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Runner
1. Both the turn and river cards used in conjunction to make a hand.
2. An employee of a casino who runs chips between the cashier and the players and dealers.


A term typically heard as “runner-runner” to signify two cards running off the deck on the turn and river to make a winning hand. For example, if a player has the Ad7d and his opponent has JhTs and the flop comes 9d-8c-Qs (giving a straight to the second player) the first player can only win the hand with “running” diamonds to make a flush. Another way of phrasing that is, “He needs runner-runner diamonds.”

Hitting runners is lucky for the player needing them, and very frustrating to the player who was well ahead in the hand. A hand that hits runner-runner is said to have had a backdoor draw. Oftentimes, players will stay in a hand on the flop with a mediocre hand (such as middle pair) if they also have a backdoor draw that could improve their hand significantly if runners appear.

The term "runner" is also used to describe a job title of a casino employee who runs chips for people that need them. A runner will take cash from a player or dealer and "run" it to the cage and exchange it for chips and vice versa.

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