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River Rat

  1. Noun

    A player who often plays weak cards and has overcome significant odds to win several hands determined by the final card dealt; a player who does not fold bad hands and has laid many bad beats.

    EXAMPLE: "I enjoy playing Hold'em at the lowest stakes offered in my local casino, where people tend to play worse hands than in the higher stakes games. Even though I hate it when the river rats outdraw me, I know that I tend to earn more when my opponents are staying in with bad hands."

    APPLIES TO: Online and Land-based Venues

    GAME CATEGORY: Shared Card Games

    RELATED TERMS: Bad Beat, Draw Out, Outdraw, River, Schooling, Suck Out



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