Just went through and added everything that has been brought up in the thread so far so you dont have to search through every post...
Game Types
HE = Holdem
O = Usually Omaha Hi
O8 = Omaha Hi/Low
Stud = 7 card stud
Stud8 = 7 Card stud Hi/Low.
HORSE =
Holdem,
Omaha/8,
Razz,
Stud,
Eight or better H/L stud. Typically fixed limit games. Game changes with the blinds/antes online, and at predetermined intervals live
FR = A full ring game, usually 9/10 players. (Some sites 8)
6MAX= A ring game, max number of players is 6. (Occasionally we will see 4MAX)
HU= Heads up. (2 players max)
S&G=Sit and go, once the game has reached a specified number of players the game starts.
STT= Single table Sit and Go.
MTT= Multi-Table Tournament, usually no limit on the amount of players.
NL$25 (or $25NL)= The $25 refering to the MAX buyin for the specified game. The blinds are defined as being 1/100th of the max buyin. So nl$600 has a big blind of $6.
Limits
NL = No Limit
PL = Pot Limit
FL = Fixed Limit
So if you see a thread starting PL08- It refers to pot limit Omaha hi/low hand.
Table position abbreviations
SB = Small Blind
BB = Big Blind
UTG = The first person to act pre-flop (first person after the BB)
UTG+1 = Person to the left of UTG
EP = Early Position
MP = Middle Position
LP = Late Position
CO = Cut off seat, the seat directly to the right of the button. (Also known as the Hijack seat.)
Button = Dealer (aka OTB = On the Button)
OOP = Out of position, generally meaning UTG, first to act on the flop, or calling a LP raise from EP, etc.
Betting Abbreviations.
Limp = Call the big blind (no raise)
Open Limp/Raise = Be the first non-folding player to act.
3-Bet = A re-raise.
4-Bet = A re-raise of a re-raise.
C-bet = A continuation bet on the flop when you are the pre-flop raiser.
Light (ie 3-bet light) = Raising a hand you would'nt usually raise for value.
Steal = An attempt to steal the blinds/limps.
Shove/Push/All in = Putting all of your chips at the table into the pot.
Double Barrel = To c-bet both the flop and turn.
Triple Barrel = To c-bet the flop, turn and river.
Float = Calling a bet on the flop or turn to see how your opponent will act on the next street.
Player Types
NIT = Very Tight Player
LAG = Loose Aggressive Player
TAG = Tight Aggressive Player
LAP = Loose-Passive Player
Fish/Donkey = Bad player
Shark = Good player
Hand Identifiers
ATC = Any Two Cards
BDSD = Backdoor Straight Draw
BDFD = Backdoor Flush Draw
FD = Flush Draw
Gutshot = Inside Straight Draw
DGSD = Double Gutshot Straight Draw
OESD = Open End Straight Draw
OESFD = Open Ended Straight Flush Draw
o / os = Off Suit
PP = Pocket Pair
SC = Suited Connectors,
hands like 67 suited, 89suited, 34suited
s = Suited
TPTK = Top Pair Top Kicker
TPGK = Top Pair Good Kicker
TPBK = Top Pair Bad Kicker
WA = Way Ahead
WB = Way Behind
Poker Tracker Statistics
HEM =
http://www.holdemmanager.net/ A software program used by players to analyze things
PT3 =
http://www.pokertracker.com/ An alternate program to HEM
ATS = Attempts to steal
AF = Aggression Factor
bb/100 = big blinds won per 100 hands played
BB/100 = Big Bets won per 100 hands played
EV = Expected Value
FTS = Fold to steal
HR = Hourly Rate
PFR = Preflop Raise Percent
ROI = Return on Investment
VP$IP or VPIP = Voluntarily Put Money Into Pot
WR = Win Rate
W$SD = Won $ at Showdown
WSD = Went to Showdown
x/x/x.x = Numbers referring to the three common statistics, VPIP/PFR/AF (see above for meanings.)
Tournament Info
ITM = in the money
Bubble = busting out of a tournament in the last spot before the payouts begin.
MTT = Multi Table Tournament
STT = Single Table Tournament
SNG = Sit and Go
M = Your stack size in relation to the blinds, taking into account both blinds and antes.
Others
AI = All in
BI = Buy in
B&M = Brick and Mortar (a live card room or casino)
CR = check-raise
HU = Heads Up
ICM = Independent chip model
PF = Pre-flop.
PFR = Pre-flop raise/pre-flop raiser.
HH = Hand history
PSB = Pot-sized bet
PSR = Pot-Sized Raise
PT = Poker Tracker
SPR = Stack to pot ratio
FE = Fold Equity - The chance of a bet/raise taking down the pot.
Felted = Losing all of your chips at the table.
Broadway = Any card ranked Ten or above.
Wet flop = A flop with a lot of potential draws. eg. 7s,9s,10h
Dry flop = A flop with no potential draws. eg. 2h,7d,Ks
Railing = To watch another person play either live or online (standing at the rail.)
Tilt = Playing in a way that is different to your natural game. Making decisions based on emotions rather than rational thinking.
