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PokerTracker 4 (PT4) ↗

PokerTracker 4 (PT4) is hand‑tracking software that analyzes sessions and opponents.

Polarized ↗

Polarized strategy means betting or raising with either very strong hands or pure bluffs—but not middling ones.

Position ↗

Position refers to your seat relative to the dealer and other players.

Positional Advantage ↗

Positional advantage is leverage gained by acting after your opponents.

Post ↗

A post is an ante or blind you must pay while seated.

Post‑Mortem ↗

A post-mortem is analyzing your session or key hands after play for improvement.

Postflop ↗

Postflop refers to betting rounds after the flop—turn and river.

Pot ↗

The pot is the total chips wagered during a hand.

Pot Committed ↗

Pot committed means you have so many chips in the pot that folding becomes difficult.

Pot Odds ↗

Pot odds compare the cost of a call versus the size of the pot.

Pot-Limit ↗

Pot‑limit is a betting structure where you can bet up to the current pot size.

Potting Out ↗

Potting out refers to all-in resolution when players are pot-committed before showdown.

Preflop ↗

Preflop refers to the stage before any community cards are dealt.

Preflop Caller ↗

Preflop caller is a player who calls preflop raises rather than raises themselves.

Preflop Raiser ↗

Preflop raiser is a player who initiates the betting before the flop.

Premium Hands ↗

Premium hands are the strongest preflop holdings like A‑A, K‑K, A‑K suited.

Price ↗

Price refers to pot odds or cost to call relative to potential reward.

Pricking ↗

Pricking refers to verbally correcting or pointing out errors, often irritatingly.

Probe Bet ↗

A probe bet is a continuation bet made after a missed opportunity to act first.

Prop ↗

A prop is a side bet where a player wagers against the house or opponents on specific outcomes.

Prop Bet ↗

A prop bet in poker slang is a side bet unrelated to the game’s outcome.

Proposing Bets ↗

Proposing bets means suggesting side wagers or prop bets at the table.

Proposition Player/Prop ↗

A proposition player (prop) is someone paid to provide action or liquidity.

Protect ↗

To protect is betting or raising to reduce opponent outs.

Protection Bet ↗

A protection bet is a smaller bet designed to discourage draws from improving.

Public Poker ↗

Public poker is open-to-player cash or tournament games in casinos or public venues.

Punctuating ↗

Punctuating is emphasizing action or card reveal with drama or mannerifice.

Punt ↗

To punt is making a reckless or illogical play, typically out of frustration or tilt.

Puppy Feet/Pups ↗

“Puppy Feet” or “Pups” is slang for pocket threes (3‑3).

Push ↗

To push is to go all‑in by shoving all your chips into the pot.

Pushing Bets ↗

Pushing bets refer to aggressive, often all-in, betting to exert pressure.

Put Down ↗

To put down is confidently folding or berating a bluff when you believe opponent is weak.

Putting on the Heat ↗

Putting on the heat — not a formally recognized term in standard poker vocabulary, though it may be used informally to describe aggressive betting. Explanation. While “putting on the heat” can be understood contextually as…