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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.

Nailing ↗

“Nailing” refers to successfully reading and exploiting opponents consistently.

Nash Equilibrium ↗

Nash Equilibrium is a game theory state where no player gains by unilaterally changing strategy.

Natural ↗

A natural is a hand made without the use of wild cards.

Neocheater ↗

A neocheater is someone using digital tools or software to cheat in online poker.

Neocheating ↗

Neocheating describes the use of modern technology for dishonest advantage online.

New Guinea Stud ↗

New Guinea Stud is a mixed stud variant incorporating wild jokers and split pot rules.

New York Stud ↗

New York Stud is a seven-card stud variant where players exchange upcards before showdown.

New-Breed Player ↗

A new-breed player describes a tech-savvy, solvers/GTO-using poker opponent.

Newlyweds ↗

“Newlyweds” is slang for holding pocket Queens paired with a Queen on board.

NFD ↗

NFD stands for Nut Flush Draw—a draw to the absolute best possible flush.

NH ↗

“NH” means “nice hand”—a compliment when someone makes a strong hand.

Nickel ↗

“Nickel” is slang for a $5 chip.

Nickel-Dime ↗

“Nickel‑Dime” describes very small-stakes cash tables or quick micro buy-ins.

Nit ↗

A nit is a very tight, passive player who only plays premium hands.

Nits and Lice ↗

“Nits and Lice” is slang for tight-passive players in a tight game.

No Limit Hold’em Table St ↗

This refers to table stakes structure in No‑Limit Hold'em.

No‑Limit ↗

No‑Limit is a betting structure where players can wager any amount up to their entire stack.

Northern Flight ↗

A Northern Flight is a house‑rule variant of seven‑card stud.

Nosebleed ↗

Nosebleed describes ultra high‑stakes poker—when blinds or buy‑ins are extremely high.

Nucleus Players ↗

Nucleus players are regulars who form the core at live poker tables.

Nursing ↗

Nursing is slowly building a pot and extracting value over multiple streets.

Nut ↗

The nut hand is the best possible hand at the moment.

Nut Advantage ↗

Nut advantage refers to how likely you are to hold the best possible hand relative to opponents.

Nut Flush ↗

A nut flush is the highest possible flush on the board.

Nut Flush Draw ↗

A nut flush draw is holding the Ace of a suit when four other suited cards appear.

Nut Low ↗

Nut low is the lowest qualifying hand (often A‑2‑3‑4‑5) in split‑pot games.

Nuts ↗

The nuts is the strongest possible hand at the moment.

Odds ↗

Odds are the ratio of probability between outcomes in a decision.

Odds Against ↗

Odds against reflect the ratio of failure to success—e.g., long-shot draws.

Odds For ↗

Odds for represent probability of success versus failure—like favorable outcomes.

Odds On ↗

Odds on means probability of success is greater than even—wager favorable spots.

Offsuit (o) ↗

Offsuit refers to hole cards of different suits.

Omaha ↗

Omaha is a community-card poker variant where players get four hole cards.

On the Button ↗

Being on the button means holding the dealer position with last action postflop.

On The Come ↗

“On the come” describes catching a late card to hit a draw and win.

On Tilt ↗

On tilt describes emotional loss of control after frustration or bad beats.