Rag
A rag is typically a low card that doesn't appear to affect anyone's hand in a meaningful way. A player might say, "The board was all rags," meaning that the community cards were uncoordinated and low.
Ragged
A flop or board that is not coordinated either by rank or suit and is unlikely to make anyone a strong hand.
Rainbow
A flop with all cards being of different suits, or a final board that does not contain any more than two cards of the same suit which means that there is no possibility for a flush.
Raise
After a bet is made in a betting round, any further increases to the bet amount are referred to as a "raise." The amount of money that a player may raise is dependent upon the game type. For further information on game types visit our Games Limit section.
Rake
A percentage of every pot which is taken out by the dealer during the hand. The rake is how a cardroom makes an income and the amount of rake is dependent on the individual room. The rake at Bodog is one of the lowest of any online poker room at 5% to a maximum of $3. Typical land-based poker room rakes are 10% to a maximum of $5 and in some cases are even higher.
Rank
The denomination of each card which represents the value of the card and determines its worth for various games. For example in a high game such as Holdem, a 9 is of a higher rank than an 8 and is therefore stronger. In a low game however, typical ranking hierarchies are reversed and as such a 9 would be a weaker holding than an 8. For further information on hand strengths please visit our Hand Rankings page.
Represent
To play a hand in such a way to convince a player that you are holding something other than your actual holdings. For instance, if a player makes a large bet pre-flop, and then on a flop of A-10-4 bets heavily again, the player is said to be "representing an Ace" as it would seem natural that they have a strong holding given their pre-flop raise.
Re-Raise
A re-raise is the action of raising a raise. For instance if Player A bet, and Player B raised that bet, Player C would be said to re-raise if he raised Player B's raise.
Ring Game
A ring game is an ongoing poker game with fixed blinds that runs as long as there are players willing to take a seat. This is as opposed to a tournament which has a specific start time, increasing blinds as it progresses, and ends when one player has accumulated all the chips. Ring games are also often referred to as cash games as the chips in play represent real money as opposed to tournament chips which represent an artificial amount.
River
The fifth or last card in a community board game such as Holdem or Omaha.
Rock
A very conservative player who takes very few chances and does not play many hands. A game full of tight conservative players is sometimes referred to as a "rock garden."
Runner
A card that comes on the turn to give a player a draw that was not present on the flop, such as a player holding 9-10 with a flop of 4-Q-5, and the turn card is a Jack which then gives the player an open ended straight draw. The term runner-runner is then used when the fifth and final card then successfully completes the draw.
