Poker

Poker

Game of poker

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A situation where two players have, perhaps wisely, invested all their money in the pot and it's a roughly even chance which of them wins. A-K against a small pair is a common case; the A-K is only a ...

Blinded

Games; Poker

To "ante off". To have one's stack reduced by paying ever increasing blinds in tournaments. Ted had to make a move soon or he would be blinded away in three more rounds.

Blind off

Games; Poker

To "ante off". To have one's stack reduced by paying ever increasing blinds in tournaments. Ted had to make a move soon or he would be blinded away in three more rounds.

Cold call

Games; Poker

To call an amount that represents a sum of bets or raises by more than one player. Alice opened for $10, Bob raised another $20, and Carol cold called the $30. Compare to "flat call", "overcall".

Cold deck

Games; Poker

A deck that has been intentionally rigged ('stacked') such that some player or players cannot win.

Deuce

Games; Poker

A 2-spot card. Also called a duck, quack, or swan. Any of various related uses of the number two, such as a $2 limit game, a $2 chip, etc.

Deal twice

Games; Poker

In a cash game, when two players are involved in a large pot and one is all-in, they might agree to deal the remaining cards twice. If one player wins both times he wins the whole pot, but if both ...