Part 4: Glossary

How to Use the Glossary

You do not need to remember all of it

Learn first

• Position terms (UTG, BTN, BB and so on)
• Action terms (check, call, raise)
• States of a hand (top pair, overpair, set)

Fine to learn later

• Strategy terms (equity, blocker, MDF)
• GTO and Exploit are covered in detail from Chapter 6 on

It is enough to know the meaning; you do not need to be able to say it precisely.

How it relates to the rest of the material

The material from Chapter 1 on is written assuming the words here.

If a word you do not know comes up while reading, look it up in the Glossary.

Using it as a dictionary is the right way.

Terms Quiz

Five questions. You can open the answers with “See the answer” below

• Q1 What does “TPTK” stand for, and what state does it mean?
• Q2 A 3bet is which number raise?
• Q3 OOP and IP: which acts first from the flop on?
• Q4 How many outs does a flush draw have?
• Q5 What is the difference between a “set” and “trips”?

If you do not know, try searching for them in the Glossary. Searching is itself good practice.

Terms Quiz Answers

See the answer

A1	Top pair, top kicker. A pair with the highest board card + the strongest kicker
A2	The 2nd raise. Because the BB counts as the 1bet and the first raise as the 2bet
A3	OOP. That is why IP (in position) has the edge
A4	9 cards. There are 13 cards of the same suit; subtract your 2 and the 2 on the board
A5	A set is a pair in your hand + 1 board card. Trips is a pair on the board + 1 card in your hand

A note on A5

• It does not mean that a set is stronger. What is easier to hide from your opponent is the set
• With trips, the pair is visible on the board, so your opponent is wary too