General Poker Discussion : Poker and Forum Acronyms

by TecmoSuperbowl and ZeddDude

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2m2mm - 2 Months 2 Million – reality show on G4 starring 4 of DeucesCracked’s best poker players
3- bet - (or 3b) A bet, a raise, and then another raise (also known as a “reraise”). The third action is a 3- bet
4b - four bet; raising again after a 3bet
6m - 6- max; a game/table that has no more than 6 players

A
AC - Atlantic City
AFAIK - As far As I know
AI - All in
AIPF - A- in pre flop
AP - Absolute Poker
ATC - Any two cards
Ax - An Ace with any other card

B
B&M - Bricks & Mortar; playing at a poker casino or casino (as opposed to online)
bb - Big Blind; the bigger of the two “forced antes” and posted by the player two spots to the left of the dealer
BB - Big Bet; sometimes also used for Big Blind
BB/100 - Big Bets per 100 hands (standard measure of win rate)
b/c - Bet/call; make a bet and call a raise
b/f - Bet/Fold; make a bet and fold to a raise
BR - Bank Roll; the amount of money you have designated as “poker money”
BTW - By The Way

C
c- bet - Continuation bet; betting on the flop after making a raise preflop
cc - Check check (both players check their action on one street)
c/c - Check/call; check and call any bet
c/f - Check/Fold; check and fold to a bet
CK - Check
CO - Cutoff; position immediately to the right of the dealer
c/r - Check- raise; check, and then raise after the opponent bets

D
DC - DeucesCracked
Dry Flop - When a flop has no straight or flush draws – example- Ac 9h 3s

E
EP - Early Position; one of the first players to act in the hand; to the left of the dealer
EV - Expected Value; the value one expects from making a decision
- EV - Negative Expected Value
+EV - Positive Expected Value

F
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FE - Fold Equity; the percentage of equity you have from the pot based on how often the opponent will fold
FH - Full House
FL - Fixed Limit
FPP - Frequent Player Points; points accrued at poker sites to buy t- shirts and whatnot
FPS - Fancy Play Syndrome; making plays that are overly “tricky” and non- standard when the best play is usually the standard play
FT - Final Table; the last remaining table of players in a tournament
FT(P) - Full Tilt(Poker); online poker site
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FYI - For Your Information
FYP - Fixed Your Post; quoting a forum post but making an edit to it

G
GG - Good Game
GL - Good Luck

H
HE - Hold 'Em
HEM - Hold’em Manager; database software that records online poker hands
Hero - The player describing a particular hand based on point of view; as opposed to “villain”
HH - Hand History; the details of a hand generated by an online poker site
HJ - Hijack; the position at the table two to the right of the dealer
HoH - Harrington on Hold 'Em; series of tournament books by poker professional Dan Harrington
HORSE - A game that rotates through H – Limit Holdem, O - Omaha hi/lo 8- or- better, R - Razz,
S - Stud (hi only), E - Eight- or- better Stud hi/lo (all limit)
HSNL - High Stakes No Limit
HTH - Head To Head
HU - Heads Up; 2 players
HULHE - Heads Up Limit Hold’em; Limit hold’em with only 2 players
HUD - Heads Up Display

I
ICM - Independent Chip Model; formula for valuing tournament chips in relation to real money
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IP - In Position; last to act in a hand
ISD - Inside Straight Draw
ITM - In The Money
IYAM - If You Ask Me

J
JT - Jack Ten, Joe Tall


K
KYC - Keep Your Chips
Kicker - Having one paired and one non- paired hole card; for example- AK on a K74 flop – the A is the kicker

L
LAG - Loose aggressive; a playing style that involves playing a lot of hands aggressively
LAP - Loose passive; a playing style that involves playing lots of hands passively
LDO - Like Duh, Obviously
LHE - Limit Hold 'Em
LMAO - Laugh My A** Off (available with numerous variations)
LO8 - Limit Omaha Eight- or- Better (Hi- Lo split game)
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
LP - Late Position; one of the last players to act in the hand

