Why is the 4th card called the turn and the 5th the river in hold'em?

[rivernuts]

Just wondering...I've heard because the 4th card turns you rich and the river washes it away.

[ocdscale]

5th card is called the river because when someone who is behind gets lucky on the last card, they "Rivered" you, so people started calling the last card the "River."

[rivernuts]

well then, how did they come up with the word rivered..

[whoisthedrizzle]

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well then, how did they come up with the word rivered..

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They call it being rivered cause the last card is known as the river.

[pokerchap]

In No Limit Texas Hold 'Em the last two cards are known as the turn and the river.

[Biggle10]

My understanding: Seven card stud used to be called 'Down the River'. Hold'em is actually a variant of stud. Hence the term.

[Catt]

If the final card in Hold 'Them wasn't called the "river" then a wide variety of popular names and nicknames, such as rivernuts, riveredYou, and River Phoenix, would make very little contextual sense. It was essentially a cultural imperative.

Edit: I'm not sure about the "turn." Sorry. End Edit.