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A scare card is card that potentially makes our opponent less comfortable about his situation (and hence more likely to make the fold when facing aggression from us). The term originated with Stud games where we are dealt an Upcard that is of high rank and/or co-ordinates with the rest of our board. It’s often used by Hold’em players describe a turn or river card which has higher rank than any other card on the board, although the concept of scare cards typically fits better to Stud games than Hold’em.

A satellite in poker is a type of poker tournament that awards tickets to an even bigger tournament as prizes. Satellite tournaments are also sometimes referred to as “qualifiers”. They allow players without a large bankroll to potentially be able to enter tournaments more expensive buyins.

Runner runner in poker refers to catching two required cards, one after the other, in order to complete a strong holding. It is most frequently used to describe catching running cards on the turn and river in Hold’em and Omaha. For example, we hold QJ on a T52 texture in Hold’em. It’s possible to catch runner runner straight on a number of different board runouts.

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.