Photo: Anna Shvets

What is a rainbow flop in poker?

Rainbow means “all of different suits” in poker. It's commonly used to describe board textures in Hold'em and Omahabut can be used in any situation where no two cards are of the same suit. A rainbow flop texture is one where all three cards are of different suits.

888poker.com - Rainbow - Poker Definition | 888poker

What horse power is good for a car?

between 200 and 300 horsepower Right between 200 and 300 horsepower is the sweet spot for many drivers. Be cautious with models that approach 300...

Last updated Nov 23, 2020

Is predicting a skill?

Predicting is also a process skill used in science. In this context, a prediction is made about the outcome of a future event based upon a pattern...

Last updated Jul 16, 2018

Make Your Bookie Cry And Pull The Hair By Generating $23,187

Promotion

Explanation of Rainbow

In Hold’em and Omaha players use the following expressions to describe different types of board textures. Rainbow – Indicates that every card on the flop is of a different suit.

(Can also be used to describe the turn.)

Two-tone – Indicates that two of the cards on the flop are of the same suit.

(Can also be used to describe the turn.)

Monotone – Indicates that all of the cards on the flop are of the same suit.

(Can also be used to describe the turn.)

Ragged – Opposite of “connected”. Implies there is little to no co-ordination between the cards on the board. “Rag” is also the term in poker used to describe a low uncoordinated card. Dry – Similar to ragged. Indicates that there is little in the way of flush or straight connectivity. Drawy – Indicates that there are a large amount of possible straight draws of flush draws available on the board.

Paired – Indicates that there is a pair on the board

Example of Rainbow used in a sentence -> Rainbow flops in Hold’em mean it is impossible for any player to flop a direct flush draw.

How to Use Rainbow as Part of Your Poker Strategy

Rainbow textures are the driest boards, especially if they are also ragged. Mid-range board textures containing two cards between a Queen and Eight may often still be considered drawy even if all three cards of a different suit. (For example T95 should often be considered drawy, even if it is rainbow). Dry board textures such as K72 rainbow are slowplayed much more often than connected two-tone texture due to the decreased likelihood of our opponent sucking out on a dry board. Note that the term rainbow could also be employed to describe a starting hand in Omaha where every card is of a different suit. These are usually not the best starting hands – we prefer them to be either single-suited or double-suited.