Nit

Also: rock, nitty

An extremely tight player who only plays premium hands and rarely bluffs. Nits are easy to steal from but should be respected when they bet big. The older term 'rock' means the same thing.

Example. He has played four hands in two hours — fold when the nit raises.

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