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Find the meaning of the term "range" in poker along with a guide for using and discussing different types of ranges.

Poker rake is a fee taken by the poker room as payment for running a poker game. It’s usually collected as a percentage taken from each pot ranging anywhere from 0 to 10% of the total pot. Most rooms only take rake from the pot if a flop is seen; this is referred to as the ‘no flop no drop’ policy.

Preflop in poker simply means “before the flop”. The flop is the name of the second betting round in Hold’em and Omaha where 3 community cards are dealt face up in the centre of the table. Anything that happens before those 3 cards are dealt is referred to as preflop(so essentially, the entire first betting round including posting the blinds and receiving hole cards).

Pot Limit is a type of betting structure used in poker. In a pot limit game, the maximum allowable bet or raise is equivalent to the size of the pot. Omaha poker is most commonly played with a pot limit betting structure. The other two types of commonly used betting structures are no limit (bet or raise any amount) and fixed limit (betting and raising occurs in fixed increments).

Postflop in poker simply means ‘after the flop’. The flop is the name of the second betting round in Hold’em and Omaha where 3 community cards are dealt face up in the centre of the table. Anything that happens from the moment those 3 cards are dealt is called postflop, including all the action on the flop, turn and river. Anything that happens before the flop is dealt is referred to as preflop.

Post means to make a mandatory payment into the pot during a hand of poker. There are two types of mandatory payments that a player may be asked to make; blinds and antes. The antes are posted by every player at the table while the blinds are posted only by specific seats (small blind and big blind). If a player wishes to join a game of poker mid orbit, it’s necessary that he pay some extra blinds before being dealt cards – this is referred to as posting.