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Effective Stack Size

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A cash game format where players typically buy in for 100 big blinds or more, often ranging from 150 to 250+ big blinds…

Blind Level Jump

In poker tournaments, a blind level jump is an increase in the blind amounts that skips one or more intermediate levels…

Hyper Structure

A tournament or cash game blind schedule with extremely rapid level increases, typically every 3–5 minutes, designed to…

99

A starting hand in Texas Hold'em consisting of two cards both ranked nine, commonly referred to as pocket nines or 'nin…

Pocket Threes

A pair of threes as hole cards in Texas Hold'em or Omaha, considered a low pocket pair typically played for set-mining …

PFR from BTN

A poker statistic measuring the percentage of times a player raises preflop when seated on the button.

4Bet from UTG

A re-raise made from the Under the Gun UTG position in response to a 3-bet pre-flop.

SB 4Bet

A 4-bet made by the player in the small blind position, representing a strong re-raise after an initial raise and a 3-b…

Fold to 3-Bet from BB

The frequency with which the big blind folds when facing a 3-bet after having opened or defended preflop.

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…

SB Squeeze

A squeeze play executed from the small blind position, where the player re-raises after an initial raise and one or mor…

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