Intermediate poker terms

Question 1

float

Answer 1

To call a bet with nothing, anticipating being able to steal the pot at a later point in the hand.

Question 6

lucksack

Answer 6

a lucky individual.

Question 7

backdoor draw

Answer 7

a draw to a draw. IE: two spades in hand, flop is heart diamond spade. if a spade hits on the turn, you now have a flush draw.

Question 7

brick

Answer 7

an inconsequential card: something which does not change the board texture; does not complete a flush, any likely straights, likely two pairs, or top pairs.

Question 7

air

Answer 7

aka “airball” - having no pair no draw.

Question 9

reg

Answer 9

a “regular” - someone who regularly plays, and seems to know basic strategy.

Question 10

tagfish

Answer 10

a TAG who plays poorly, generally postflop.

Question 13

transparent

Answer 13

predictable

Question 14

donk bet

Answer 14

to bet into the last preflop raiser without giving him a chance to bet. (donk bets usually occur on the flop, but can also occur on the turn and the river. If the preflop raiser missed a cbet, betting into him the next street is not considered a donk bet).

Question 15

re-bluff

Answer 15

to bluff in the face of action from someone who is expected to also be bluffing

Question 17

induce

Answer 17

making a play intending to elicit a specific response. Note that all types of plays can be made attempting to induce a response from the opponent: “I checked trying to induce him to bluff.” “I bet, trying to induce him to ship over top of me.”

Question 18

range

Answer 18

a reasonable construction of likely hands a person could possibly have in his hand, given the action he has taken thus far.

Question 18

perceived range

Answer 18

the hands that your opponent thinks you have. “My perceived range was strong, so I bet the flop of AKQ even tho I had completely missed it.”

Question 18

2 barrel

Answer 18

when the person who put in the last preflop raise continuation bets the flop, and then continuation bets a second time on the turn.

Question 19

3 barrel

Answer 19

aka “unloading the clip.” when the person who put in the last preflop raise continuation bets the flop, and then continuation bets a second time on the turn, and a third time on the river.

Question 19

4bet

Answer 19

The third raise preflop. IE: the blinds are posted; someone raises; the next raise is called a 3bet; the next raise put in is called a 4bet.

Question 20

value bet

Answer 20

aka v-bet. To bet with what you expect to be the best hand, anticipating that a worse hand will call.

Question 25

value town

Answer 25

a fictional town where the rivers flow with honey, and value bets are always called. “I knew he wouldn’t believe me, so I took him to value town.” Also used as a verb. “I valuetowned that fish so hard.”

Question 25

value cut

Answer 25

When your value bet is called by a better hand. “I tried to go for some thin value, and ended up valuecutting myself when he showed down middle pair better kicker.”

Question 25

initiative

Answer 25

having a sort of “aggressor’s rights” to the pot: the last person to bet on the previous street is said to have the initiative, and standard game flow dictates that the following street will usually be checked to them, since they are usually expected to bet. So the preflop raiser has the initiative on the flop; if he doesn’t bet the flop, he has lost the initiative.

Question 26

spew

Answer 26

Betting, calling and raising in a careless, reckless manner.

Question 27

underrepped

Answer 27

A hand which appears weaker than it actually is.

Question 27

overrepped

Answer 27

A hand which appears stronger than it actually is.

Question 28

thin value

Answer 28

To bet a weak hand that nevertheless figures to be best more often than not when called.

Question 28

thin bluff

Answer 28

To bluff expecting to be called often, but not often enough for the bluff to be unprofitable.

Question 30

wet board

Answer 30

aka “coordinated board.” Containing connecting middling cards, and/or flush draws.

Question 31

dry board

Answer 31

A board with unconnected cards and no flush draws.

Question 32

overbet

Answer 32

To bet anything larger than the size of the pot.

Question 33

underbet

Answer 33

To bet an amount much less than the standard size: around a third or less of the pot.

Question 35

fancy

Answer 35

used to describe a complicated, elaborate, unexpected play.

Question 36

FPS

Answer 36

fancy play syndrome - someone compelled to make elaborate “fancy” plays

Question 37

fold equity

Answer 37

aka FE. The money you stand to gain from the pot when you bet and villain folds.

Question 38

isolate

Answer 38

to bet or raise attempting when a weak player is in front of you, attempting to “isolate” him so that you can have him and his fishy money to yourself.

Question 39

freeroll

Answer 39

when your hand is tied with your opponent’s in strength, but you also have a draw. IE: AhKh vs AcKd on As Qh 3h. The first hand has a flush draw to go with his pair of aces and is said to be “freerolling” the other hand.

Question 40

counterfeit

Answer 40

when a card comes to reduce or cancel out a hand’s value. IE: 96 vs K9 on J96. 96 has two pair. If the turn comes a J, then 96 has been “counterfeited” - it now has a pair of jacks and nines with a 6 kicker. Meanwhile the second hand now has jacks and nines with a king kicker, and therefore wins the pot.

Question 41

line

Answer 41

the sequence of betting action one has taken in his hand. “I thought I should fold. His line represented strength: raise preflop, bet flop turn river.”

Question 42

showdown value

Answer 42

The worth or chance that one’s hand figures to be best. “The river was a good card to bluff, but because I had showdown value anyway with my bottom pair, I decided not to bluff.”

Question 43

bluff outs

Answer 43

cards that could come that will scare your opponent and give you a chance to bluff him off the pot.

Question 44

represent

Answer 44

when one attempts to sell their opponent on having a specific range of hands. “When the ace came off on the river, altho I was holding nothing but air, I decided to try to represent the ace high flush draw that now rivered top pair, and bet.”

Question 45

sweat

Answer 45

To watch another player’s game as they play it, asking about their thought processes and so on.

Question 46

image

Answer 46

aka table image. How your opponent or table perceives you. Having a good image means you are straightforward and trustworthy. Having a bad image means you have probably been caught bluffing recently. “The river came off perfect to bluff, but my image was so bad that I didn’t think I should do it.”

Question 47

timing tell

Answer 47

When the time it takes for an opponent to take an action leads you to believe he has a certain type of hand.

Question 48

double up

Answer 48

aka double through. When one doubles one’s stack, thanks to the generosity of an opponent.

Question 49

stack someone

Answer 49

When you take someone’s entire stack.

Question 50

effective stacksize

Answer 50

The smallest stacksize in play. IE if Hero has $1000 and Vill has $400, the most money that can be in play is the Vill’s $400 + the Hero’s $400. Therefore the effective stacksizes are $400.

Question 51

turning hand into bluff

Answer 51

When one decides that one’s showdown value is not worth much, based on the range of the opponent. “There was no way he got to the river not being able to beat top pair, so I decided to turn my hand into a bluff.”