Poker Glossary
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Top and Bottom ↗

Top and bottom is pairing both the highest and lowest board card with hole cards.

Top Pair ↗

Top pair is when your hole card matches the highest rank on the board.

Top Pair/Medium Kicker (TPMK) ↗

TPMK is top pair with a mediocre kicker, limiting showdown strength.

Top Pair/Top Kicker (TPTK) ↗

TPTK is top pair with the best possible kicker on the board.

Top Pair/Weak Kicker (TPWK) ↗

TPWK is top pair with a weak kicker, making your hand vulnerable.

Top Two ↗

Top two is having the two highest card ranks on the board paired with your hole cards.

Top Two Pair ↗

Top two pair is when your hole cards match the two highest cards on the board.

Tough Player ↗

A tough player is hard to bluff and often calls down with strong or borderline hands.

Tournament ↗

Tournament is a structured poker event where players compete through blind levels until one winner remains.

Tournament Fee ↗

The tournament fee is the part of the buy-in retained by the organizer, not awarded as prize.

TPMK ↗

TPMK stands for Top Pair, Medium Kicker.

TPTK ↗

TPTK stands for Top Pair, Top Kicker.

TPWK ↗

TPWK is top pair with a weak kicker, making your hand vulnerable.

Trap ↗

A trap is using weak-looking action to lure opponents into committing chips.

Trap Hand ↗

A trap hand is a strong hand played passively to induce opponents’ aggression.

Trapper ↗

A trapper is a player who sets traps—slow-playing strong hands.

Treys ↗

“Treys” is slang for threes—the card rank of 3.

Triplets ↗

Triplets refers to having three cards of the same rank—three of a kind.

Trips ↗

Trips is three-of-a-kind made when one of your hole cards pairs with a paired board.

Trombones ↗

“Trombones” is slang for pocket sixes (6‑6).

Turbo ↗

Turbo is a fast-paced tournament with quick blind increases.

Turkish Pocket Aces ↗

“Turkish Pocket Aces” is slang for holding two red Aces (hearts and diamonds).

Turn ↗

The turn is the fourth community card dealt in flop-style poker.

Turn C‑bet ↗

A turn c‑bet is a continuation bet made on the turn after taking initiative earlier.

Two Flush ↗

Two flush refers to holding two suited hole cards matching the flop suit to form part of a flush draw.

Two Pair ↗

Two pair is having two different pairs in your five-card hand.

Two‑Gapper ↗

Two-gapper refers to hole cards separated by two ranks (e.g. 9‑6).

Two‑Tone ↗

A two‑tone board has two cards of one suit and a third of another.

Two‑Way Hand ↗

A two‑way hand can win both high and low portions in split-pot games.

TY ↗

“TY” means “thank you”—a polite acknowledgment in chat.

UL ↗

“UL” stands for “you’re welcome”—replying to TY in chat.

Uncle Doc ↗

“Uncle Doc” is slang for pocket deuces (2‑2).

Under the Gun (UTG) ↗

UTG is the first position to act in preflop betting, directly left of the big blind.

Undercut ↗

Undercut is calling or limping with a strong hand to trap or induce action.

Underdog ↗

The underdog is the player or hand expected to lose based on current equity.

Underpair ↗

An underpair is a hand where your paired hole cards are lower than any card on the board.

Underplay ↗

Underplaying is playing a strong hand too passively and missing value.

Union Oil ↗

“Union Oil” is slang for pocket Queens in red suits (Q♥ Q♦).

Unlimited Poker ↗

Unlimited poker is a game format without restrictions on the size or number of raises.

Up ↗

“Up” means you are currently winning chips in the session.