Newbie seeks advice :)

FutureGuy

Hi guys, very new to all this and some of the terminology is baffling me

So what do the following terms mean

UTG
UTG +1 (+2)
Tribeca (is this a poker site?)

I'll add more as they come into my head lol. Thanks!

phantom_lord

FutureGuy wrote:

Hi guys, very new to all this and some of the terminology is baffling me

So what do the following terms mean

UTG
UTG +1 (+2)
Tribeca (is this a poker site?)

I'll add more as they come into my head lol. Thanks!

utg= under the gun, player seated directly to the left of the big blind, and first to act preflop.

+1 is the player to the left of the utg, +2 is then to his left.

Tribeca is a poker network, ppp and other sites are "skins" on this network, so while you're playing on paddy power, you could be playing a guy on victor or boyles.

5starpool

FutureGuy wrote:

Hi guys, very new to all this and some of the terminology is baffling me

So what do the following terms mean

UTG
UTG +1 (+2)
Tribeca (is this a poker site?)

I'll add more as they come into my head lol. Thanks!

UTG = Under the Gun - First to act in a hand. Person after the big blind.
UTG+1 = the person to act after UTG.
Tribeca = A network of poker sites. Sites on the Tribeca network include, Paddy Power, Green Joker Poker, Blue Square, Doyles Room, Victor Chandler.

Some more terminology that you might be wondering about.

SB= small blind
BB= big blind
CO= cutoff, the last person to act before the button
LAG= loose aggressive, a style of playing
TAG=tight aggressive, a different style of playing

There are loads of other ones that are obvious once you know them, but until you do are a bit mystifying. We all learn somewhere.

dingle

UTG = Under the gun which is the first person to act preflop i.e. the person to the left of the big blind
UTG + 1 the person to the left of UTG
Tribeca is a poker network with a lot of sites connected to it such as Paddy Power Poker, victor Chandler Poker ,our very own Green Joker Poker and many others.

check out http://www.poker1.com/mcu/mculib_dictionary.asp for any other queries you may have. All the terminology can be confusing at first

Edit: I guess I have to brush up on my speed typing skills

phantom_lord

I remember when I first started reading this forum I hadn't a clue what utg meant, or what the bubble was. So young and naive.

ArmaniJeanss

BB - Big Blind or Big Bet (depending on context)
B&M – a Bricks and Mortar casino
BR - Bank Roll
CC – Cold Call – calling a raise or reraise
CO - Cut Off - position immediately to the right of the dealer
EP – Early position
EV - Expected Value (+ or -)
FH - Full House (aka Full Boat)
FPP - Frequent Player Points
FPS - Fancy Play Syndrome
HE - Hold 'Em
HPFAP - Hold'em Poker For Advanced Players (a Sklansky book)
HoH - Harrington on Hold 'Em (books by Dan Harrington)
HU - Heads Up
ICM - Independent Chip Model – see http://tinyurl.com/9waqk
ISD - Inside Straight Draw
ITM - In The Money
IGHN – I Go Home Now
LAG - Loose AGgressive (player)
LP - Loose Passive (player), or late position
M – the ratio of your stack to the current total of blinds and antes (see HoH)
MHIG - My Hand Is Good
MHING - My Hand Is No Good
MP - Middle Position
PF - Pre Flop
PFR - Pre Flop Raise
PL - Pot Limit
PLO - Pot Limit Omaha
MTT – Multi-table tournament
MUBS - Monsters Under the Bed Syndrome
nh - nice hand
NL - No Limit.
NLHE - No limit holdem
O8 – Omaha 8, Omaha hi-lo
OESD - Open Ended Straight Draw
OTB – On The Button
RGP - Rec Gambling Poker newsgroup/forum
ROI - Return On Investment
s - Suited
SB - Small blind
SNG – Sit n Go tournament
STT – Single Table Tournament
SSHE - Small Stakes Holdem (an Ed Miller book)
TAG - Tight AGgressive player
TOP - Theory Of Poker (a Sklansky book)
TPTK - Top Pair Top Kicker
TPGK - Top Pair Good Kicker
TPWK - Top Pair Weak Kicker (other variations exist)
ty – thank you
UTG - Under The Gun - first position, to the left of the big blind
VPIP or VP$IP - Voluntarily Put(money) In Pot %
WPT - World Poker Tour
WSOP - World Series Of Poker

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copied from the FAQ on motleyfool poker board.

