Glossary

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Rack	A chip tray that will hold 100 chips in stacks of 20.
Rakeback	Is the part of the rake that you get back either directly from a poker room or from a poker affiliate. With rakeback you are essentially being rewarded for being a loyal player and you get a certain percentage of the rake you have paid back each month.
Rag	A low card on the flop that doesn't help your hand and is unlikely to have improved an opponent's hand.
Railbird	Spectators around the side of the poker room.
Rainbow	A flop where the suits are all different.
Raise	To increase the previous bet.
Rake	The amount taken from the pot by the card room as a charge for service provided.
Rank	The value of each card and hand.
Razz	A version of Seven Card Stud whereby the lowest hand wins. Also known as Lowball.
Read	A player, who thinks he knows why another player has made a bet, will be trying to 'read' his actions and mannerisms, to determine his possible cards.
Re-buy	When a player is allowed to add chips to his stack in a tournament. This is only for a specified time duration and can normally only occur when a player has lost all of their chips.
Represent	Betting in such a way as to suggest a particular hand. Eg, If there are four cards of the same suit on the board, a player betting is representing (suggesting) they have a flush.
Re-Raise	To raise again after a player has already raised in the same betting round.
Ring Game	A cash game (or side game) rather than any type of tournament. Players may join or leave at any time and can choose how much to sit down with, unlike in a tournament.
River	The final community card in Hold'em and Omaha, also known as fifth street, or seventh street in Seven Card Stud.
Rockets	Aces.
Rock	A player who plays only very good starting hands.
Royal Flush	An Ace high straight of the same suit, A-K-Q-J-10. The best possible poker hand.
Runner-runner	In flop games, this refers to a hand that requires, or hits both the turn and river to help their hand.
Rush	When a player wins many pots close together.

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