M
MP - Middle Position; having several players to act both before and after the player
MSNL - Mid Stakes No Limit
MTT - Multi Table Tournament

N
NFD - Nut flush draw; drawing to the best possible flush; for example- having Ah Kh on a 4h 7h Jc flop
NH - Nice Hand
NL - No Limit
NSFW - Not Safe For Work

O
o - Offsuit – A5o would be an Ace and a 5 of different suits
O8 - Omaha Hi- Lo
OESD - Open Ended Straight Draw; needing one of two cards to complete a straight
OESFD - Open Ended Straight Flush Draw; needing one of two cards to make a straight flush
OMG - Oh My God!
OOP - Out of position; first to act in the hand
OOTM - Out Of The Money
OPP - Opponent
OP - Original Poster; the person who started the thread
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand

P
PF - Pre Flop; the action that occurs before the flop
PFR - Pre Flop Raiser; the player that raised before the flop
PL - Pot Limit; a game where the maximum amount a player can bet is always equal to the size of the current - pot
PLO - Pot Limit Omaha
PM - Private Message
PLO8 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi- Lo 8- or- better
Position - When a player acts in the hand
POV - Point of View
PP - Pocket Pair
PS - Poker Stars; online poker site
PSB - Pot Sized Bet
PSR - Pot Sized Raise
PT - Poker Tracker – a database software that records your online poker hands

Q
QFT - Quoted For Truth; often used to agree with someone

R
rb - Rainbow flop; when all three cards on the flop are of different suits
R - Rebuy (tournament); $11+R would an $11 tournament with rebuys allowed
RB - Rakeback; a program used to retrieve a percentage of the rake a player has paid while playing online
ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing
ROI - Return on Investment

S
s - Suited; K7s would be a King and a 7 of the same suit
s, h, c, d - Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds; shorthand way of defining the suit of a card/hand; for example- Kh = King of Hearts
sc - Suited Connector; two hole cards that are the same suit and consecutive in rank; for example- 67h
SB - Small Blind; the smaller of the two forced antes; immediately to the left of the dealer (also Small Bet)
SD - Standard Deviation
SH - Shorthanded; a table that has less than 9 or 10 players
SNG - Sit 'n' Go tournament; a tournament that begins as soon as a designated maximum number of players has signed up
SS - Short Stack; having an amount of chips that’s less than average or less than the standard starting amount
SSNL - Small Stakes No Limit
STFU - Shut The **** Up
STT - Single Table Tournament

T
T$ - Tournament Dollars; money that can be used at online poker sites only for playing tournaments
TAG - Tight Aggressive Player; a playing style that consists of playing few hands, but playing them aggressively
TL;DR - Too Long; Didn't Read
Top Top - Having top pair on the board with the best possible kicker; for example- AK on a K84 flop
TPBK - Top Pair Best Kicker
TPGK - Top Pair Good Kicker
TPNK - Top Pair No Kicker
TPWK - Top Pair Weak Kicker
TY - Thank You

UV
UB - Ultimate Bet; online poker site
UTG - Under The Gun; first to act before the flop is dealt
UTG+1 - To the left of UTG
VB - Value Bet; a bet intended to be called by a lesser hand
Villian - The opponent in the hand
VNH - Very Nice Hand
VPIP - Voluntarily Put (money) In Pot; a percentage of how many hands a player plays (discounting blinds)

W
W$ - Poker Stars tournament dollars which can be used to buy into Poker Stars tournaments
WA/WB - Way Ahead/Way Behind
WCOOP - World Championship of Online Poker; yearly championship series of Poker Stars tournaments
Wet Flop - A flop with a lot of straight or flush draws; for example- Qh Jh 9c
WPT - World Poker Tour
WSOP - World Series Of Poker
WSOPME - World Series Of Poker Main Event
WTF - What the ****