Poker Glossary

VPIP stands for “voluntarily put in pot”. It describes how often a player voluntarily invests chips into the pot when given an opportunity.

A solver is a type of poker calculator. It uses a game tree to generate game theory optimal solutions in poker.

Pot refers to the pile of chips in the middle of a poker table. Any time a player at the table makes a bet or raise, his wager is placed into the pot.

Spread Limit is a type of betting structure where players may use any bet or raise sizing within a designated range.

Regular or “reg” is the name given to a player who plays poker regularly. It usually implies that a player is above average at poker.