Alisa Posted Thursday at 02:08 PM Alisa Posted Thursday at 02:08 PM ♠️ Poker terms everyone pretends to know – which ones still confuse you? ♥️ Poker terms have a way of making everyone at the table suddenly look very serious. Take blockers, for example. Someone says, “I block the nuts,” and everyone nods like they completely understand what’s going on, while you're sitting there thinking, “What does that even mean?” 👀 ♦️ Quick rookie translation: the nuts means the best possible hand on the board. Example: the board shows A♥ K♥ 7♥ 2♣ 9♦. If someone has Q♥ J♥, they have a strong flush. But if you hold A♥, they can’t have the nut flush with the ace of hearts — because that card is already in your hand. That’s a blocker. Your card reduces the chance that your opponent has the strongest possible combo. Sounds clean in theory. Then the river comes, someone jams, and suddenly your “blocker logic” turns into vibes, panic, and one very expensive call. Join the Table Which poker term still makes you quietly nod and hope the topic changes? ♣️ Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmad Hossain Posted Thursday at 05:03 PM Ahmad Hossain Posted Thursday at 05:03 PM Honestly “range” confused me for the longest time 😄 Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustin Posted Thursday at 06:20 PM Faustin Posted Thursday at 06:20 PM 1 hour ago, Ahmad Hossain said: Honestly “range” confused me for the longest time 😄 same Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemjem Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM jemjem Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM People say his range is capped like its obvious Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEO Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM CEO Posted Thursday at 06:21 PM Just now, jemjem said: People say his range is capped like its obvious Meanwhile I’m just trying to understand if my pair is good or not 😭 Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Diaz Posted Friday at 07:25 AM Daniel Diaz Posted Friday at 07:25 AM Poker theory always sounds cleaner than real hands Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaitu Posted Friday at 09:02 AM Chaitu Posted Friday at 09:02 AM “GTO” is the one everyone throws around now Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOL PERSON Posted Friday at 09:34 AM COOL PERSON Posted Friday at 09:34 AM gm Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maris_Bosco Posted Friday at 10:05 AM Maris_Bosco Posted Friday at 10:05 AM 1 hour ago, Chaitu said: “GTO” is the one everyone throws around now Yeah people use it for literally everything Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted Friday at 10:36 AM Alex Posted Friday at 10:36 AM Implied odds took me forever to fully understand Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar Posted Friday at 11:11 AM omar Posted Friday at 11:11 AM Same Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulabali Posted Friday at 12:05 PM Gulabali Posted Friday at 12:05 PM E 53 minutes ago, omar said: Same Especially because it’s more about future money than current pot Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Léo Posted Friday at 01:24 PM Léo Posted Friday at 01:24 PM Reverse implied odds is even worse Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skater Posted Friday at 01:41 PM Skater Posted Friday at 01:41 PM Poker terminology really tries to scare beginners sometimes Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted Friday at 02:46 PM ... Posted Friday at 02:46 PM I still hate hearing “merged range” honestly Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
513 Posted Friday at 03:30 PM 513 Posted Friday at 03:30 PM Sounds like corporate business language Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G h o s t Posted Friday at 03:49 PM G h o s t Posted Friday at 03:49 PM 19 minutes ago, 513 said: Sounds like corporate business language 💯 Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Boy Posted Friday at 04:06 PM Joe Boy Posted Friday at 04:06 PM Continuation bets confused me at first too Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky_Guy Posted Friday at 04:35 PM Lucky_Guy Posted Friday at 04:35 PM first time watching pro poker feels impossible to follow for me Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraz Posted Friday at 05:06 PM Faraz Posted Friday at 05:06 PM 30 minutes ago, Lucky_Guy said: first time watching pro poker feels impossible to follow for me Then one day it randomly starts making sense Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovert7 Posted Friday at 05:50 PM Rovert7 Posted Friday at 05:50 PM 43 minutes ago, Faraz said: Then one day it randomly starts making sense I dont think so Link to comment https://forum.1win.work/topic/1491-%E2%80%8B-%E2%99%A0%EF%B8%8F-poker-terms-everyone-pretends-to-know-%E2%80%93-which-ones-still-confuse-you/#findComment-13519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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