Sandbag or Sandbagging.
Calling, instead of raising, when you have a very good hand. This is done to disguise the strength of the hand, in order to keep a player betting, and then to re-raise. Why is this called ‘Sandbagging’? Because it can feel like you have been hit in the stomach with a sandbag when it happens to you!
TY
Online poker room abbreviation meaning ‘Thank You’. There are many others, such as tx, tu, tnx, ta or simply t.
Generally used in response to a comment such as ‘nice hand’, ‘nice bet’ or similar, this is simple good manners. However, some of the more rude online players will say ‘thank you’ to a player that might have called their all-in and doubled them up. That’s not a nice use of the term and should be avoided by the better player.
UL
Online poker room abbreviation meaning ‘Thank You’. There are many others, such as tx, tu, tnx, ta or simply t.
Online poker table chat abbreviation meaning ‘unlucky’. This is generally meant in a nice way.
VNH
Online Poker Table abbreviation meaning ‘Very Nice Hand.’ This is almost always meant in a nice way.
WP
This is a common online poker table chat terms that means ‘Well Played’ and is almost always meant in a nice way, as a genuine compliment.
YW
Online poker table chat term meaning ‘You’re Welcome’. This is generally used in response to a ‘TY (Thank You) or similar.
ZZZZ
This term is used to express annoyance at the slow speed of another player at the table. There is no set number of z’s to be used. Generally the more z’s used, the more annoyed the player is. This is really only used when a player is repeatedly slow to act – not just when ever any player takes a few seconds.
Strangely enough, a player repeatedly writing zzz’s in the chat box can also be very annoying, and can slow up a game further.
