Pokerbegriffe Glossar

A mathematically unexploitable strategy derived from game theory.

The set of all possible hands a player could have in a given situation.

The third bet in a betting round — typically a re-raise preflop.

A bet made by the preflop raiser on the flop, regardless of whether they connected.

Your share of the pot based on the probability of winning the hand.

The ratio of the current pot size to the cost of a contemplated call.

The average amount you expect to win or lose from a decision over the long run.

Betting or raising with a weak hand to induce opponents to fold better hands.

Betting or raising with a drawing hand that could improve to the best hand.

Your seat relative to the dealer button, determining acting order in each hand.

The best possible hand given the current board cards.

Emotional frustration causing a player to deviate from optimal strategy.

Losing a hand where you were a significant statistical favorite.

A hand that needs additional cards to complete a strong combination.

Cards that will improve your hand to a likely winner.

Pot odds adjusted for the additional money you expect to win on future streets.

The probability that your opponent will fold to your bet or raise.

The size of a player's chip stack relative to the blinds or pot.

The ratio of the effective stack size to the current pot size.

A strategy that specifically targets and exploits opponents' tendencies and weaknesses.

The composition and characteristics of the community cards on the board.

A bet made with a strong hand to get called by worse hands.

Checking first, then raising after an opponent bets.

A bet made into the preflop raiser by a player who is out of position.

A bet larger than the current pot size.

A range consisting of very strong hands and bluffs, with few medium-strength holdings.

When one player's range has more strong hands than their opponent's range on a given board.

Following up a flop c-bet with another bet on the turn.

Calling a bet in position with a weak hand, planning to bluff if checked to on the next street.

A situation where two players have exceptionally strong hands, making folding nearly impossible.

A model that converts tournament chip stacks into real-money equity.

The stage of a tournament just before the money positions are reached.

Playing a strong hand passively to disguise its strength and trap opponents.

Software that calculates game theory optimal solutions for specific poker scenarios.

A state where no player can improve their outcome by unilaterally changing their strategy.

The natural ups and downs in poker results due to the element of chance.

The practice of managing your poker funds to survive variance and avoid going broke.

A card in your hand that reduces the likelihood of an opponent holding a specific hand.

A 3-bet made after one player raises and another calls, squeezing the caller in between.

An extremely tight and passive player who only plays premium hands.

A player who plays a selective range of hands but bets and raises aggressively.

A player who plays many hands aggressively with frequent bets and raises.

The fourth aggressive action in a betting round — a re-raise of a 3-bet.

The minimum percentage of your range you must defend to prevent opponent from profiting with any two cards.

A range containing hands ranked by strength, from strongest to a cutoff point, without gaps.

When one player's range contains more of the strongest possible hands than the opponent's.

The algorithm used by poker solvers to iteratively find optimal strategies.

Playing the same hand differently with specific frequencies to remain unexploitable.

The amount you bet relative to the pot, a critical factor in GTO strategy.

The potential losses you incur when you hit your draw but still lose to a better hand.

Calling the big blind to see the flop instead of raising.

Limping and then raising after an opponent enters the pot.

The percentage of hands a player voluntarily puts money into the pot.

The percentage of hands a player raises preflop.

A weak or inexperienced poker player who loses money.

A skilled, winning poker player who profits from weaker players.

A player who earns a consistent, modest profit through volume and discipline.

The first raise in a hand when no one has yet acted.

Calling the big blind and then folding to any raise.

An optional blind bet made by the player under the gun before hole cards are dealt.

Calling a bet or raise without re-raising.

Strategic decisions on the final betting round when all community cards are known.

Betting for value with a hand that barely beats your opponent's calling range.

Playing a strong hand passively by checking or calling instead of betting or raising.

The ability of a hand to win at showdown without further betting.

A bet made to deny equity to opponent draws.

A bet made by the out-of-position player when the in-position player checks.

Choosing the right bet size for continuation bets based on board texture.

A board texture with many possible straights, flushes, or other draws.

A board texture with few draws and limited straight or flush possibilities.

Agreement to deal remaining cards twice in the same hand to reduce variance.

Checking when you are last to act and could have bet.

Betting all your remaining chips on a hand.

A poker game with 4 or fewer players at the table.

A poker game with 9-10 players at the table.

Playing against only one opponent in a pot.

A pot with three or more active players.

A separate pot created when players are all-in at different amounts.

The amount of money required to sit down at a poker table or enter a tournament.

The commission taken by the poker room from each pot.

Buying more chips during a tournament if you lose your initial stack.

Purchasing additional chips at the end of the rebuy period.

A tournament that awards entry to larger, higher buy-in events as prizes.

The premier poker tournament series held annually in Las Vegas.

Tournament with a high buy-in typically $10,000 or more.

A prize awarded for eliminating a specific player from a tournament.

Eliminating a player from a tournament.

Advancing far into a tournament, typically reaching the final stages.

Reaching a paid position in a tournament.

Profit relative to the total buy-ins invested in tournaments.

Slang for committing all your chips to a pot.

A run of cards that results in unusual high-equity matchups.

A consecutive series of winning or losing hands.

The side card used to break ties when players have the same hand type.

A pair of cards dealt face down to a player.

Calling with a pocket pair hoping to make a set on the flop.

Three cards of the same rank using one community card.

A pocket pair higher than any card on the board.

A pocket pair lower than any card on the board.

An ace-high straight (TJQKA), the highest straight possible.

The lowest possible straight: A-2-3-4-5.

Completing a flush using both turn and river cards.

A straight draw needing one specific card in the middle of four consecutive cards.

A straight draw needing one of two cards at either end of the sequence.

Four cards of the same suit needing one more to complete a flush.

The absolute best possible hand given the current board.

The highest possible hand: A-K-Q-J-10 of the same suit.

Making a difficult call with a weak hand believing your opponent is bluffing.

Making a disciplined fold with a strong hand that you believe is beat.