What Beats What in Poker
The poker hands for Texas Holdem are listed from highest ranking (1) to lowest (10).
What to Play and When
Check out some tips on what hands you can play from different positions that might give you a leg up on the competition.
Early PositionHere's a list of what you can play from an early position and have a pretty good chance of taking a pot.
Middle PositionThis is a list of more common hands that you can play in middle or late positions.
Late PositionSitting in late position is inevitable, so in order to be a complete poker player you have to know what to play in this position.
Say What?
Poker is a social game and a lot of the fun comes from your interaction with your opponents. Here's a quick guide to help you with how the online poker community talks to each other.
| BB | Big blind |
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| BRB | Be right back |
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| BS | Bulls*** |
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| BTW | By the way |
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| FYI | For your information |
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| GB | Good bet |
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| GFY | Good for you… or Go f*** yourself |
| GG | Good game |
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| GL | Good luck |
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| HU | Heads up |
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| LOL | Laughing out loud |
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| LMAO | Laughing my a** off |
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| MTT | Multi-table tournament |
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| NH | Nice hand |
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| NLD | Nice laydown |
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| o | Offsuit; KJo (King Jack offsuit) |
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| OOP | Out of position |
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| OESD | Open-end straight draw |
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| OTB | On the button |
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| PF | Pre-flop |
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| PFR | Pre-flop raise |
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| s | Suited; AQs (Ace Queen suited) |
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| SB | Small blind |
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| SNG | Sit and Go tournament |
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| SS | Short stack |
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| STT | Single-table tournament |
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| TY | Thank you |
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| UTG | Under the gun, first seat after the big blind |
| VNH | Very nice hand |
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| WPT | World Poker Tour |
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| WSOP | World Series of Poker |
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| WTF | What the f*** |
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