intermediate
Tapped Out
Tapped out means out of money. A player who is tapped out has no more chips or cash to play.
Tell
A tell is a change in a player's behavior that gives information about his hand. It may be a movement, a word or the speed of a decision. Players watch for tells to guess what an opponent holds.
Texture
Texture describes how the community cards fit together, for example if they are suited or connected. A dry texture has few draws, and a wet texture has many.
Three‑Bet
A three-bet is the third bet in a betting round, which means a re-raise of the opening raise. Before the flop, the blind is the first bet, the opening raise is the second, and the re-raise is the third.
Throwing a Party
Throwing a party means that several loose or amateur players are putting a lot of money in the pot. The game is full of weak players who pay out.
Tied On
Tied on means that your hand is good enough to play to the end. If you are tied on, you are committed to continuing.
Tight Aggressive (TAG)
Tight-aggressive, or TAG, is a style of play in which a player enters few pots but plays them aggressively with bets and raises. It is regarded as a very solid and profitable approach.
Tight‑Aggressive
Tight-aggressive, or TAG, is a style in which a player plays a small number of hands, but plays them with bets and raises, not with calls. It is regarded as a solid and profitable style.
Tilt Monkey
A tilt monkey is a player who goes on tilt easily, usually after a small setback. It is slang, related to 'monkey tilt', a reckless style of play in which an angry player pushes chips in too freely.
TOC
TOC stands for Tournament of Champions, a tournament that is open to winners of earlier events. It is an invitation-style event.
Tough Player
A tough player is a superior poker player who is hard to beat. He plays well and makes few mistakes.
Trap
A trap is a play with a strong hand that looks weak, such as checking or calling, so that opponents will bet or bluff into you. It is another name for slow playing.
Trap Hand
A trap hand is a hand that looks strong but is weak compared with other possible hands, so it can lead to big losses. It is a hand that tempts you to put in too many chips.
Trapper
A trapper is a player who underbets a strong hand to create a larger pot. He uses checks and small bets to lure others in.
Turbo
A turbo is a tournament format in which the blinds go up faster than in a regular tournament, for example every 5 to 10 minutes. The event finishes sooner, and stacks become short quickly.
Turn C‑bet
A turn c-bet is a continuation bet on the turn: the player who raised before the flop and bet the flop bets again on the turn. It is sometimes called the second barrel.
Two‑Way Hand
A two-way hand is a hand that has a chance to win both the high and the low halves in a split-pot game. It is a good hand in games such as Omaha hi-lo.
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.
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.
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 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.
Value
Value, in 'a bet for value', means that you want your opponents to call your bet, because you expect to have the best hand. It is the opposite of a bluff.
Value Bet
A value bet is a bet that you make with a hand that you expect to be best, so that a worse hand will call it. The aim is to win more chips from weaker hands.
Variance
Variance is the natural up-and-down movement of your results around the average you expect over time. Even a winning player has losing days, weeks and months, because the cards are random.
Victory Rip
A victory rip, also called a victory roll, is the act of spreading your hand face up in a triumphant way at the showdown in a draw game. The player shows his cards with a flourish to show that he has won.
Victory Roll
Victory roll is another name for victory rip: spreading your winning hand face up with a flourish at the showdown.
Vig
Vig is short for vigorish, the commission the house takes from a game. In poker, the vig is the rake taken from each pot or the time fee, since the house does not play in the hand.
Vigorish
Vigorish is the house's take in a bet or game. In poker, it is the rake or time charge, since the house does not play in the hand.
Voluntarily Put Money In Pot (VPIP)
VPIP, voluntarily put money in pot, is the percentage of hands in which a player puts chips into the pot by choice before the flop. Posting a blind does not count. It shows how loose or tight a player is.
Walk the Table
To walk the table is to win the entire pot automatically with a certain card or hand, according to a special house rule. It is used in some home games.