Poker Terms - Poker Dictionary - Letters Q, R

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Q

• Quadruplets-Four of a kind.
• Qualifier-The minimum value hand allowed to win the pot.
• Quart-A four-card straight flush.
• Quint-A straight flush.
• Quint Major-A royal straight flush.
• Quitting Time-An agreed-upon time to end a poker game (Curfew).
• Quorum-The minimum number of players needed to start a poker game.

R

• Rabbit-A weak player.
• Rabbit Hunting-Looking through the undealt deck of cards.
• Rags-Worthless cards.
• Rainbow-three of four cards of different suits.
• Raise-To increase the bet.
• Raise Blind-(1) To raise without looking at one's cards. (2) A forced raise.
• Rake-Off-Money taken from the pot by the house or casino (Rake).
• Rangdoodles-A game in which the betting limit is increased after a very good hand such as four of a kind.
• Rank-The relative value of hands.
• Rat Holer-A player who pockets his money or winnings during the game.
• Razz-(1) Seven-card lowball stud. (2) Draw poker in which the winner of the previous pot bets last (Gardena Razz).
• Readable Pattern-A behavior pattern that reveals the value of a player's hand.
• Readers-Marked cards.
• Redeal-A new deal after a misdeal.
• Redskin-A face card.
• Rembrandt-Any game in which all face cards are wild.
• Reraise-A raise after having been raised.
• Rest Farm-An expression for the whereabouts of a player driven from a game because of heavy losses.
• Restraddle-The third blind bet that is twice as much as the straddle or the second blind bet.
• Restricted Pot-A rule requiring a minimum-value hand to win the pot (Qualifier).
• Ribbon Clerk-(1) A player unwilling to play poker at higher stakes or at a faster pace. (2) A small-time gambler.
• Rickey de Laet-A form of Mexican Stud in which the player's hole cards and all like them are wild for him.
• Ride Along-To remain in a hand because no bets are made.
• Ride the Pot-To go light.
• Riffle-To flip with the thumb through the edge of a deck.
• Riffle Cull-A technique for arranging cards in preparation for stacking the deck.
• Riffle Shuffle-To shuffle by riffling the cards together.
• Riffle Stack-A technique for stacking the deck.
• Right to Bet-A rule allowing every player the right to bet or raise at least once per round regardless of the number of raises during that round.
• Ring Game-A full game.
• Ring In-Slipping an unfair or stacked deck into play.
• Robin Hood Cheater-One who cheats for someone else without benefiting himself.
• Roll or Rolled Card (Rolling, Rolling Up)-A face-down table card or cards turned up one at a time, usually with a round of betting after each exposure.
• Rolled Up-The first three cards being three of a kind.
• Roll Your Own Baseball-Same as baseball, except one of three original hole cards is turned up, and the low hole card and all like it are wild.
• Roodles-A round of play at increased stakes (Wangdoodle).
• Rotation-Movement in the direction of the deal ... clockwise.
• Rough-The highest lowball hand of a given value, such as seven, six, five, four, three.
• Round of Betting-The action sequence in which each player is allowed to check, open, bet, raise, or drop.
• Round of Play-The action sequence in which every player deals a poker hand.
• Round the World-The same as Cincinnati, except four cards are dealt to each player and four cards are dealt to the widow.
• Rounder-a professional player who "makes the rounds" of the big poker games in the country.
• Rounding-See Dent.
• Routine--A straight flush.
• Rover-One unable to play because the game is full.
• Royal-The best possible lowball hand.
• Royal Flush-A straight flush to the ace.
• Royals-See Eagles.
• Royalties-See Bonus.
• Rub the Spots Off-To excessively shuffle the cards.
• Run-A sequence or a straight.
• Run One-An attempt to bluff.
• Runt-A hand of mixed suits and no pairs.
• Run Up a Hand-To stack a deck during the day, often by culling discards.
• Rush-A winning streak.

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