The term 'Runner Runner' is colloquially given to a hand that a player gets via the turn and river cards. E.g 'Tina had a King of spades in her hand and 2 other spades came out on the flop. 2 more spades came on the turn and the river, giving Tina a runner runner flush.' Also known as backdoor, runner-runner means making a hand by hitting the needed cards on both the turn and river. For example, if you hold 6 ♥ 5 ♥ and the board reads A ♥ K♣ ♠, you would need hearts to come on both the turn and river (running hearts) to hit a runner-runner flush. Runner Runner turned out to be a pretty good film, in the plot of which poker is far from the only role. Script Writers have stated that Runner Runner will by no means be like Rounders 2, and they did not lie. If my memory serves me right, for the entire 91 minutes of the picture, not a single poker hand was shown to us. 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. A runner-runner refers to improving a hand on both the turn and river to make the winning hand. Although a rare occurrence, when it does happen, they tend to be runner-runner flushes or straights. It is a bad beat in the truest sense of the word and when a player catches the perfect runner-runners it can make the losing player go on massive tilt.
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runner-runner (not comparable)
- (poker)Describing a situation where the last two communal cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.
- 2009, Jonathan Gelling, Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold Em[1], page 300:
- Seat 8 has eight outs twice (the four nines and four remaining aces), plus another 4% for the runner-runner flush draw
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When it takes two perfect cards on both the turn and the river to covert an average or weak hand after the flop to a strong one, this should normally qualify as a 'long shot'. Also, 'strong' hands are considered here to be straights and better. These are often referred to as 'backdoor' hands such as a backdoor straight or flush etc.
After the flop, there are always 47 unseen cards. These will make a total of 1081 possible two card combinations that are used to make these probability comparisons.
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For a detailed view of the chart, mobile and tablet users should check out Holdem Runner-Runner Odds in detailed .pdf format.