Glossary

Poker, like so many other pastimes and professions, has developed its own terminology. This guide includes not just common poker terms, but also those specifically related to online Poker.

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Raise
The act of increasing the amount bet by a prior bettor.

Rake
The amount of money, in chips, taken by the house as the service fee in a ring game when the pot reaches a minimal amount.

Raked Hand
A Raked Hand is where any player is dealt cards in ring game play, in a hand which generates rake. This constitutes one Raked Hand even where the player folds before the flop. Please note that some Titan Poker network tournaments with raked hand requirements refer to Raked Hands where a player has contributed to the pot in a hand which generates rake.

Rank
The value of a card. The rank of the 2 of Spades is 2. The rank of the Queen of Hearts is Queen. Rank value increases from 2 through 10, followed in order by Jack, Queen, King, and Ace. In High/Low games, the Ace may be used both for its high rank and as the lowest rank card.

Re-buy
To get more chips during a game but not during a hand that you are in. This applies to real money and tournament play.

Reducing
The act of removing chips from a table and returning immediately with fewer chips. Reducing is considered poor etiquette.

Registration
We ask you to select a screen name to serve as your poker room identity, a password, and to provide a location and email address to create an account. This is your registration.

River
The fifth and final community card. This card is also known as Fifth Street.

Round
This refers to the dealing of a set of cards and associated betting. For example, the dealing of the river and the bets that follow are a round.

Royal Flush
The best possible high hand. This is a straight flush from 10 through to Ace of the same suit.