Runner Runner is a poker term that describes a hand that’s completed by hitting needed cards on both the turn and the river—the last two community cards. It usually refers to making an unlikely hand, like a straight or flush, that wasn’t even close on the flop.
The name comes from the idea that you had to “run good” twice in a row to get there. It’s often part of a suck out and feels like a lucky miracle—because it usually is!
Runner runner hands are rare, but they make for the most dramatic showdowns, especially when the pot is big and the odds are low.
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