runner-runner
Two straight lucky cards
Runner-runner is poker slang for hitting the exact cards needed on both the turn and river—the final two community cards—to complete a hand.
It describes a long-shot comeback requiring consecutive lucky draws: He made a runner-runner flush to beat my set.
The term often carries a tone of disbelief or injustice, since runner-runner wins feel stolen rather than earned.
Hidden bypass mechanism
- drawCreate with pencil
- flushSame suit, five cards
- straightNot curved or crooked
- turnRotational movement
river · outs · catch · miracle · unlikely · cards · hold'em · Omaha
Unlikely to succeed
- improbableNot likely true
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- parlayConvert gain into greater gain
- consecutiveFollowing in unbroken sequence
sequential · variance · statistical · percentage · equity · cumulative · compound · remote
backdoor
Hidden bypass mechanism
turn · river · outs · catch · miracle · unlikely · cards · hold'em · Omaha · showdown
longshot
Unlikely to succeed
- improbableNot likely true
- unlikelyNot apt to happen
- parlayConvert gain into greater gain
consecutive · sequential · variance · statistical · percentage · equity · cumulative · compound · remote · calculated