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UTG+1 River Open Rainbow

A poker scenario where the player in the UTG+1 position faces a river card that creates a board with no pairs and all f…

UTG+1 River Overbet Monotone

A river overbet bet larger than the pot made from the UTG+1 position on a board where all cards are of the same suit mo…

UTG+1 River Probe Bet Static

A fixed-size probe bet made on the river from UTG+1 position by the player who was not the preflop aggressor, often use…

UTG+1 River Raise-Fold Dry

A poker action where a player in the UTG+1 position raises on the river and then folds to a re-raise, typically on a dr…

UTG+1 Turn Bet-Fold Dry

A strategy where a player in the UTG+1 position bets the turn on a dry board and then folds if raised, often representi…

UTG+1 Turn Triple Barrel Dynamic

Refers to the strategic considerations and decision-making process when a player in the UTG+1 position fires a third co…

UTG+1 on Wet Board

A poker concept describing the strategic adjustments a player in the UTG+1 position must make when the flop texture is …

VPIP from HJ

VPIP from HJ measures how often a player voluntarily puts money into the pot when seated in the hijack position, expres…

CO blind-stealing range

The set of hands a player in the cutoff position raises with when all previous players have folded, with the primary in…

CO Bluff-Catching Baseline

The minimum hand strength required for a cutoff player to profitably call a bet as a bluff-catcher, based on pot odds a…

Small Blind Probe Bet Scenario

A poker situation where the small blind player bets after being checked to, typically on the flop or turn, to test the …

Button Probe Bet Defense

The strategy and actions taken by the player on the button when facing a probe bet from the pre-flop aggressor, typical…

UTG open-raising range

The set of starting hands a player is willing to raise with from the earliest position Under the Gun in a poker game, t…

UTG Probe Bet Frequency

The frequency with which a player in the Under the Gun UTG position makes a probe bet—a bet after the preflop aggressor…

BTN 150bb 3-Bet Jam

A play where the player on the button BTN makes a 3-bet all-in jam with an effective stack of 150 big blinds bb.

BTN 200bb Defense

A strategic approach for the player on the button BTN when effective stacks are 200 big blinds deep, focusing on defend…

Donk Bet from BTN

A donk bet from the button BTN is a bet made by the button player on the flop or turn when they were not the preflop ag…

UTG Open Range

UTG Open Range refers to the set of hands a player is willing to open-raise with from the Under the Gun position, the f…

Under the Gun Opening Range

The set of starting hands with which a player opens raises first in from the Under the Gun position, typically the tigh…

Under the Gun (UTG) Open Range

The set of starting hands with which a player in the first position to act preflop UTG chooses to raise first into the …

UTG Opening Range

The set of starting hands a player in the Under the Gun UTG position uses to open-raise before any other player has act…

BTN 75bb Open Jam

A preflop strategy where the player on the button BTN with a stack of 75 big blinds moves all-in as the first to act.

BTN Check-Raise Flop

A play where the player on the button checks and then raises a bet from an opponent on the flop.

MP on Rainbow River

A poker scenario where a player in middle position faces a river board with all five community cards of different suits…

UTG Flop Iso Pot

A pot that results from a preflop raise by the UTG Under the Gun player designed to isolate a weak or loose opponent, w…

UTG+1 Flop Squeeze Pot

A large bet made by a player in the UTG+1 position on the flop to pressure opponents in a multi-way pot, analogous to a…

CO on Dynamic Board

Refers to strategic considerations and actions for a player in the cutoff position when the board texture changes frequ…

MP on Monotone Flop

Refers to the strategic considerations and optimal play for a player in middle position when the flop contains three ca…

UTG 3Bet

A three-bet re-raise made against an open raise from the Under the Gun UTG position in preflop play.

UTG on Paired Turn

A situation in Texas Hold'em where the player in the UTG Under the Gun position faces a turn card that pairs the board,…

UTG+1 on Paired River

A situation where a player in the UTG+1 position faces a river card that pairs one of the board cards, affecting hand s…

BTN on Paired Board

Refers to the strategic considerations and actions of the player on the button BTN when the community board contains at…

CO on Static Board

Refers to the strategic approach for the cutoff position when the board texture is static i.e., paired or rainbow with …

UTG 200bb 3-Bet Jam

A poker action where a player in the Under the Gun UTG position, holding a stack of 200 big blinds, re-raises all-in ja…

UTG Turn C-Bet

A continuation bet made on the turn by the player who raised preflop from the UTG Under the Gun position, representing …

Fold to Check-Raise from UTG+1

The percentage of times a player in the UTG+1 position folds when facing a check-raise from an opponent.

MP 200bb Defense

The strategic approach for the big blind player when facing a raise from middle position with an effective stack of 200…

UTG on Dry Flop

A poker situation where the player in the Under the Gun UTG position faces a flop that contains few or no drawing possi…

UTG+1 Preflop Check-Call Dry

A preflop poker action where a player in the UTG+1 position checks when first to act and then calls a raise, often with…

UTG+1 Squeeze Pot Turn Strategy

A strategy for playing the turn card when a player in the UTG+1 position has executed a squeeze play preflop by raising…

BTN 100bb Final Table

A poker tournament scenario at the final table where the player on the button holds a stack of 100 big blinds, offering…

MP 75bb Resteal

A re-raise often all-in or a large three-bet made from middle position by a player with a 75 big blind stack, typically…

MP Check-Raise Flop

A situation where the player in middle position checks on the flop and then raises after an opponent bets, typically to…

MP Preflop Flat Call Wet

A preflop strategy where a player in Middle Position chooses to only call rather than raise, typically with speculative…

UTG Preflop Check-Fold Monotone

A poker strategy where the player in the UTG position checks preflop and then folds to any bet on a monotone flop (a fl…

UTG Preflop Min-Raise Monotone

A poker scenario in no-limit hold'em where the Under the Gun player makes a minimum raise preflop typically to 2 big bl…

UTG+1 Preflop Check-Call Wet

A non-standard that combines the early position UTG+1, the preflop action of check-calling, and a wet board texture, th…

BTN 200bb 3-Bet Jam

A poker move where the player on the button BTN with a stack of 200 big blinds makes a 3-bet all-in jam over an opponen…