# Isolation Raise

> Source: [Isolation Raise in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/isolation-raise)

## Definition
An Isolation Raise Is A Raise Over One Or More Limpers, Sized To Push The Other Players Out So The Raiser Can Play Heads Up Against The Limper, Who Is Often The Weakest Player At The Table. The Usual Size Is The Standard Open Plus One Big Blind For Each Limper Already In The Pot.

- **Category**: Preflop
- **Term Code**: `isolation-raise`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [RFI (Raise First In)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/rfi.md)): RFI, Short For Raise First In, Is The First Voluntary Raise When Every Player Before You Has Folded. RFI Ranges Widen As The Position Gets Later: A Player Under The Gun Opens A Tight Range, While The Button Can Open Close To Half Of All Hands Because Only The Two Blinds Remain To Act Behind.
- [In Position (IP)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/in-position) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/in-position.md)): In Position, Or IP, Means Acting After Your Opponent On Every Postflop Street. The Player In Position Sees What The Opponent Does Before Deciding, Controls The Size Of The Pot And Can Take Free Cards. The Dealer Button Is Always In Position After The Flop, Which Is Why Late Positions Play More Hands Profitably.
- [Range](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/range.md)): A Range Is The Full Set Of Hands A Player Could Hold In A Given Spot, Based On Their Position And Every Action So Far. Strong Players Think In Ranges Rather Than Single Hands, Because Opponents Act With Many Hands In The Same Way. Reading A Range Means Narrowing It Street By Street As New Actions Arrive.
- [Blinds](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/blinds.md)): Blinds Are Forced Bets Posted Before The Cards Are Dealt By The Two Players To The Left Of The Button: The Small Blind And The Big Blind, Which Is Usually Twice As Large. Blinds Create A Pot Worth Fighting For On Every Hand. Stakes Are Named After Them, So A 1/2 Game Has A 1 Small Blind And A 2 Big Blind.

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