Put a glossary of terms "sticky" in the backer section

[PShabi]

BAP, cake, heeb, all that shit. I'm sure Fildy or SWA (with some proofreading and editing) could do it.

[Talking Poker]

Not a bad idea. I've thought about adding glossary here for a while... terms most of us take for granted, but someone newish would have no idea what we are talking about.

[stormswa]

I would be happy to help with this as Im sure Jhill will also. Just let me know if you guys need anything, Im sure a quick google search of staking terms though would give all the info you need for the list.

[Invigilator]

+ve rep for the idea

[Invigilator]

I have some time on my hands kids, and I am a decent writer. I'd be happy to do this, but I need contributions on terms that I am not familiar with.

Terms I have thought of and can do on my own:
ATC
OOP
VPIP
PFR
23/18 (PT numbers)
Stakeback
CO
CR
CB
CC
UTG
UTG +1
Hijack (1 right of CO)

Terms I need others to do...
Cake
Heeb
BAP

Other terms you think we should include?

[stormswa]

Quick eplanations in bold.

[Zybomb]

I think Shabi was asking for a glossary in the backers section of all Backing terms.... not overall poker terms

[Invigilator]

I think your right. I'd like to expand on the ide though. There are a lot of terms that people new to online poker should know to help them get more out of (or contribute to) a forum.

I'll organize it by category and give it to TP to use as he wishes.

[Invigilator]

I imagine that a Heeb will generally be laid out with details explaining when these jumps would be made. Is there a "standard" pay back schedule, ie. BR size or time, or is that just agreed upon on a case by case basis?

[stormswa]

although shabi's idea is a ok one do we really need that here? I mean really is this a staking site? I dont think you want to turn this into a PTP and how often do investments go up that you need to refer to list?

IDK I think a general thread with all terms is better, you can put it in different sections like.


hand terms

xxxxxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx

staking terms

xxxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxx


etc etc.

[Nikita]

I found this as a really good def of cake: means essentially that I will reimburse you for any losses you incur in this stake, from my share of the profits in my next BAP (or any future BAP) that you invest in. It comes from my profits and not any of the other investors.

[stormswa]

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usually after you double BR you PM the investors to see when he wants to quit, and then some are a time frame like week long ones. Actually most are a time frame TBH, friend of mine just did I think a 2 week one but he turned $100 into over $400 and decided to end early.

[Invigilator]

Yeah, regardless of how it is organized, a list of various poker specific terms is a good idea.

Thanks for the Heeb clarification.

EDIT: I personally like the idea of a single glossary, accessible from the main page.

[drewjax]

This was taken from the first post in a thread on FCP by CobaltBlue.

If I need to take this down, or give more specific credit, let me know TP or mods.
But I think this is a good overall list that we can add to, esp. for staking/backing terms.




