Texas Holdem Abbreviations

Hand Nicknames     Glossary

(#) XFor example, "4x" would be a raise 4 times the big blind
8/b or /8Eights or Better
AAce
ACAtlantic City, New Jersey
B&MBrick and Mortar (describing a casino)
BBBig Blind
cClub(s)
dDiamond(s)
EPEarly Position
EVEstimated Value
FLFixed Limit
FLHFixed Limit Holdem
FLOFixed Limit Omaha
hHeart(s)
HEHoldem
H/L or Hi/LoHigh / Low
HORSEa rotation of limit Holdem, Omaha/8, Razz, Seven-card stud high, & Seven-card Eights or better
HOSEa rotation of limit Holdem, Omaha/8, Seven-card Stud high & Seven-card Eights or better
JJack
KKing
LAGLoose Aggressive Player
LH(Fixed) Limit Holdem
LPLate Position
LVLas Vegas, Nevada
MYour stack size divided by the cost of blinds and antes each round = Your M
MCUMike Caro University
MPMiddle Position
MTTMulti-Table Tournament
NLNo Limit
NLHNo Limit Holdem
NLONo Limit Omaha
OTBOn the Button
PLPot Limit
PLHPot Limit Holdem
PLOPot Limit Omaha
PP1. Pocket Pair2. PartyPoker
PSPokerStars
Q1. Queen 2. In a tournament, your stack size divided by the average stack size = Your Q
s1. Spade(s) 2. Suited (so 87s could mean Eight-Seven of Spades or Eight-Seven suited)
SBSmall Blind
SHOEa rotation of Seven-card Stud, limit Holdem, Omaha/8, & Seven-card Eights or better
SNGSit and Go Tournament
Str8Straight
TTen
TAGTight Aggressive Player
TH-PThe abbreviation occasionally used for this site
TPTKTop Pair, Top Kicker
UBUltimateBet
UTGUnder the Gun
UTG + ## seats to the left of UTG
WCOOPthe World Championship of Online Poker
WPOthe World Poker Open
WPTthe World Poker Tour
WSOPthe World Series of Poker
XUsed in holdem to describe a useless (or forgotten) card when describing the play of a hand. Example: "I had KK and the flop was a rainbow A,K,x. All I had to worry about was AA."


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