Acronyms at the Online Table – Don’t be the Newb
Knowing the Slang
DUCY this is important? Knowing your acronyms, such as DUCY (“Do You See Why?”) allow you to participate in the chat that accompanies the fast-paced environment that signifies any online poker table. Picking up on the most common acronyms lets you feel part of the game, part of the flow, and recognizing the acronyms in an instant means you’ll have that much more time to focus on your poker, instead of trying to noodle out what all those crazy letters mean.
Here’s a sampling of acronyms you’re likely to encounter at an online table. Some are borrowed from the traditional brick-and-mortar game, while others have evolved with the growth of poker’s online version:
AO – add-on
BBL – be back later
BRB – be right back
CB, C-bet – continuation bet
CF of C/F – check-fold, describing a betting sequence for a given player
CR or C/R – check-raise
DIAGF – an impolite acronym usually typed by an extremely tilted, juvenile player, usually after a bad beat. It means “Die in a grease fire.” Just consider the source, and go on with your play.
EP – early position
EV – expected value. +EV (positive expected value) is much better than –EV (negative expected value). Poker players search for +EV games and situations.
FR – full-ring games, 9- or 10-handed
FTOPS – Full Tilt Online Poker Series
FTP – Full Tilt Poker, a large online site
FWIW – For what it’s worth
GFY – even more rude than DIAGF, think about it
GG – good game
GL – good luck
HORSE – a tourney or cash-game format featuring five rotating games: Limit Texas Hold’em (“H”), Limit Omaha-8 (“O”), Razz (“R”), Seven-card stud (“S”), and Seven-card stud hi/lo, eight or better for lo (“E”)
HU – heads-up, referring to players or tables
HUD – heads-up display (referring to a software tool used by some dedicated players)
IDK – I don’t know
IMO – In my opinion (or its common variant IMHO – In my humble opinion)
IRL – in real life
LAG – loose-aggressive player (a/k/a “Gus Hansen”)
LDO – Like, duh, obviously
LHE – (fixed-) limit hold’em
LOL – laughing out loud
LP – late position
MTT – multi-table tournament
NH – nice hand
NLHE – No-limit (Texas) hold’em, the most popular online poker variant
OMG – Oh my God!!
OOP – out of position, usually an EP (early-position) player
O8 or O-8 – Omaha-8 (hi-lo, 8 or better), another popular game
PF – pre-flop
PFR – pre-flop raiser
PL – pot-limit
PLO – pot-limit Omaha
PS – PokerStars, the largest online poker site
PT – PokerTracker, a statistical player tracking program
PTR – Refers to Poker Table Ratings
PWN – online gamer lingo, means the same as “own”
RB – rebuy
ROFL – rolling on the floor, laughing; ROFLMAO adds “my ass off” at the end
SCOOP – Spring Championship of Online Poker (at PokerStars)
SH – short-handed, often referring to 6-player tables
SNG – Sit-n-go, usually but not necessarily a single-table tournament (STG)
SS – Refers to SharkScope, another online player-rating site
STG – single-table tournament
TAG – tight-aggressive player
TBH – to be honest
TID – take it down
TPTK – Top pair, top kicker
TYVM – thank you very much
UTG – Under the gun
WCOOP – World Championship of Online Poker (at PokerStars)
Author: Joseph Falchetti (twitter)
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