Bad beat/Suckout = Losing a hand after being a firm favorite to win it on earlier streets.
Leaks = Mistakes in your play that cause you to lose money.
Forum/Chat Use
OP = Original Post
G2G = Got to go
FTW = For the win (an expression of enthusiasm.)
WTG = Way to go
AFAIK = As far as I know
BTW = By the way
FWIW = For what its worth
IMO = In my opinion
ITT = In this thread
FYP = Fixed your post
Less Common (yet all too true) Ones
WTF = I doubt that was a sound play.
OMG = I am rather surprised.
FFS = This is getting rather annoying.
ESAD: Eat sh*t and die
NH = Thanks for donking all my chips.
TY = Totally blind to the sarcasm of the above NH.
OMFG = Did you really just call all in with 84os?
GG = "I beat you!"
GG = "I know."
LOL WOW = I wish I could stab people through my monitor.
Hand Names
A A- American Airlines, Bullets, Pocket Rockets, Sharp Tops
A K- Big Slick, Salt Lake Pair, Anna Kournikova
A Q- Ice Cream, Big Chick
A J- Ajax, Jackass,
blackjack
A 10- Johnny Moss, Bookends
A 9- Jesus, Rounders hand
A 8- Dead Man's Hand, Barely Legal
A 7- Red Baron
A 6- Mile High Club, Sweet Sixteen
A 5- High Five
A 4- Transvestite
A 3- Baskin-Robbins
A 2- Little Slick, Hunting Season
K K- Gorillas in the Mist, Gorillas, Cowboys, King Kong, Ace Magnets
K Q- Lucy & Ricky, Marriage
K J- Bachelor's Hand, Kojak, Jacking off
K 10- Big Al, Katie, Woodcutter
K 9- Canine, Mongrel, Pedigree, The Dog Hand, Sawmill, Pee Wee Herman
K 8- Kokomo, Kate, Monica Lewinsky
K 7- Columbia River, King Salmon
K 6- The Concubine
K 5- Rotten King
K 4- F'ing The Queen
K 3- King Crab, Sizzler
K 2- Big Fritz, Fritz, Donald Duck
Q Q- Calamity Jane, Dames, Dykes, Hookers, Mop Squeezers, Pair of Wire Cutters, Siegfreid and Roy, Hilton Sisters
Q J- Fred & Ethel, Maverick, Oedipus, Pinochle
Q 10- Goolsby, Q-Tip, Varkonyi, Quint
Q 9- Quinine
Q 8- Face Sitter
Q 7- Computer Hand
Q 6- Peanut Butter & Jelly, Lancelot
Q 5- Overtime, Granny Mae
Q 4- F*cking The King
Q 3- Gay Waiter, San Francisco Busboy, Windsor Waiter
Q 2- Daisy Duck
J J- Dyne-O-Mite, Fishhooks
J 10- Cloutier
J 9- German Virgin, Irgin Princess, Braggers
J 8- Jeffery Dahmer
J 7- Jack Daniels
J 6- Railroad Hand
J 5- Motown, Jackson Five
J 4- Flat Tire
J 3- San Francisco Waitress
J 2- J-Lo, Jew
10 10- Dimes, Tension, Boxcar, Twenty Miles
10 9-Countdown
10 8- Tetris, Tenacious
10 7- Bowling Hand, Split
10 6- Sweet Sixteen, Driver’s License
10 5- Woolworth, Five and Dime
10 4- Broderick Crawford, CB Hand, Over and Out, Big Buddy
10 3- Weinberg, Terminator 3
10 2- Doyle Brunson
9 9- Hellmuth, Gretsky
9 8- Oldsmoble
9 7- Old Man, Grape Fruit
9 6- Big Lick, Dinner for Two, Joe Bernstein, Percy, Happy Meal
9 5- Dolly Parton, Working Man
9 4- San Francisco
9 3- Jack Benny
9 2- Montana Banana, Twiggy
88- Snowmen, Dog Balls, Little Oldsmobile, Fat Ladies
87- RPM
86- Pacheco Nuts, Maxwell Smart
85- Finky Dink, California Country
84- Big Brother, George Orwell
83- Raquel Welch, Saturday Night Special
82- Sixity-Nine, Dog Balls on a Duck
77- Hockey Sticks, Sticks, Walking Sticks
76- Union Oil
75- Heinz, Filipino Slick, Pickle Man
74- Cambodian Slick, Double Down
73- Dutch Waiter, Hachem
72- Beer Hand
66- Kicks, Route 66
65- Retirement
64- LBJ, The Question
63- Blocky, Jimmy Summerfield, Sick Crab
62- Ainsworth, Bird Flu
55- Presto, Speed Limit, Nickels
54- Jesse James
53- Bully Johnson, Herbie, The Love Bug
52- Bombers, Two Bites
44- Sail Boats, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader
43- Waltz Time
42- Lumberman's Hand, The Miracle
33- Crabs
32- Big Gulp, Jordan, Aggie Slick, Hooter Hand, Polish Big Slick
22- Ducks, Quacks, Deuces Never Loses
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