Poker glossary: H
13 poker terms starting with H. Each entry has a clear definition, a worked example, and links to related concepts.
Hand Class
Classifying starting hands shapes both pre-flop (before community cards) and post-flop (after the flop) decisions. Hand classes tell you which holdings to open, call, 3-bet (re-...
Hand Label
Shorthand names for starting hands like Pocket Aces (AA), Big Slick (AK), and Pocket Tens (TT). Labels speed table talk, hand reviews, and range discussion.
Hand Rankings
Hand rankings determine who wins each pot by identifying the best five-card hand. In No-Limit Texas Hold'em, you receive two private cards (hole cards) and five shared community...
Hand Rankings (Order)
A showdown happens when remaining players reveal cards to determine the winner. In Texas Hold'em you make the best five-card hand from your two hole cards and the five community...
Hand vs Range Equity
Hand vs range equity is the average win share of one specific hand against the whole set of hands an opponent could be holding. It's the middle level between hand-vs-hand and ra...
Hand-for-Hand
Hand-for-hand is a tournament procedure where every selected table plays exactly one hand, then waits until every other selected table finishes that same hand before the next de...
Heads-Up
Heads-up poker occurs when only two players remain at the table, creating direct, high-variance confrontations. With only one opponent, the math and tactics from full-ring games...
Hero Call
A hero call is a call with a hand that beats most bluffs and loses to most value, made because the line, sizing, blockers, or read tilt villain's range toward bluffs. The label...
Hero Fold
A hero fold is folding a strong-looking hand because the opponent's line is value-heavy, your blockers are bad, the price is wrong, or the range story says you're beat. It's a s...
High Card
High Card - Definition, When It Wins, and How to Play It in No-Limit Hold'em
Hijack
The seat two to the right of the button. Late enough to widen opens and steal blinds, but the cutoff, button, and blinds still act after you.
Hole Cards
The two private cards each player is dealt face-down at the start of every hand. They combine with the five community cards to form your best five-card hand.
HUD
A HUD (Heads-Up Display) is an overlay for online poker that shows tracked stats next to each opponent: VPIP, PFR, aggression, fold-to-c-bet, and others. Treat the numbers as si...