EWheelChair

Make it a sticky

5starpool

ArmaniJeanss wrote:

MUBS - Monsters Under the Bed Syndrome

Use in a sentence please? Anyone?

El Stuntman

more useful definitions:

A 'shark' is a very bad poker player, so called because they haven't evolved since the days of the dinosaurs. Always try to play with a table full of 'sharks'. You usually find 'sharks' at the higher limits like 20/40. You'll be able to spot 'sharks' easily as they usually have very large amounts of cash at the table to compensate for their poor poker skills. Generally when a 'shark' makes a large bet, he is bluffing. This is a good rule of thumb and will win you much money.

A 'fish' is an excellent poker player and should be avoided at all costs. The term 'fish' derives from the earliest poker schools, as we all know, fish swim in schools. Avoid tables full of 'fish' as they will undoubtedly take all your money. You can often recognise 'fish' at the table as they tend to play every hand - this is because they are so skilled that they can and will outplay you on every hand. 'Fish' often also buy in for the minimum on cash tables - again, this is because they are so skilled that they know they will soon have all the money on the table. When a 'fish' makes a large bet, always fold.

A 'random number generator' is what controls the shuffle on an internet-based poker site. This 'RNG' is totally transparent and always been audited and verified by celebrity poker experts such as Nick Leeson, Mickey Mouse or the guy with Tourettes from Big Brother. This is why you can always be 100% confident that the shuffle on a poker site is totally random, especially when your pocket aces get cracked 6 times in a row.

'fu'. This means "fantastic, unbelievable" and should always be typed into the chatbox when somebody wins a hand against you in order to congratulate them. It is considered most impolite not to type this when someone wins a hand against you in a showdown.

I hope this helps and gives a flavour of the exciting world of online poker that you are about to enter. I'm always available to help with any other terms that you may have confusion with.

FutureGuy

fu stuntman I hope I used that right???

Thanks for the help everyone!

phantom_lord

Very good

Hitman Actual

FutureGuy wrote:

fu stuntman I hope I used that right???

LOL, perfect answer to a crazy post/(poster!).

ArmaniJeanss

5starpool wrote:

Use in a sentence please? Anyone?

MUBS - If everytime you have a set you are terrified that someone has made a straight by holding some unlikely combination like 6-4 or 8-5 etc, and you allow it to affect your betting, then you are suffereing from Monsters Under the Bed Syndrome.
In other words you start imagining your opponents always have horrible holdings which beat you.

cardshark202

FutureGuy wrote:

fu stuntman I hope I used that right???

Thanks for the help everyone!

wp

FutureGuy

Thanks, I think I'm getting the hang of this, so El StuntMan is a *checks new list of definitions*...fish? Because he gave me good advice..is this right?

Man I can't wait to play now, AI with a 72off, see ye in the major leagues

El Stuntman

absolutely correct usage of 'fu', well done.

You're a fast learner!! Or, as we poker types say, a 'donk'!

of course when someone types 'fu' into the chat box to congratulate you on having taken all their money, it is then correct poker etiquette to reply 'stfu'

(sincere thanks for understanding)

so stfu sir!!

TrueDub

One I've never been able to figure out, and I bet I regret asking this:

When a poster replies FYP to another post, what does it mean?

5starpool

TrueDub wrote:

One I've never been able to figure out, and I bet I regret asking this:

When a poster replies FYP to another post, what does it mean?

It means I have Fixed Your Post. In this case they will have quoted a reply but altered something either subtly or significant, but either way will have completely changed the meaning of the post they were modifying.

Lafortezza

fyp = fixed your post

HalfBaked

TrueDub wrote:

One I've never been able to figure out, and I bet I regret asking this:

When a poster replies FYP to another post, what does it mean?

Well using the El Stuntman logic I would take it to mean something like: **** You Punk

El Stuntman

HalfBaked wrote:

Well using the El Stuntman logic I would take it to mean something like: **** You Punk

ridiculous

everyone knows it means Fellate Your Politicians (at least that's what Bill Clinton told me)

HalfBaked

El Stuntman wrote:

ridiculous

everyone knows it means Fellate Your Politicians (at least that's what Bill Clinton told me)

I hope he let you keep the cigar as a memento.....