In poker, turn refers to a specific board card, not a player's turn to act.
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Turn in poker (fourth street card)
The turn is the fourth community card dealt face up in community-card poker games, after the flop and before the river.
Key points
- After the flop betting round ends, one card is dealt face up to the board as the turn.23
- Players combine the turn with their hole cards and other community cards to make the best five-card hand.23
Common questions
Can you fold out of turn in poker?
Yes, but it is against proper poker etiquette and may be penalised. Folding out of turn gives other players information they should not have, affecting the fairness of the hand.
Where this term is used
Related terms
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Pai gow poker
A poker variant that uses seven cards to form two hands, not a community board with a turn card.
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Omaha poker
A community-card game like hold 'em, also using a turn card, but players receive four hole cards.
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Flush poker
A hand-ranking term, not a stage of betting — the turn is the card that might complete a flush draw.
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Quads poker
A hand of four of a kind, which can be made or improved on the turn.
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Poker hand rankings
The hierarchy used to evaluate the best five-card hand after the turn is on the board.
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Texas hold em dealing rules
Texas hold'em dealing rules are the procedures for shuffling
Sources
- Glossary of poker terms en.wikipedia.org Defines the turn as the fourth community card and lists its alternative names.
- Texas hold 'em en.wikipedia.org Explains the turn's position in Texas hold 'em and how it is dealt after the flop.
- Community card poker en.wikipedia.org Covers the turn in the context of community-card poker games.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.