Rules & variants

142 terms

Bet

Bet refers to the action of voluntarily placing chips into the pot when there has been no previous bet in that round. I…

Raise

Raise refers to a player actively increasing the bet amount after an existing bet has been made. Its core uses are to i…

Fold

The core meaning is to acknowledge that the current hand has insufficient winning equity or too much potential loss, th…

What is a Call in Poker?

Call

A call matches the current bet or raise and keeps you in the hand. It is not a raise, not a check, and not a HUD Call% …

Check

Its main purpose is to pass the action to the next player when the player has no desire to bet, while avoiding the risk…

Bet Sizing

In practice, reasonable bet sizing can effectively manage opponents' pot odds, shape one's own range, and maximize valu…

Calling Range

In practice, constructing a balanced calling range helps control offense and defense, preventing opponents from easily …

Check-Fold

The core of this strategy is to exit the pot at minimal cost, avoiding passive calling or raising when the hand strengt…

Pot Limit Omaha

A variant of Omaha poker where the maximum bet or raise is limited to the current size of the pot.

What is a Min-Raise in Poker?

Min-Raise

A min-raise is the smallest legal raise, doubling the previous bet. It's often a mistake, but can be a strategic tool i…

Calling Station

A calling station is a poker player who calls bets and raises too frequently, rarely folding or raising themselves.

Overfold

In practice, overfolding often stems from overestimating an opponent's range or excessive risk aversion, leading to mis…

Call Frequency

It is a core metric for measuring the tightness or looseness of a defensive range. In practice, controlling call freque…

Mixed Games

This format is common in high-stakes events, such as H.O.R.S.E. or 8-Game. Its core meaning is to test players' adaptab…

Call Off

To call an all-in bet, often with a moderate-strength hand, typically due to pot commitment or favorable pot odds.

Raise Frequency

Term: Raise Frequency Raise frequency refers to the percentage of times a player chooses to raise rather than fold or c…

Underbet

Term: Underbet An underbet refers to a bet that is significantly smaller than the current pot size, typically 20%–40% o…

Betting Pattern

In practice, by observing an opponent's betting pattern, you can infer their hand range and adjust your own decisions. …

Min Click

A minimum raise, typically the smallest allowable raise size equal to the size of the previous bet or raise, often exec…

PLO

PLO stands for Pot-Limit Omaha, a popular variant of poker where each player receives four hole cards and must use exac…

Action

In poker, 'action' refers to any decision or bet made by a player during a hand, or colloquially, the overall activity …

Bet Frequency

It is a key indicator of aggression and strategic tendency. In practice, properly controlling bet frequency helps playe…

Bet-Call

This term embodies a mixed strategy: the bet aims to extract value or probe the opponent, while the call indicates that…

Single Raised Pot

A pot in which there was exactly one raise typically a standard open raise preflop and no subsequent re-raises, creatin…

Raise-Fold

The core meaning is that the player attempts to take down the pot or gain information through the raise, but gives up f…

Side Pot

Term: Side Pot A side pot in Texas Hold'em is a separate pot created when one or more players go all-in, and the remain…

Fold Frequency

Fold Frequency Fold frequency refers to the percentage of times a player chooses to fold when facing a bet or raise, re…

Big Bet

In poker, 'big bet' refers to the larger bet size used in later betting rounds of limit games typically twice the small…

Stud

In practice, Stud emphasizes reading opponents' visible hand strength while balancing one's own hidden cards. It is com…

Short Deck

The core meaning is that with a reduced deck, hand probabilities and strategies differ significantly from traditional T…

Protection Bet

Its purpose is to prevent opponents from seeing the next card for free by charging them an unfavorable price, thereby r…

Large Bet

Its core purpose is to exert immense pressure, forcing opponents to fold, or to maximize value when holding a strong ha…

Pot Sized Raise

A raise that equals the total amount in the pot after the player has called the current bet, thereby offering the oppon…

PLO Pot Limit

PLO Pot Limit refers to the betting structure in Pot-Limit Omaha, where the maximum bet or raise is limited to the curr…

Raise-Call

This term is commonly used in practice to describe a player's decision when holding a strong but not top-tier hand, suc…

Raised Pot

A pot that has been increased by one or more raises after the initial bet, altering betting limits in fixed-limit games…

Check Frequency

This metric measures whether a player tends to passively control the pot or induce opponent actions when in or out of p…

Snap Raise

In practice, snap raises are often used to convey confidence, forcing opponents into a passive position, or using time …

Block Bet

In practice, it is often used in situations with medium-strength hands or draws, avoiding being forced out by a large b…

PLO Side Card

In Pot-Limit Omaha, a side card refers to any of the two hole cards not selected as the primary cards for a hand, servi…

Table Stakes Rule

A poker rule that restricts players to betting only the chips they have on the table at the start of a hand, prohibitin…

Side Bet

It is usually not added to the pot but settled independently. In practice, side bets are used to increase the game's en…

Small Bet

Small Bet A Small Bet refers to the minimum fixed bet or raise amount in fixed-limit Texas Hold'em during the preflop a…

Omaha Freeroll

A poker tournament with no entry fee that is played in the Omaha variant, typically Pot-Limit Omaha PLO.

Push Fold Chart

A push fold chart is a precomputed strategy table that indicates which hands to shove all-in or fold based on stack siz…

Range Bet

Term: Range Bet A range bet refers to when a player uses their entire pre-flop range to make a bet of the same size on …

Stud Hi-Lo

Stud Hi-Lo is a variant of Seven Card Stud where the pot is split between the highest hand and the lowest qualifying ha…

Stud Hi

A variant of stud poker in which only the highest-ranking hand wins the entire pot, as opposed to split-pot variants li…