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BB River Squeeze Wet

A strategic play where the big blind raises the river after an initial bet and a call, on a wet draw-heavy board, typic…

BB Turn 3-Bet Pot

A poker scenario where the player in the big blind faces a turn decision in a pot that was three-bet preflop.

CO Squeeze Pot Flop Strategy

A strategy for playing the flop after having executed a squeeze raise from the cutoff position preflop, focusing on how…

HJ 4Bet

A 4-bet made from the Hijack position, typically to re-raise a 3-bet from a later position, aimed at building the pot o…

HJ Open Raise

The action of making the first voluntary raise from the Hijack position, which is two seats to the right of the button.

Light 4-Bet Adjustment

A strategic deviation from the optimal GTO 4-betting range where a player makes a 4-bet with a wider often weaker set o…

Preflop Squeeze on Dry Board

A preflop squeeze followed by a continuation bet on a flop with few potential draws, typically representing a strong ra…

River Steal

A river steal is a bluff bet made on the final street river with the intention of forcing an opponent to fold a better …

SB River Cold Call Monotone

A poker action where the player in the small blind calls a raise on the river without having previously invested in the…

SB River Cold Call Rainbow

A poker situation where a player in the small blind position cold-calls a raise on the river on a rainbow board no poss…

150bb Open Jam

An all-in bet jam made by the first player to enter the pot open when the effective stack size is approximately 150 big…

75bb Open Jam

A pre-flop strategy where a player with a stack of 75 big blinds open-shoves all-in from their position, typically to m…

BB 150bb Resteal

A re-raise resteal from the big blind against an open raise, typically from late position, when the effective stack dep…

BB River 3-Bet Dry

A raise 3-bet made by the player in the Big Blind on the river after an initial bet and a raise, on a dry board texture…

CO Resteal

A poker play where a player in the Cut-Off CO position re-raises 3-bets a late-position open-raise typically from the B…

CO River Steal Monotone

A river betting strategy where the player in the cutoff position attempts to win the pot with a bluff or semi-bluff on …

Cold Call from SB

A preflop call of a raise made from the small blind position, where the only money invested so far is the forced small …

HJ 3-Bet Pot Flop Strategy

The strategic approach for a player who 3-bet from the hijack position, covering how to play the flop in a 3-bet pot co…

HJ River Squeeze Static

A river squeeze play from the hijack position executed as a static, non-adjusting strategy, often derived from solver a…

Preflop Triple Barrel on Monotone Board

A betting strategy in which a player who raised preflop then bets on the flop, turn, and river on a board where all com…

River Steal on Monotone Board

A bluff bet on the river when the board consists of cards all of the same suit, aiming to represent a flush to force op…

River Steal on Rainbow Board

A river bluff bet aimed at winning the pot on a board where no flush draw is possible, targeting opponents' missed draw…

SB 15bb Resteal

A strategy where the small blind, with a stack of 15 big blinds, re-raises often all-in over an opponent's open raise t…

SB 3Bet

A preflop raise made by the player in the small blind position after an opponent has opened the pot with a raise.

SB River Isolation Raise Paired

A raise from the small blind on the river when the board contains a pair, aimed at isolating a specific opponent often …

10bb Steal

A preflop raise from late position typically the cutoff or button when the effective stack size is approximately 10 big…

30bb 3-Bet Jam

A preflop all-in re-raise 3-bet made by a player with a stack of approximately 30 big blinds.

BB River Isolation Raise Rainbow

A raise made by the big blind on the river when the board is rainbow all different suits with the intention of forcing …

BB Turn Limped Pot

A pot that was limped preflop no raise and has reached the turn, with the big blind still in the hand.

CO 200bb Resteal

A resteal from the cutoff position when effective stacks are 200 big blinds deep, typically a 3-bet or 4-bet bluff agai…

CO 4Bet

A 4-bet made from the cutoff position the seat immediately to the right of the button in no-limit hold'em or other poke…

CO River Cold Call Wet

In poker, a play where the player in the cut-off position calls a bet on the river on a wet board, having not previousl…

CO River Resteal Static

A pre-solved, non-adjusting raising range on the river from the cutoff position, typically used as a default baseline a…

Flop 3-Bet on Monotone Board

A flop 3-bet on a monotone board is a re-raise made on the flop when all three community cards are of the same suit, ty…

Flop 5-Bet on Wet Board

A rare aggressive action where a player makes a fifth bet 5-bet on a flop that contains many possible draws, typically …

HJ River Isolation Raise Static

A river raise from the hijack HJ position made with a static, balanced range to isolate a specific opponent, typically …

Light 3-Bet Adjustment

A strategic modification of a pre-flop 3-betting range to include weaker hands light 3-bets in response to opponent ten…

Light Steal Defense

A strategy where a player in the blinds calls or reraises a late-position raise with a wider range than usual to defend…

SB 3-Bet Pot River Strategy

Strategy for playing the river as the pre-flop aggressor from the small blind in a 3-bet pot, focusing on bet sizing, r…

SB 40bb 3-Bet Jam

A poker play where the small blind SB with a stack of 40 big blinds bb re-raises all-in over an open raise 2-bet, typic…

SB Preflop Squeeze Rainbow

A describing a scenario where the player in the small blind SB executes a preflop squeeze play a raise over a raiser an…

20bb Open Jam

A preflop strategy where a player with approximately 20 big blinds moves all-in when first to act, typically in tournam…

50bb Resteal

A re-raise 3-bet used to counter a perceived steal attempt when both the aggressor and defender have approximately 50 b…

BB 4-Bet Pot Turn Strategy

The BB 4-Bet Pot Turn Strategy refers to the optimal play decisions for the player in the big blind BB when facing a 4-…

BB Flop 4-Bet Dynamic

A situation in no-limit hold'em where the player in the big blind makes the fourth raise 4-bet on the flop, typically a…

BB Heads-Up Pot Preflop Strategy

The strategic approach for the big blind player when facing a single opponent heads-up in a pot preflop, focusing on de…

BB Preflop Squeeze Rainbow

A scenario where the player in the big blind makes a preflop squeeze re-raising after a raise and one or more calls and…

BB Resteal

A big blind resteal is a preflop raise or re-raise from the big blind after a late-position player has opened, aiming t…