Snap Call
A snap call is a call made immediately, without thinking. It usually shows that the caller has a very strong hand, or that he has already decided what to do.
The simple explanation
If someone calls a bet at once, the others say that it was a snap call. It is often a sign of strength, since the player did not need to think.
A closer look
A snap call can be a tell, but it is not reliable: good players can act quickly with weak hands, or take time with strong ones. In online poker, speed is easy to see, which may be a clue. Because it is a real tell only in some cases, treat it as one piece of information. Snap calls against all-in bets are typical with premium hands.
A practical example
A player puts in his stack, and the opponent calls at once with A♥ A♦. It is a snap call.
Full explanation
A snap call is a call made immediately, without thinking. It usually shows that the caller has a very strong hand, or that he has already decided what to do.
A snap call is an immediate call.
It often shows a strong hand.
It is not reliable as a tell.
It is common against all-in bets.
Alternative spelling: snap-call, snapcall
A snap call
No-limit Hold’em · Blinds 1/2 chips · No rake
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
Read the example transcript
Player A has the button (BTN) and posts the 1-chip small blind (SB). Player B posts the 2-chip big blind (BB).
- Preflop · Pot: 3 chips
The blinds are 1 and 2 chips. Heads-up, the dealer (D) also posts the small blind.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)AAce of diamonds (Ad) · Stack 199 · In this round 1
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)99 of diamonds (9d) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 8 chips
Player A raises to 6.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)AAce of diamonds (Ad) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)99 of diamonds (9d) · Stack 198 · In this round 2
- Preflop · Pot: 12 chips
Player B calls at once, without thinking. A call made instantly is a snap call.
- Player A BTN / SB AAce of hearts (Ah)AAce of diamonds (Ad) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
- Player B BB 99 of clubs (9c)99 of diamonds (9d) · Stack 194 · In this round 6
Cards are shown for learning; totals are displayed before pot collection.