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Rainbow describes a board containing cards of different suits, with no immediate flush possible from the cards shown. The term is most often used for flops with three different suits.ExampleA flop of A♣ 8♦ 3♠ is rainbow because all three cards are different suits.

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Published: September 29, 2026
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