# VPIP

> Source: [VPIP in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/vpip)

## Definition
VPIP, Short For Voluntarily Put Money In Pot, Is The Share Of Hands A Player Calls Or Raises Before The Flop. Posting A Blind Does Not Count, Only Voluntary Chips Do. A VPIP Near 20 To 25 Percent At A Full Ring Cash Table Is Typical Of A Solid Regular, While A VPIP Above 40 Percent Usually Marks A Loose Player.

- **Category**: Math
- **Term Code**: `vpip`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [RFI (Raise First In)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi.md)): RFI, Short For Raise First In, Is The First Voluntary Raise When Every Player Before You Has Folded. RFI Ranges Widen As The Position Gets Later: A Player Under The Gun Opens A Tight Range, While The Button Can Open Close To Half Of All Hands Because Only The Two Blinds Remain To Act Behind.
- [Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range.md)): A Range Is The Full Set Of Hands A Player Could Hold In A Given Spot, Based On Their Position And Every Action So Far. Strong Players Think In Ranges Rather Than Single Hands, Because Opponents Act With Many Hands In The Same Way. Reading A Range Means Narrowing It Street By Street As New Actions Arrive.
- [Exploitative Play](https://smarter.poker/glossary/exploitative-play) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/exploitative-play.md)): Exploitative Play Deliberately Departs From A Balanced Strategy To Win More Against A Specific Opponent's Mistakes, Such As Bluffing More Against A Player Who Folds Too Often. It Can Earn More Than Game Theory Optimal Play Against Weak Opponents, But It Opens You To Counter Exploitation If The Read Is Wrong Or The Opponent Adjusts.
- [Villain](https://smarter.poker/glossary/villain) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/villain.md)): Villain Is Poker Slang For The Opponent In A Hand Being Discussed, While Hero Is The Player Telling The Story. The Terms Are Neutral Labels, Not Insults, And Appear In Almost Every Hand History And Strategy Forum. A Hand Review Might Say Villain Opens From The Cutoff And Hero Defends From The Big Blind.

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