< = less than (typically used to sarcastically compare a losing hand to a winning one...in other words, denotes a suckout or coinflip)
<3 = heart (look at it sideways)
+1 = originally intended to add 1 post to a user's count, but now sometimes akin to QFT in addition to bumping the thread and "rating" it highly
1.4 = Phil Laak's nickname for Antonio Esfandiari (Esfandiari won $1.4m in the LAPC)
2+2 = popular poker publisher and forums
4 = mocking name for 2+2
AINEC = And It's Not Even Close
AIPF = all-in pre-flop
AP = Absolute Poker
APPT = Asia Pacific Poker Tour
barrage = FCPers agree to inundate MTTs on various poker sites in order to increase the glory of the community
BAW = Bored At Work
BBFIDTS = Bad Beat Forum Is Down The Street
BBV = Brag, Beat, Variance (forum section or thread typically devoted to non-strategic hand histories)
Big Game = usually a $4k/$8k mixed poker game that takes place in Vegas with some of the best players in the world
Bill Fillmaff = Phil Hellmuth parody
Bob = FCP Info (the guy that handled FCP's poker room and promotions)
BR = bankroll
brazillion = FCP's large imaginary number of choice
broccoli = rigged
Charter Member = an FCP member who signed up in fall 2005 for special promotions
Circuit, The = CardPlayer's former poker radio show
Clarkmeister = in LHE, a bet/fold (or sometimes bet/call) line when HU and OOP on a river after the 4th flush card hits (a specific type of "value-bluff")
cold-deck (n) / cold-decked (adj) = originally an indication that the deck was rigged, but now more oftenly used interchangeably with cooler
conditioning = knowingly folding the best hand in order that your opponents don't see that you slowplayed
converter = tool that makes hand histories easier to read
cooler (n) / coolered (adj) = a poker situation where one player has a very strong but second-best hand
Corporation = a group of pro players that took on Andy Beal in a series of highest-stakes HULHE games
CP = CardPlayer
DFTPWYGB = don't forget to post when you go broke
DGN = Digital Gaming Network (the defunct FCP poker room's second network)
Dise = ParadisePoker
DN = Daniel Negreanu
donk = strategically bad/oblivious poker player
donkament = derisive name for tournament
donkbet = a bet that's made out of position by someone who didn't have the betting lead in the previous round (sometimes shortened to 'donk')
DS = Deep Stack/Double Shootout
DUCY? = Do You See Why?
EV = expected value (if something, usually an action, has positive expectation, it's +EV; similarly, if it has negative expectation, it's -EV)
e-val = electronic validation (similar to giving props/respect/recognition...typically for something clever)
FCPHA = FCP Hardcore Army (where most of the girls hang out)
FCPHUL = FCP Heads-Up League
FFS = for eff's sake
FidPoker = accepted nickname of Daniel's first protege, Brian Fidler
flipament = a heads-up poker tournament where the contestants agree to go all-in every hand (derives its name from the idea that it's more akin to flipping coins than poker)
FPS = Fancy Play Syndrome (the tendency to make overly complicated plays when straight-forward ones would suffice)
FT = Final Table/FullTilt
FTL = For The Loss
FTP = FullTilt Poker
FTOPS = FullTilt Online Poker Series
FTW = For The Win
FWP = FoxwoodsPro
FWIW = for what it's worth
FYP/FMP = "Fixed" Your Post/My Post
GAJ = Get A Job
General/GenPo = the part of the forum you're in now
gg = good game (typically said to someone at the end of play)
GG me = "good game, me" (said after posting how you got knocked out of a tournament)
gin = the perfect card to catch
GL = good luck
gogogogo = an common exuberant form of 'go/win'
Harrah's = the casino corporation responsible for the WSOP and WSOPC
HH = Hand History
hit by a bus = random gossip when a player hasn't been seen for a while (most famously applied to Gus Hansen)
HOH = "Harrington On Hold 'Em"
HPFAP = "Hold 'Em Poker For Advanced Players"
HPT = Heartland Poker Tour
HSP = High-Stakes Poker (the show on GSN)
IDH = I'd Do Him/Her
IGHN = I Go Home Now
IIRC = if I recall correctly
IP = in position
IPITS = I Play It The Same
ISACC = I Suck At Catching Cards
ISAP = I Suck At Poker
ISATD = I Suck At Table Draws
Jerry (Where's Jerry?) = DN Protege Contest participant who mysteriously disappeared at the final table
jopke = Phil Hellmuth misspelled 'joke' while on tilt, and Paul Phillips humorously brought attention to it
JS = Just Saying
KFL = Kathy Effing Liebert
KidPoker = Daniel's nickname
Knockout tournament = a type of bounty tournament that's becoming increasingly popular on FT
Krablar = K3 in Hold 'Em (known for its mystical powers and pinch-pinch dance when it wins)
LAG = Loose-Aggressive
LAPC = Los Angeles Poker Classic
LAPT = Latin America Poker Tour
lawsuit = typically a reference to the recent lawsuit brought against the WPT by seven professional players (Daniel is opposed to it)
LC = Low Content
ldo = like duh, obviously
Lee (Jones) = PokerStars' former poker host (often the object of blame/praise)
LFT = life effing tilt
MBN = must be nice
MM = Mike Matusow
mobney = another Hellmuth misspelling brought to light by Phillips
Mushu = DN's dog who occasionally posts poems
NAPC = North American Poker Championship
NB = 'nice bet'/'nice bluff'
Neg-O = Negreanu Open (a series of online tournaments)
NC = No Content
