Ever wondered what those pesky little abbreviations that people type while you are playing poker mean? Well here you have it. We've created "the list"! If you have more to add, feel free to email us at submissions@pokerhag.com
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AC |
Atlantic City |
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AFAIK |
As far As I know |
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AI |
all in |
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AIPF |
all-in pre flop |
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AP |
Absolute Poker |
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ATC |
any two cards |
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Ax |
an Ace with any second card |
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B&M |
Bricks & Mortar: playing at a poker club or casino as opposed to online |
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bb |
big blind |
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BB |
Big Bet |
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BB/100 |
Big Bets per 100 hands (standard measure of win rate) |
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BBL |
Be Back Later |
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b/c |
bet and call a raise |
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b/f |
bet and fold to a raise |
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BI |
Bring In |
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BR |
Bank Roll |
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BRB |
Be Right Back |
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BTW |
By The Way |
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BWDIK |
But What Do I Know |
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c-bet |
continuation bet |
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cc |
check check |
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c/c |
check and call any bet |
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c/f |
check and fold to a raise |
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CK |
Check |
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CO |
Cut Off position immediately to the right of the dealer |
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CP |
CardPlayer |
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c/r |
check raise |
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DP |
Draw Poker |
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eg |
example |
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EOM |
End Of Message - often put at the end of the subject if a post has no content |
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EP |
Early Position |
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EV |
Expected Value (+ or -) |
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-EV |
Negative Expected Value |
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+EV |
Positive Expected Value |
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FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
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FE |
Fold Equity |
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FH |
Full House |
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FL |
Fixed Limit |
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FPP |
Frequent Player Points |
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FPS |
Fancy Play Syndrome |
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FT |
Final Table |
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FT |
Full Table |
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FT(P) |
Full Tilt(Poker) |
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FF |
F*** Face |
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FW |
Foxwoods Casino |
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FWIW |
For What It's Worth |
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FYI |
For Your Information |
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FYP |
Fixed Your Post |
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GG |
Good Game |
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GL |
Good Luck |
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GTD |
Guaranteed $1m GTD would be a tournament where prize money of over $1m was guaranteed |
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HE |
Hold 'Em |
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HFAP |
Hold'em For Advanced Players. |
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HH |
Hand History |
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HJ |
HiJack position |
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HL |
High Limit Games |
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HORSE |
A game that rotates through H - Holdem, O - Omaha hi/lo 8-or-better, R - Razz, |
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S - Stud (hi only), E - Eight-or-better Stud hi/lo (all limit) |
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HTH |
Head To Head |
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HU |
Heads Up |
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HUD |
Heads Up Display |
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IFYW |
If You Wish |
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IGHN |
I Go Home Now |
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IIRC |
If I Remember Correctly |
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IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
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IMO |
In My Opinion |
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ISD |
Inside Straight Draw |
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ITM |
In The Money |
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IYAM |
If You Ask Me |
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JAT |
Just A Thought |
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KO |
Knockout |
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LAG |
Loose aggressive (player) |
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LAP |
Loose passive (player) |
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LC |
Low Content |
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LDO |
LOL, Duh, Obviously or Like Duh, Obviously |
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LHE |
Limit Hold 'Em |
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LL |
Lower Limit games |
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LMAO |
Laugh My A** Off (available with numerous variations) |
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LO8 |
Limit Omaha Hi-Lo |
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LOL |
Laughing Out Loud, Lots of Luck,etc |
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LP |
Late Position |
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MGR |
Monthly Gross Revenue |
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MHIG |
My Hand Is Good |
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MHING |
My Hand Is No Good |
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ML |
Middle Limit Games |
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MP |
Mid Position |
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MTT |
Multi Table Tournament |
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NC |
No Content |
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NH |
Nice Hand |
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NL |
No Limit |
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NT |
No Text in post |
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NT |
Nice Try |
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NSFW |
Not Safe For Work |
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o |
offsuited - K7o would be a King & 7 of different suits |
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O8 |
Omaha Hi-Lo |
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OESD |
Open Ended Straight Draw |
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OESFD |
Open Ended Straight Flush Draw |
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OMG |
Oh My God! |
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OOP |
Out of position |
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OOTM |
Out Of The Money |
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OPP |
Opponent |
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OP |
Original Poster |
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OT |
Off Topic |
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OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
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OWA's |
One Word Answers |
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PF |
Pre Flop |
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PFR |
Pre Flop Raiser |
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PL |
Pot Limit |
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PLO |
Pot Limit Omaha |
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PLO8 |
Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo |
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POTD |
Post of the Day |
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POTM |
Post of the Month |
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POTW |
Post of the Week |
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POTY |
Post of the Year |
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POV |
Point of View |
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POS |
Piece of S*** |
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PP |
Party Poker |
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PP |
Pocket Pair |
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PS |
Poker Stars |
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PSB |
Pot Sized Bet |
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PSR |
Pot Sized Raise |
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PTL |
Player To My Left |
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PTR |
Player To My Right |
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QFT |
Quoted For Truth |
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QOPTW |
Question Of Playing This Way |
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QOTPW |
Question Of This Player's Win |
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r |
rainbow flop |
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R |
Rebuy $11+R would an $11 tournament with rebuys available |
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R+A |
Rebuy & AddOns $11+R would an $11 tournament with rebuys & add ons available |
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RGP |
recreation.gambling.poker - a longrunning usenet, now available as a forum |
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ROFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing with numerous variations |
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ROI |
return on investment |
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s |
Suited - K7s would be a King & 7 of the same suit |
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SB |
Small Blind or Small Bet depending on how it is used in sentence. |
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SD |
Standard Deviation |
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SH |
Shorthanded |
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SFB |
S*** for Brains |
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SH |
S*** Head |
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SNG |
Sit 'n' Go tournament |
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SNGPT |
Sit-n-Go Power Tools |
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SS |
Short Stack |
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SSNL |
Small Stakes No Limit (also 2+2 forum) |
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STFU |
Shut The **** Up |
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STT |
Single table tournament |
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STTF |
Single table tournament forum (2+2 Forum) |
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TAG |
Tight aggressive player |
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TC |
Terms & Conditions |
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TL;DR |
Too long; didn't read |
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TOS |
Terms of Service |
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TPBK |
Top Pair Best Kicker |
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TPGK |
Top Pair Good Kicker |
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TPNK |
Top Pair No Kicker |
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TPWK |
Top Pair Weak Kicker |
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TTH |
Turbo Texas HE |
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TTHRIC |
This Thread Has Run Its Course |
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TWIMC |
To Whom It May Concern |
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TY |
Thank You |
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UB |
Ultimate Bet |
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UTG |
Under The Gun. |
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UTG |
Under the gun - first position, to the left of the big blind |
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UTG+1 |
To the left of UTG |
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VB |
Value Bet |
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VNH |
Very Nice Hand |
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VPIP |
% Voluntarily Put(money) In Pot |
| W |
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W$ |
Poker Stars Tournament dollars which can be used to buy into Poker Stars tournaments |
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WA/WB |
Way Ahead/Way Behind |
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WPT |
World Poker Tour |
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WSOP |
World Series Of Poker |
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WSOPME |
World Series Of Poker Main Event |
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WTF |
Huh?, What the **** |
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