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M‑Ratio (M) ↗
M‑Ratio (or M) measures how many rounds you can survive with your current stack and blinds.
Made Hand ↗
A made hand is a completed hand with no further improvement needed.
Main Pot ↗
The main pot is the primary pot into which all active players contribute.
Make ↗
To make a hand is to complete or form a playable combination.
Makeup ↗
Makeup refers to rake or fees owed to the host before profit-sharing resumes.
Maniac ↗
A maniac is a highly aggressive player who acts with little hand selection.
Marginal Hand ↗
A marginal hand is one with borderline value or playability.
Mark ↗
A mark is a player considered easy to exploit during play.
Marked Cards ↗
Marked cards are artificially or accidentally altered cards visible to advantage someone.
Markup ↗
Markup is a fee added to a player’s buy‑in price when selling action.
Match the Stack ↗
To match the stack is seating at a table with equal buy‑ins for all players.
Maverick ↗
“Maverick” is slang for a natural Ace or broadway straight flop.
MDF ↗
MDF is Minimum Defense Frequency, the lowest percentage of hands you must defend to prevent exploitation.
Mechanic ↗
Mechanic is slang for someone adept at card handling, often dealer or cheat.
Meet ↗
To meet a bet is to call it—not raise or fold.
Merged ↗
Merged ranges include both strong and mediocre hands that are played similarly.
MHIG/MHING ↗
MHIG or MHING stands for “most hands I’m good” (or “I’m not good”)—often in chat self‑deprecating humor.
Micro‑Stakes ↗
Micro‑stakes are games or tournaments with very low blinds or buy‑ins.
Mid‑Stakes ↗
Mid‑stakes are medium-level games or tournaments with moderate buy‑ins or blinds.
Middle Pair ↗
Middle pair is pairing the middle-ranked card on the board with your hole card.
Middle Position (MP) ↗
Middle position is seats between early and late position, typically before cutoff.
Minimum Buy-In ↗
Minimum buy-in is the least amount of chips required to join a cash game or tournament.
Minimum Defense Frequency ↗
See MDF entry: the minimum rate at which you must defend against bets.
Miracle Card ↗
A miracle card is the unlikely card that dramatically changes hand outcome.
Miscall ↗
A miscall is an incorrect verbal call declaration during live play.
Misdeal ↗
A misdeal is an incorrect deal, requiring cards to be reshuffled and redealt.
Miss ↗
To miss is to fail to improve your hand on a street.
Missed Blind ↗
A missed blind is when a player fails to post a required blind on time.
Mississippi Straddle ↗
The Mississippi straddle is a live-game blind posted from the button.
Mites And Lice ↗
“Mites and Lice” is slang for extremely weak starting hands.
Mneumonics ↗
Mnemonics are memory aids used to remember strategy or hand rankings.
Monotone Board ↗
A monotone board has three community cards of the same suit.
Monster ↗
“Monster” is slang for a very strong hand, often dominating the board.
Monster Hand ↗
A monster hand is an extremely strong holding, often near nuts.
MTT ↗
MTT stands for Multi‑Table Tournament—a large poker event across many tables.
Muck ↗
To muck is to fold your cards into the discard pile.
Multi-Table Tournament ↗
A multi‑table tournament is an event played across many tables that consolidate over time.
Multi‑way Pot ↗
A multi‑way pot is when three or more players see the flop and contest the pot.
Must-Move ↗
Must-move means mandatory blind or ante posting for late arrivals in live cash games.