{"id":2535638,"date":"2024-09-22T19:09:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535638"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:35:16","slug":"rainbow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/rainbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Definition \u2013 Learn What Is a Rainbow in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In poker, the term rainbow is used in community card games like <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/texas-holdem-rules\/\" title=\"How To Play Texas Hold\u2019em \u2013 Poker Rules &amp; Basics\">Hold\u2019em<\/a> to describe a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/board\/\" title=\"Board Definition \u2013 Learn What Is A Board In Poker\">board<\/a> that contains all different <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/suited\/\" title=\"Suited Definition \u2013 Learn What Suited Means In Poker\">suits<\/a>, which means that <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/flush\/\" title=\"What Is a Flush in Poker?\">flushes<\/a> or flush <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/draw\/\" title=\"Draw Definition \u2013 Learn What A Draw Is In Poker\">draws<\/a> are not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/flop\/\" title=\"Flop Definition \u2013 Learn What A Flop Is In Poker\">flop<\/a> of 2s-4h-Kd would be described as a rainbow flop, as there is only one of each suit, so it\u2019s impossible for any player to have a flush or even a flush draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term rainbow can also be applied to a full runout of five <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/community-cards\/\" title=\"Community Cards \u2013 Learn What Are Community Cards in Poker\">community cards<\/a> where there may be two cards of the same suit, but since there are no future cards to come, you can&#8217;t have a flush in your <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"Poker Hand Rankings &amp; The Best Texas Hold\u2019em Hands\">hand<\/a>, so for the purposes of the game, this is a rainbow board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In poker, the term rainbow is used in community card games like Hold\u2019em to describe a board that contains all different suits, which means that flushes or flush draws are not possible. 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