To improve means your hand gets stronger with later cards.
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To make a hand means to form a playable strength combination.
“On the come” means completing a draw late in the hand and winning.
A nut flush draw is a draw to the best possible flush (Ace high).
A nut flush is the highest flush possible given the board.
Postflop means the betting rounds after the flop—the turn and river.
Ragged describes an uncoordinated flop with weak draw possibilities.
Second pair refers to pairing the second-highest card on the board with your hole card.
Running pair means your pocket pair hit a matching board card.
Split two pair is when both players show identical two‑pair, splitting the pot.