Time banks are time extensions that players can use when they need more than the 30 seconds allotted to every decision. Once you’re out of time extensions, you only have 30 seconds before your hand is dead, so spend them wisely!

A board with exactly two different suits, meaning there is a possible flush draw. Two-tone is usually used to refer to a flop that has two cards of one suit. Example: 8♠ 6♠ 2♦ is a two-tone flop, as is A♥ K♥ 7♣. Other types of boards include rainbow (all different suits) and monotone (all…

A tight poker player plays very few hands, and those hand are typically very strong. Playing tight is not necessarily bad, and typically good players will play some form of a TAG (Tight Aggressive) Strategy. Tight Passive players are your typical ‘Old Man Coffee’ Players, sitting around waiting for Aces. Tight players are the exact…

Top Pair/Weak Kicker (TPWK) means that you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with a low-ranking kicker. For example, if you hold J4 and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPWK with a pair of jacks and four kicker, which is the worst possible kicker in this case.

Top pair/Top Kicker (TPTK) means that you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with the best possible kicker. For example, if you hold AJ and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPTK with a pair of jacks and an ace kicker. Related reading: How to Play Top Pair Top Kicker…

Top Pair/Medium Kicker (TPMK) means that you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with a good but less than premium kicker. For example, if you hold JT and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPMK with a pair of jacks and a ten kicker.

Tight Aggressive (TAG) is a playing style where a player opens tight and plays in an aggressive way postflop. “This game is full of TAGs and pretty tough to beat.”

TPWK stands for Top Pair/Weak Kicker, meaning that you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with a low-ranking kicker. For example, if you hold J4 and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPWK with a pair of jacks and four kicker, which is the worst possible kicker in this case.

TPMK stands for Top Pair/Medium Kicker, meaning you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with a good but less than premium kicker. For example, if you hold JT and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPMK with a pair of jacks and a ten kicker.

TPTK stands for Top pair/Top Kicker, meaning you have pair with the top ranking card on the board, along with the best possible kicker. For example, if you hold AJ and the flop comes J-2-3, you have TPTK with a pair of jacks and an ace kicker.

A turn c-bet means betting on the turn after raising preflop and betting the flop. For example, if you raise on the Hijack and the button calls, and you bet again on the flop, you’re making a continuation bet, or c-bet. If your opponent calls and you bet again on the turn, you’re making a…

The turn is fourth street, or the fourth card dealt to the board in Hold’em and Omaha. For example, on a board of A♣ 2♥ 7♦9♠ T♦, the 9♠ is the turn.

Turbo is a tournament structure where blind levels increase faster than usual, often found in online poker rooms. “The blinds are going up every 10 minutes in this turbo tournament.”

Trapping means betting weakly, checking, or otherwise playing a strong hand in a passive way with the goal being to trick other players into betting thinking that they can win the pot. “I decided to trap with my pocket aces, so I checked the flop instead of betting.” Also known as slow playing.

A tournament is a poker event with a set buy-in where players begin with the same amount of chips and continue playing until only one remains. The buy-in is entered into a prize pool that pays out a set number of players after they are in the money. Want to improve your tournament strategy? Read…

Trips is another word for three of a kind, or three cards of a matching rank. While similar to a set, the player doesn’t need a pocket pair to make trips. For example, if you hold AJ and the flop comes J-J-2, you have trips.