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.

Rainbow

The term is used in Omaha and Hold'em...

Raise

Raise the previous bet.

Raise Blind

Place bets without looking at the cards available.

Rake

The fee is paid to the casino or poker room.

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