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runner-runner

runner-runner adjective: describing a situation where the last two community cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.

Adjective

runner-runner (not comparable)

  1. Describing a situation where the last two community cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.
    • Seat 8 has eight outs twice (the four nines and four remaining aces), plus another 4% for the runner-runner flush draw2009, Jonathan Gelling, Poker Tips that Pay: Expert Strategy Guide for Winning No Limit Texas Hold Em, page 300

Questions about runner-runner

What does runner-runner mean?
Runner-runner means describing a situation where the last two community cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.
What part of speech is runner-runner?
Runner-runner is an adjective.

Words near runner-runner in the dictionary

  1. runner's diarrhea
  2. runner's diarrhoea
  3. runner's high
  4. runner's knee
  5. runner's trots
  6. runner-runner
  7. runner-up
  8. runner-ups
  9. runnerless
  10. runners
  11. runners and riders

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