Glosario de términos en Internet

NH = Nice Hand. Used to either compliment someone on their quality hand or as a sarcastic remark after a bad beat delivered by the person being given the “NH” comment.

GH = Good hand. Similar to NH.


GG = Good game.

GL = Good luck

WP = Well played.

BRB = Be right back

Fish = Bad poker player.

Fishing = Trying to hit a longshot draw.

Whale = Really bad poker player.

Donk / Donkey = Bad poker player.

Shark = Good poker player.

PRO = Professional poker player.

WD = Well done.

N1 = Nice one.

G1 = Good one.

PLO = Pot limit Omaha.

NL = No limit.

FL = Fixed limit

O8 = Omaha 8 or better poker game.

7c = 7 card stud poker game.

5d = 5 card draw poker game.

HU = Headsup, 1-on-1 poker.

HU PLS = Headsup please. You could be told hu pls when you sit down in a table where two players are playing. It is up to if you want to respect their request to play headsup.

HO = Holdem/Omaha, mixed poker game including both texas holdem poker and Omaha poker.

HORSE = Poker game in which actually 5 different poker games rotate: texas holdem, Omaha 8 or better, razz, stud and 7 card stud high /low.

Stars = PokerStars.

Tilt = Either meaning that player is playing badly thus is on “tilt” or referring to Full Tilt Poker online poker room.

UB = Poker room formerly known as UltimateBet and now simply as UB.

AP = Absolute Poker.

UTG = Under the gun. The first poker player to act on the first betting round.

BB = Big blind.

SB = Small blind.

Button = The player who sits in the seat which the dealer button is currently closest to.

Position = “I had position on him” means that the player was acting after his opponent.

Stake = Giving someone money to play poker.

Bust = Out of the tournament or out of money.

BR = Bankroll, how much poker money you have.

PH = Phil Hellmuth

DN = Daniel Negreanu

PA = Patrik Antonius

PI = Phil Ivey

HL = Howard Lederer

EPT = European poker tour

EMOP = European masters of poker

WPT = World Poker Tour

MTT = Multi table tournament

STT = Single table tournament

Turbo tournament = Fast blind levels

DON = Double or nothing tournament

SNG = Sit And Go tournament

RB = Rakeback, deal which return you part of the rake that you are paying when playing internet poker.

NDB = No deposit bonus. Means that you get free poker money without having to deposit any money yourself.

Stack = The chips you are playing poker with.

EP = Everest Poker online poker room.

Loose = player playing lot of hands and / or taking his hands too far.

LP = Loose and passive poker player.

TAG = Tight and aggressive poker player.

AGG = Aggressive poker player.

TP = Tight and passive poker player.

Freezout poker tournament = poker tournament in which you can’t rebuy once you have lost your chips.

Freeroll = Free poker tournament in which you can win real cash without having to invest anything yourself.

PM = Play money. Poker played for fake money.

RM = Real money. Poker played for real money.