Rabbit Hunt – A request to see the remaining cards on a deck that should have been dealt as community cards had the game not ended yet
Rack – A tray used for carrying up to 100 poker chips
Rag – A weak hand or card
Ragged – Used to describe a useless flop or board
Railbird – Someone who hangs around a poker room just to watch people play
Rainbow – A board with no more than two cards of the same suit present–making a flush impossible to complete
Raise – To increase the size of a previous bet
Rake – Chips or money from a pot, taken by a cardroom as compensation for hosting a game
Rakeback – A promotional offer wherein a percentage of the amount taken by a cardroom is refunded to the player
Ram and Jam – To bet, raise, or re-raise a significant amount; to play a hand aggressively
Rank – The value of each card and hand which determines its strength or weakness
Rap – To knock one’s hand on the table to indicate a check
Raquel Welch – The pocket cards 8-3
Rathole – To illegally take money off the table without leaving the game
Razz – A variation of the 7-card stud game wherein the lowest five cards win the pot
Re-buy – To pay an additional entry fee or to purchase additional chips so as to remain in the game
Re-raise – To further raise another’s raise
Read – To analyze a player based on how they play, their mannerisms, and other actions that could give out clues on what cards one is holding
Redeal – To collect the cards previously dealt and distribute new cards–usually happens when a mistake is committed in the initial dealing of cards
Rembrandt – Any face card: a King, a Queen, or a Jack; synonymous with “Coat Card,” “Court Card,” “Face Card,” or “Paint”
Represent – Usually done to deceive an opponent: to play as if one is holding a specific card or hand
Return on Investment – The amount of money or chips that a particular action would generate over a period of time; Computation: the amount expected minus the amount invested
Reverse Tell - A player’s action done to convince an opponent that he/she has actually revealed information on the hand he/she currently has
Ribbon Clerk – A player who does not bet a huge amount of chips or money; a tight and passive player
Ring Game – Any of the non-tournament games played for real money
River – The community card that is the last to be revealed in a game
River Rat - A player who often plays weak hands and has laid several bad beats
Rock – A tight and passive player: one who plays few hands and normally folds or bets just the minimum amount required to stay in the pot
Rock Garden – A game or table where players are tight and passive
Rockets – A pair of Aces in the pocket
Roger - A 10 and a 4 in the pocket, suited or offsuit
Roodles - A temporary increase in stakes for one hand due to an event that happened in the previous hand
Rotation - A clockwise movement that is in the direction of the deal
Rough - In a lowball hand: that which includes several of the highest possible cards for a given hand
Round of Betting - That where players have the opportunity to bet, check, or raise
Royal Flush – An Ace-high Straight Flush: A-K-Q-J-10 suited; he best possible hand in poker
Run - (1) A series of good hands; (2) A straight; (3) A round of betting
Run a Pot - To win a hand by successfully bluffing throughout a hand
Runner - A card that completes or improves a hand, that dealt on either the turn or the river
Runner-runner - Said to describe a hand which was completed only by both cards on the turn and the river
Running - Cards dealt on the turn and river
Running Bad - A losing streak primarily caused by a series of weak hands dealt
Running Good – A winning streak due to having been dealt a series of strong hands
Running Pair - When the cards laid on the turn and the river happens to be a pair
Rush - A winning streak; a series of strong hands
