Terminology

Poker Glossary: Chat Room Shorthand

Players use shorthand in the chat feature of poker rooms. We like to keep chat brief, so as not to give away any tells. Here is a poker glossary of common chat terms.

GG	Good Game: Usually said at the conclusion of a tournament
GH	Good Hand
GP	Good Play
GTG	Got To Go: A player is leaving
HeHe	Giggling, usually expressed to a player that got lucky
LOL	Laugh Out Loud: Used by a player responding to good humor from another player or mocking his own bad luck
Str8	Straight
OMG	Oh My God - Used when a good hand is beaten by an even better hand, also known as a bad beat
NH	Nice hand
Tilt	Used by a player on a bad run
TY	Thank You: Comment from a player who has just won a big pot (various versions of this are used)
UW	You Wish
VNH	Very Nice Hand
WTG	Way To Go: Congratulatory remark from one player to another

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