Partypoker has created a glossary for all the words that you will hear around the poker table and read in poker forums. Find out some names for your hole cards, find out the origin of some of the terms, and find out who uses these terms most often.
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Rack - A tray that holds 100 partypoker chips in five stacks of twenty chips each.
Rail - The rim of a partypoker table or a barrier outside a poker area.
Railbird - Someone who hangs around a partypoker room who watches the games and/or is looking to get into action.
Raise - To increase the previous bet.
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.
Reading - Analysis of a player based on how they play, mannerisms, and tells.
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.
Ring Game - A "live" game that is not a tournament.
River - This is the last card given in all games. In Hold'em and Omaha, it is also known as 5th street. In Stud games, it is also known as 7th street.
Rock - A passive, tight player.
Round of Betting - This is when players have the opportunity to bet, check or raise. Each round of betting ends when the last bet or raise has been called.
Rounders - Guys who hustle for a living. This is also the name of a popular partypoker movie starring Matt Damon and Ed Norton.
Royal Flush - This is an Ace high straight (A-K-Q-J-10) of the same suit. It is the best possible hand in partypoker.
Run - The act of playing with more money than is typical or reasonable for you to play.
Rush - A winning streak.