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UL
“UL” stands for “you’re welcome”—replying to TY in chat.
Uncle Doc
Uncle Doc is a form of five-card stud with a single spit or table card, and all cards of the same rank as that card are wild. It is a home-game variant.
Under the Gun (UTG)
Under the gun, written UTG, is the player who sits directly after the big blind and acts first before the flop. It is the earliest and weakest position, because every other player acts after you.
Undercut
Undercut has two meanings: the final down card being the lowest hole card in low-hole stud, and a shuffling technique used to prepare a stacked deck.
Underdog
An underdog is a hand or player with a lower chance to win than the opponent. If your hand wins 20 percent of the time against another, you are the underdog and the other is the favorite.
Underpair
An underpair is a pocket pair that is lower than every card on the board. For example, a pair of fives on a flop of K-9-2 is an underpair.
Underplay
To underplay a hand is to make a small bet with a strong hand, in the hope of drawing other players into the pot. You bet less than the hand deserves.
Union Oil
Union Oil is a nickname for a starting hand of seven and six, 7-6. It is named after the Union Oil Company, which used the number 76 in its logo.
Unlimited Poker
Unlimited poker is poker in which no limit is placed on bets or raises. A player can bet any amount up to the chips he has.
Up
'Up' is used in a two pair hand to name the higher pair. For example, queens up is two pair with queens as the higher pair, as in queens and tens.
Up Card
An up card is a card that is dealt face up. In stud games, each player has several up cards that the others can see.
Up the Creek
Up the creek is an old home-game variant in which the kings with split whiskers are wild. It is one of many games named in the slang of old players.
Uphill
To go uphill is to chase a better hand, trying to outdraw it. A player who is uphill is behind and needs a card to win.
Upswing
An upswing is a period in which you win more than expected, or lose less than expected, over a number of hands. It is the opposite of a downswing.
Utah
“Utah” is slang for pocket Jacks suited (J♥ J♦).