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| Dame |
A queen. |
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| Dark Bet |
A blind bet. |
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| Dead Cards |
Discarded or folded cards. |
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| Dead Collection Blind |
A fee posted by the player having the dealer button, used in some games as an alternative method of seat rental. |
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| Dead Hand |
A foul hand that is not legally playable. |
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| Dead Man's Hand |
Hand with two pairs - black aces and eights and a nine of diamonds. Legend has it that Wild Bill Hickok was holding this hand when he was shot to death. |
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| Dead Money |
1. Money contributed to the pot by players who have folded.
2. An inexperienced player who has virtually no shot at winning a tournament. Their chips are said to be "dead money." |
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| Deadwood |
Dead cards. |
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| Deal |
To distribute cards to each player, or put cars on the board. |
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| Deal Off |
To deal the final hand of the game. |
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| Deal Out |
To omit a player from a hand. |
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| Dealer |
The person who deals the cards or the operator of a gambling game in a casino. |
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| Dealer-Advantage Game |
Any poker game where the dealer has an advantage. |
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| Dealer's Choice |
In home games, the selection by the dealer of the type of poker game to be played. |
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| Dealer's Percentage |
A poker game where the dealer has an advantage. |
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| Deck |
All the cards use in the game. In seven card stud, hold'em and Omaha, 52 cards. In games of ace-to-five lowball and draw high games, 53 cards including the joker. |
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| Declare |
In games of high/low poker, to declare one's hand as high or low or both ways. |
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| Defensive Bet |
A bet placed with the hope of decreasing one's potential loss. |
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| Dent |
Done by cheaters, too mark card by creasing the corners of the cards. |
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| Deuce |
A two. |
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| Deuces Wild |
Playing with all two as wild cards. |
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| Devil's Bedposts |
A four of clubs. |
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| Dig |
To replenish one's money while playing a hand. |
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| Dime |
Slang for one thousand dollars. |
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| Discard |
To throw cards out of your hand to make room for replacement cards. |
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| Disproportionate Bet |
A bet that is much larger or smaller than the normal bet. |
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| Doctor Pepper |
Poker game of seven card stud with twos, fours and tens wild. |
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| Dollar |
Gambling slang for a $100 bet. |
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| Door Card |
A players first exposed up card in seven card stud game. |
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| Double |
To raise. |
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| Double Belly Buster |
A two-way inside straight. Eg. 7-9-10-J-K. |
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| Double Bluff |
A bluff made by making a bluff bet on the final round and then reraising. |
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| Double Header |
A second game that follows an earlier one. |
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| Double-Barreled Shotgun |
High-low draw game with four rounds of betting after the draw as each card is turned face-up. |
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| Doubling Up |
Betting twice as much as the previous bet. |
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| Down and Dirty |
In seven card stud, the final hole card dealt. |
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| Down Cards |
Cards dealt face down. |
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| Down the Chute |
To take a heavy loss |
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| Down the River |
A type seven card stud game. |
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| Down to the felt |
Completely broke and out of money. |
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| Doyle Brunson |
The starting hand in hold'em of ten and two. Named after Doyle Brunson won the World Series of Poker two years in a row (1975 and 76) with this hand. |
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| Draw |
1. The exchange of a card or cards for new ones in the hope of improving your hand.
2. Type of poker games characterized by players being dealt 5 cards face down and later having the opportunity to replace some of the original 5. |
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| Draw Dead |
To make a hand, that cannot win the pot. |
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| Draw Out |
To make the winning hand with the last card or with draw cards. |
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| Draw Poker |
One of the two basic forms of poker (the other is stud). |
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| Driller |
A player who bets and raises frequently, a loose player. |
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| Driver's Seat |
The player with the best advantage in a hand is said to be in the driver's seat. |
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| Drop |
Money lost. |
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| Drop or Drop Out |
Another way to say to fold, to retire from a hand without calling, betting or raising. |
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| Drum |
To play tight. |
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| Drummer or Drummer Boy |
A tight player. |
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| Dry |
To be broke or out of money. |
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| Duck |
A two. |
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| Duffer |
A poor or inexperienced player. |
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