The Official Bodog Poker Cheat Sheet

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 Position
Here's a list of what you can play from an early position and have a pretty good chance of taking a pot.



Middle Position
This is a list of more common hands that you can play in middle or late positions.



Late Position
Sitting 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
BRB	Be right back
BS	Bulls***
BTW	By the way
FYI	For your information
GB	Good bet
GFY	Good for you… or Go f*** yourself
GG	Good game
GL	Good luck
HU	Heads up
LOL	Laughing out loud
LMAO	Laughing my a** off
MTT	Multi-table tournament
NH	Nice hand
NLD	Nice laydown
o	Offsuit; KJo (King Jack offsuit)
OOP	Out of position
OESD	Open-end straight draw
OTB	On the button
PF	Pre-flop
PFR	Pre-flop raise
s	Suited; AQs (Ace Queen suited)
SB	Small blind
SNG	Sit and Go tournament
SS	Short stack
STT	Single-table tournament
TY	Thank you
UTG	Under the gun, first seat after the big blind
VNH	Very nice hand
WPT	World Poker Tour
WSOP	World Series of Poker
WTF	What the f***