Glossary
Every term, explained the way pros think.
No fluff. No filler. Just the definitions you need — with the same psychology + pro-thinking that BETACADEMY teaches in lessons.
3-Bet
A re-raise of the first preflop raise. The first raise is the '2-bet' (counting the blind as the 1-bet). 3-betting shows strength — pros use…
Equity
Your share of the pot, expressed as a percentage, given the current cards and the cards yet to come. If you have 40% equity in a €100 pot, y…
Flush
Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence. Ranks below a full house and above a straight in standard poker hand rankings.…
Hand Rankings
The ordered list of poker hand strengths, from royal flush (strongest) down to high card (weakest). Higher rank always beats lower.…
Position
When you act in a betting round. Acting last (on the button) is the strongest position in poker — you see everyone's actions before you comm…
Pot Odds
The ratio of the current pot to the cost of a contemplated call. Comparing pot odds to your hand's equity tells you whether calling is profi…
Straight
Five cards in sequence, of any suits. Ranks below a flush and above three of a kind.…
Tell
A behaviour that betrays the strength of an opponent's hand — a tremble, a glance, a change in breathing, a sudden silence. Pros build a bas…
The Nuts
The best possible hand on a given board. If you have the nuts, no one at the table can beat you on the current cards. Pros use it as a const…
Tilt
An emotional state — frustration, anger, defeat — that makes you play worse than you know how to. The pre-committed rule (e.g. stand up afte…