Poker Terms

A complete list of poker terms, explanations of various terms and slang. Memorise these poker basics or discover what you didn't know or had forgotten. With this knowledge, you won't look like a fish at the table.

Range

To take cards. For example: 22+ range consists of...

Rank

The value of the individual cards and the combination held.

Rap

A player's knock on the table means that...

Re-buy

Re-buying chips.

Re-raise

Repeated raises, for example, you raise...

Reading

Player analysis based on how they...

Redeal

A new division after a divider error.

Represent

Representation. When you make a special effort to play...

Reverse Implied Odds

Describes the potential risks when we have...

Ring Game

Cash poker, usually meaning...

River

The last community card on the table.

Rock

Passive player.

Round of Betting

When a player has the option to check, bet...

Royal Flush

The highest (from 10 to ace) of one...

Run

Queue (straight). A few good hands from...

Runner-runner

A situation where both the tournament and the river...

Running Bad

Series of failures.

Running Good

Winning streak.

Running Pair

When the cards are turned up on the turn and river...

Rush

Winning streak.

Sandbagging

Play quite passively, despite...

Satellite

The tournament, which takes the player who wins the...

Scare Card

The term is commonly used in hold'em and omaha...

Scoop

Win all possible points, or all...

Scramble

Shuffling the cards face down.

Seat Position

Your position at the table of other...

Seating List

A list of positions at the table, usually published...

Second Best

The second best hand that doesn't break the bank.

Second Pair

When one card in a player's hand...

See

Answer (call).