Player actions Flashcards
Call (c)
Matching the current bet to continue in the hand
Limp (l)
Entering the pot by calling the minimum bet (1 BB)
Raise (r)
Increasing the price the other players have to call to enter the pot.
2-bet
The first to raise pre-flop since the first bet is the blinds.
Check (x)
The option to pass your turn. Pre-flop, it can only be done from the big blind if no one raised. Post-flop, it can be done if you are the first to act, or it checks to you.
Raise First In (RFI)
When a player is first into the pot and enters by raising. Also referred to open raising.
Steal
Raise First from the BN, CO, or SB with the intent to take down the pot pre-flop
Isolate
Raising after someone has entered the pot with the intention of playing heads-up post-flop vs that player.
Minraise
When a player raises the minimum allowed, which is two times the last bet amount.
Minbet
Making the minimum bet allowed. Post-flop, this is one big blind.
Overbet
Making a bet that is larger than the size of the pot.
Three-bet (3-bet or 3b)
Making a re-raise, which is to increase the bet after someone else’s raise.
Resteal
3-betting after someone else steals.
All-in or push
Betting all of your chips
Open shove or Open jam
Going all-in when no one else has entered the pot before you.
3-bet jam, 3-bet shove, reshove, or rejam
Moving all in after someone else has already raised.
Four-bet (4-bet or 4b) 5-bet or any subsequent bets
Refers to the number of bets that have been made during the current betting round.
Cold 4-bet
4-betting when the player making the 4-bet was not the initial raiser. Ex UTG opens to 2bb, BN 3-bets to 5bb, and the BB cold 4-bets to 12.5bb.
Cold calling (cc)
Calling a single raise when in position, or calling a 3-bet or 4-bet when you have not previously voluntarily put money in the pot. Ex: MP opens to 2bb, CO 3-bets to 6bb, BN folds, and SB cold calls.
Squeeze (sqz)
3-betting after someone raise and someone else called. Ex: UTG1 opens to 2bb, CO cold calls, BN squeezes to 9bb.
Continuation bet (C-bet)
Post flop bet made by the player who was the last aggressor in the previous betting round.
Donk bet or Lead-out (DK)
When the player who is OOP bets into the aggressor on the previous betting round, denying the option to C-bet.
Slow play or Trap
To play a premium holding in a passive manner, hoping to induce a value-bet from an inferior hand or bluff.