NH/VNH = literally: 'nice hand'/'very nice hand'; figuratively: 'well said'
nit = a very tight player (while originally used derisively, now frequently used in jest)
NP = 'no problem'/'nice play'
NSFW = 'Not Safe For Work' (typically nudity involved)
nutbar = to play maniacally for the sake of fun/venting (in a limit setting to raise whenever you have the option)
NWP = Neverwinpoker
obv = 'obviously' (most often used in a cynical manner)
OL = open limp
OOP = out of position
OP = original poster/original post
OT = Off-Topic
open-farrell = open-folding when you have the option of checking (especially for "strategic" purposes as espoused by jfarrell)
P5s = Pocket 5's (popular poker site famous for ranking online players)
PA = Patrik Antonius
PAD = Poker After Dark (a nightly show on NBC)
PAHUD = PokerAce Heads Up Display (a piece of software that works in conjunction with PokerTracker to overlay statistics on tables)
PCA = PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
PIITB = Put It In The Butt
POB = Penis On Back (reference to the debacle that was Brandi Hawbaker's accusation against Captain Tom)
POTD/POTW/POTM/POTY = Post of the Day/Week/Month/Year
pottery = FCP member Tantalar famously asked for Daniel's address so that he could send him a vase
PP = PartyPoker (or less commonly 'pocket pair')
PPA = Poker Players Alliance
PPL = Professional Poker League
PPT = Professional Poker Tour
PR = PokerRoad
Protege, Daniel's = Daniel's poker student who earns the title and prizes through a regularly scheduled contest
PS = PokerStars
PT = PokerTracker
ptbb = PokerTracker Big Bet (twice the BB in NL games)
PW = PokerWire
PWYGB = Post When You Go Broke
QFT = Quoted For Truth ("I Agree"/"Amen")
QFMFT = Quoted For Mother Effing Truth
rail = to observe a poker player without playing; the place from where the observation takes place
rail call = a request for railing (typically by a player in a tournament)
rail tards = stupid poker observers usually identified by dumb comments in the chat
rakeback = a system that returns part of the rake that you pay
red bucket = reference to a random thread in OT that sparked a flurry of bucket image postings
rigged = originally an accusation of underhanded poker software, now often used sarcastically
RKIGS = Retarded Kid In Grocery Store
RGP = rec.gambling.poker (famous poker newsgroup)
robusto = to go from being stuck to breaking even (also used in contrast to 'busto')
Rocks & Rings = indicative of a "high-class", bling lifestyle (taken from an article by Esfandiari)
ROI = return on investment (a percentage of money earned against money risked)
SFG = so effing gay
SFW = 'Safe For Work' (typically no nudity involved)
SIITP = Stick It In The Pooper
skipament = a tournament in the tradition of flipaments but played full ring with slightly more strategy (rules are agreed upon by participants prior to play)
Smash Strat = a basic low-stakes NLHE strategy proposed by Smasharoo
SS1/SS2 = "Super/System 1", "Super/System 2"
SSHE = "Small Stakes Hold 'Em"
Stacked = Daniel's poker video game that went through endless delays
Stove (PokerStove) = hand analysis/simulation (equity calculation) tool
Strat/Strategy = the section of the forum dealing with strategy
superthreads = extremely long threads, usually with divergent discussion and typically located in Off-Topic (i.e. Army, Hideout, Sick, Challenge, BAW)
(SW) = Sarcasm Warning
T7 = Daniel's favorite HE hand
TAG = Tight-Aggressive
TID = Take It Down
TOP = "Theory of Poker"
TOTD/TOTW/TOTM/TOTY = Thread of the Day/Week/Month/Year
TP/MM = Turn Pro, Make Millions (variations are prolific)
TTIUWP = This Thread Is Useless Without Pics
TTIWWP = This Thread Is Worthless Without Pics
TY = thank you
UB = UltimateBet
ul = unlucky (typically said in "sympathy" to someone that suffered a bad beat)
variance = commonly a substitute for "luck" (most often of the "bad" variety)
vlog = video-blog
WA/WB = Way Ahead, Way Behind (used when speaking about poker strategy)
WCOOP = World Championship of Online Poker (an annual series of tournaments on PokerStars)
wp = 'well played'
WPA = World Poker Alliance
WPC = World Poker Challenge
WPF = World Poker Finals
WPO = World Poker Open
WPT = World Poker Tour
WSOP = World Series Of Poker
WSOPC = World Series of Poker Circuit Events
WSOPE = World Series of Poker Europe
YSAPASSCKY = You Suck At Poker, And Should Seriously Consider Killing Yourself
YSALSKY = You Suck At Life, So Kill Yourself
YSAPSKY = You Suck At Poker, So Kill Yourself
YSSCKY = You Should Seriously Consider Killing Yourself
ZOMG = a more exaggerated, typically sarcastic form of 'Oh my God'

[Invigilator]

That's way more than I envisioned. WOW!

[Invigilator]

Thanks Drew.

There were a lot of FCP specific items in there. There are a number that should be included on the list though.

[Talking Poker]

Feel like cleaning it up to make it a little more TP friendly, and possible adding some of OUR terms... you know, like SWA.

[Invigilator]

Good point. I have editted out the terms that I don't think we really need. I'll post a list, broken down by category (general poker, backing, online lingo, TPF lingo) in the next few days.

[Talking Poker]

Sweet!

+ Rep awaits!

[stormswa]

[Invigilator]

I should have a copy for review by Sunday afternoon.

[Invigilator]

a copy has been sent to edit.