Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Hunting |
Looking through the undealt deck of cards. |
| Rack |
A tray that holds 100 poker chips in five stacks of twenty chips each. |
| Ragged |
A flop (or board) that doesn't appear to help anybody very much. A flop that came down Jd-6h-2c would look ragged. |
| Rail |
The rim of a poker table or a barrier outside a poker area. |
| Railbird |
Someone who hangs around a poker room who watches the games and/or is looking to get into action. |
| Rainbow |
A flop that contains three different suits, thus no flush can be made on the turn. Can also mean a complete five card board that has no more than two of any suit, thus no flush is possible. |
| Raise |
To increase the previous bet. |
| Raise Blind |
1) To raise without looking at one's cards. 2) A forced raise. |
| Rake |
Chips taken from the pot by the cardroom for compensation for hosting the game. |
| Rank |
The value of each card and hand. |
| Rap |
When a player knocks on the table indicating that he/she has checked. |
| Ratholing |
The illegal action of taking money off the table and putting it somewhere else. |
| Razz |
Seven Card Stud where the lowest five cards win the pot. |
| Re-buy |
The amount of money a player pays to add a fixed number of chips to his/her stack in a tournament. |
| Re-raise |
To raise a raise. |
