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Tight

A poker player who is tight is one who rarely plays hands unless they believe they have a strong chance of winning. This term is akin to a person in society being tight with money, whereas in poker a tight player is tight with their chips.

e.g "Hamid's only played 3 hands in the last hour, he's tight!"
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