Rundown is the term given to a PLO (Pot Limit Omaha) starting hand where the cards are in consecutive rank order. For example, T987 is referred to as a “Ten high rundown”. Rundowns may also have one or more gaps in them. T976 is referred to as a “Ten high rundown mid gap”.

Rock is the name given to an exceptionally tight poker payer who does not enter the pot with many hands. Rock is sometimes used interchangeably with the word nit, although there are varying opinions on the exact difference between a rock and a nit if any. A common opinion is that a rock exists somewhere between a TAG (tight aggressive) and a nit. The best counter-strategy against a rock is to steal a lot of pots on the first betting round but give up quickly when facing aggression.

Reverse Implied Odds are an adjusted pot odds calculation that take into account the fact that we may lose money on the later streets when holding a mid-strength made hand or draw. This is due to the fact that our draw is not to the nuts and may still end up dominated even after hitting. Mid-strength made hands may appear to get the direct pot odds on the current street, but must account for the fact that they will possibly face more betting action on subsequent streets. When our hand is dominated in nature (and there are chips left for the later betting rounds), reverse implied odds will give a more accurate picture than pot odds. It’s the opposite concept to implied odds.

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Raise in poker means to increase the size of the existing bet on the current street. When facing our raise, the other players at the table must either, call, fold or re-raise. If no-one has placed any chips into the middle on the current betting round, the first bet in the sequence is typically referred to as a bet rather than a raise although it’s not uncommon for these terms to get mixed up in normal speech, especially amongst recreational players.

Range advantage occurs when one player’s range of possible holdings is stronger than his opponent’s. While “stronger” in this context may often apply to raw pot equity, this is not the only thing considered when deciding which player has a range advantage. Play ability of the range, vulnerability of the range, and the distribution of equity are all considered when analysing range advantage.