subsequently folds to a …

UTG+1 20bb Open Jam

A tournament poker play where a player in the UTG+1 position second to act preflop with a stack of approximately 20 big…

UTG+1 3Bet

A preflop raise made by the player in the UTG+1 position that re-raises an initial raise from UTG (or, in some contexts…

UTG+1 Preflop Delayed C-Bet Dynamic

A strategic scenario where a player in the UTG+1 position first to act after the big blind raises preflop, then checks …

UTG+1 on Monotone Flop

A poker situation where the player in the UTG+1 position the second to act preflop faces a flop consisting of three car…

BTN 20bb ICM Spot

In tournament poker, a situation where the player on the button has a stack of 20 big blinds and is at a stage where IC…

BTN 25bb Final Table

A poker tournament scenario where the player on the button has a 25 big blind stack at the final table, a critical stac…

BTN 50bb ICM Spot

A tournament poker scenario where a player on the button with a 50 big blind stack faces a decision influenced by Indep…

BTN Multiway Pot Flop Strategy

The optimal approach for a player on the button when facing three or more opponents post-flop, emphasizing range checki…

BTN Single Raised Pot Flop Strategy

The optimal post-flop play for the button player in a single-raised pot, typically heads-up against the big blind, cons…

C-Bet from UTG+1

A continuation bet made on the flop by the player who raised preflop from the UTG+1 position, acting first postflop, ty…

MP 25bb Push Fold

A tournament poker strategy where a player in middle position with a stack of 25 big blinds limits preflop decisions to…

MP 40bb Push Fold

A simplified tournament strategy where a player in middle position with exactly 40 big blinds only chooses to either pu…

MP Preflop Check-Call Rainbow

A poker scenario where a player in Middle Position MP checks preflop e.g., by limping or completing the big blind, then…

MP River Bet-Call Rainbow

A poker scenario where a player in middle position MP bets on the river and then calls a raise on a rainbow board no fl…

MP River Bluff Wet

A bluff made from middle position on the river, typically on a wet board texture that contains many possible draws, aim…

Seat 9

In poker, Seat 9 refers to the ninth seat position at a table, whose strategic value depends on the dealer button's loc…

UTG 15bb ICM Spot

A poker tournament scenario where a player in the under-the-gun position has a stack of 15 big blinds, and decision-mak…

UTG River Delayed C-Bet Wet

A river continuation bet made by the preflop UTG player after checking earlier streets, typically on a highly coordinat…

UTG+1 200bb Resteal

A resteal from UTG+1 the player to the left of UTG with an effective stack of 200 big blinds, typically a 3-bet or 4-be…

UTG+1 Fold to 4-Bet

A poker HUD statistic measuring the frequency with which a player in the UTG+1 position folds to a 4-bet after having 3…

WWSF from UTG

The percentage of times a player wins the pot after seeing the flop when in the under the gun UTG position.