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CO 150bb Steal

A steal attempt from the cutoff position with a stack of 150 big blinds, using a wide raising range to exploit the tigh…

Check-Raise Flop from MP

A flop play where a player in middle position MP checks with the intention of raising a bet made by a later-position op…

Donk Bet from MP

A donk bet from middle position MP is a flop bet made by a player in middle position who was not the preflop aggressor,…

Fold to 3-Bet from UTG

The frequency with which a player who raised from UTG Under the Gun folds when facing a 3-bet.

MP 150bb Defense

In no-limit hold'em, a strategy for the middle position MP when holding 150 big blinds, focusing on defending the open-…

MP 3-Bet Pot Flop Strategy

A strategy framework for a middle position player who has 3-bet preflop, outlining optimal actions on the flop based on…

MP Fold to Steal

Frequency with which the middle position player folds to a steal attempt from a later position.

MP Open Raise

An open raise refers to the first voluntary raise made preflop, and MP Middle Position indicates the player is sitting …

MP River Flat Call Dynamic

Refers to the strategic considerations and range implications when a player in middle position flat-calls a bet on the …

Steal from HJ

Raising from the hijack position two seats to the right of the button with a wider range than standard value raises, ai…

UTG 10bb Defense

A short-stack strategy where the UTG player defends their blind or limps/calls a raise with approximately 10 big blinds…

UTG 15bb Defense

A poker strategy term that refers to the optimal range of hands with which a player in the big blind or small blind def…

UTG 25bb Bubble Play

Refers to the strategic considerations and optimal play when a player is in the Under the Gun position with approximate…

UTG Preflop Check-Call Wet

A preflop strategy where the player under the gun UTG limps or checks and then calls a raise, typically with hands that…

UTG River Delayed C-Bet Monotone

A poker play where the UTG preflop raiser checks the flop and then makes a continuation bet on the river when the board…

UTG River Min-Raise Dynamic

A strategic scenario where the player who opened from UTG makes the smallest possible raise on the river, often represe…

UTG River Triple Barrel Wet

A poker scenario where a player in the Under the Gun UTG position makes a third consecutive bet on the river after bett…

UTG Turn Single Raised Pot

A poker scenario where the player in the Under the Gun UTG position makes a decision on the turn in a pot that was rais…

UTG VPIP

UTG VPIP measures the percentage of hands a player voluntarily puts money into the pot from the Under the Gun position …

UTG+1 10bb Open Jam

A poker strategy where a player in the UTG+1 position second to act preflop moves all-in for 10 big blinds, typically i…

UTG+1 150bb Defense

A big blind defense strategy against an UTG+1 open raise when effective stacks are 150 big blinds deep.

UTG+1 150bb Open Jam

A preflop all-in bet for 150 big blinds made by the first player to act in the UTG+1 position, typically representing a…

UTG+1 150bb Resteal

A re-raise from the UTG+1 position against an early position opener, typically as a bluff or semi-bluff, when playing w…

UTG+1 200bb Defense

The strategy for a player in UTG+1 position with a 200 big blind stack when facing a raise, typically from UTG, involvi…

UTG+1 30bb Call Off

A tournament poker situation where a player in the UTG+1 position with a 30 big blind stack calls a bet that commits th…

UTG+1 Fold to Check-Raise

The frequency with which a player in the UTG+1 position folds when facing a check-raise after they have bet or raised.

UTG+1 Preflop Cold Call Rainbow

A preflop action where a player in the UTG+1 position calls a raise without having previously put money in the pot, oft…

UTG+1 River C-Bet Static

A continuation bet made on the river from the UTG+1 position using a fixed bet size or static range, without adjustment…

UTG+1 River Jam Monotone

A situation where the player in the UTG+1 position under the gun plus one moves all-in on the river when the board cont…

UTG+1 River Value Bet Monotone

A value bet made on the river by a player in the UTG+1 position on a board where all community cards are of the same su…

UTG+1 Squeeze

A squeeze play executed from the UTG+1 position in a full-ring poker game, where a player re-raises after an initial ra…

Steal Range from Cutoff

A set of hands that a poker player in the cutoff position uses to open-raise in an attempt to win the blinds and antes …

UTG Bluff Catching Adjustment

The strategic modification of calling decisions made from the Under the Gun UTG position to profitably catch bluffs, ac…

BTN 200bb Resteal

A re-raise 3-bet executed by the button player against a late-position raiser, typically from the cutoff or hijack, whe…

BTN C-Bet

A continuation bet made by the preflop raiser who is seated on the button BTN when they bet on the flop after raising p…

BTN Preflop Isolation Raise Static

A fixed-size raise typically 3-4 big blinds plus one per limper from the button to isolate weak opponents who have limp…

BTN River Bet-Call Dynamic

A strategic scenario on the river where the player on the button BTN bets and faces a raise from an opponent, then choo…

BTN River Resteal Paired

Check-Back

Its core meaning is to forgo the opportunity to immediately gain value or protect one's hand, in order to control the p…

HJ River Multiway Pot

A river betting scenario where the player in the Hijack position two seats to the right of the button is involved in a …

MP 150bb Bubble Play

Refers to strategic decisions and considerations for a player in middle position with a 150 big blind stack during the …

MP 20bb ICM Spot

A tournament poker situation where a player in middle position with a stack of 20 big blinds faces decisions heavily in…

MP 50bb Resteal

A strategic re-raise from middle position with an effective stack of 50 big blinds to counter an expected late-position…

MP Double Barrel

A strategy in no-limit hold'em where a player in middle position MP makes a continuation bet on the flop following a pr…

MP River Double Barrel Monotone

A betting pattern where a player in middle position MP bets the flop and turn double barrel and then fires a third bet …

MP River Overbet Rainbow

A large bet exceeding the pot size made from middle position on the river when the board shows three different suits, e…

MP River Raise-Fold Dry

A poker play where a player in middle position raises a bet on the river on a dry board and then folds to a re-raise, t…

Squeeze from UTG+1

A squeeze from UTG+1 is a large re-raise made by the player in the UTG+1 position after an initial raise and at least o…