BAC Acronyms/Terms (Add yours here)
Like many of you I often hurriedly type or post from my phone and often use acronyms for convenience. Below are some of the more commonly used ones related to Bac, Math, and general gaming terms. I encourage you to add yours. You can even make up your own. Thanks in advance.
IAR—In a row
Wiar—Wins in a row
P—Capital P for Player. lower case p for player sitting at the table
H.E. or HE—House Edge
SD – Standard Deviation
V—Variance
EV—Expected Value. +EV—Positive expected value
Ai—All In
AMC—All my chips
Ante—A fee charged to players before cards are dealt.
BB—Bad beat: A lost hand that was favored to win.
B&M—Bricks and Mortar casino vs online et al
BI—Buyin
Bk—Bankroll
BR—Bank Roll
BRM—Bankroll Management
BC—Burn cards
BM—Bet Max or Tmax=Table max
CSM—Continuous Shuffle Machine
CA—Casino Advantage. Also see H.E. or house edge.
EGM—Electronic Gaming Machine
EVM—Even Money Bet, paid 1:1.
FT—Full Table
Fish—The sad dejected player. If you can't spot them at your table? Its probably you.
FB—Flat betting. A player that cosistently bets the same amount.
Flea—A sponger. The player that expects everything for nothing, lie big comps for placing an occasional small bet.
GC—Gaming Commission
GAI—Going All In.
OS—Optimal Strategy
Paint—Another word for face card.
PB—Pit Boss.
Pigeon—A newbie player, rookie. Often lacks sophistication/finesse in that game.
RNG—Random Number Generator
Sawdust Joint—Often refers to a rough casino or may be small, low Tmax, sweat joint and or poorly run.
Tilt—Someone on a losing streak and yet continues.
VIP—Very important person. Often a a very large bettor.
Whale—A big player with big buyin and big wagers.
KFBW—Kungfubac For the Big Win—Ok I just made that up.
Good thread!
ITLR= in the long run
BR= big road
BYB= big eye boy road
SR= small road
CR= cockroach road
BP= bead plate road
T= tie
AS= asymmetrical hand (favoring Banker side)
S= symmetrical hand (no third card affecting Banker options)
HS= high stakes
L6= Lucky 6
Monkey= any picture card or 10 card value
as.
-NO SIDE: any card having a value of 1, 2 or 3
-TWO SIDE: any card having a value of 4 or 5.
-THREE SIDE: any card having a value of 6, 7 or 8.
- FOUR SIDE: any 9 or 10.
Quote-NO SIDE: any card having a value of 1, 2 or 3
-TWO SIDE: any card having a value of 4 or 5.
-THREE SIDE: any card having a value of 6, 7 or 8.
- FOUR SIDE: any 9 or 10.
I wrote out a while back, a bunch of B&M slang we all commonly use at the tables. I will try to find it tonight.
But, as far as here (USA), we normally say, "Line" instead of "Side" the highest majority the times.
And for an Ace, 2 or 3, a one line card.