Poker Terms and Definitions

Full A-Z of poker terms and poker lingo, So you'll never look like the fish at the table!

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    Donkey

    In poker, a donkey is an unskilled or 'bad' player who often puts his chips at risks. A donkey will often play a very lo...

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    Dundee chop

    This is a term used in live multi-table poker tournaments (MTTs). It describes a deal made between a ridiculously high n...

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    Deuce

    Deuce is the term given to the 2 card in poker. It is the lowest of all cards in the game of poker. e.g "I fe...

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    Drawing dead

    Drawing Dead is a situation in poker where a hand is doing so badly compared to another hand that no card that may come ...

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    Dinner for two

    Dinner For Two is a colloquial word for the 6 9 starting hand. It is a knock on the sexual term of the same name. ...

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    Dominated

    Dominated a term to describe a hand that is/has been significantly beaten by another hand. e.g "My Ace Quee...

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    Dirty stack

    A Dirty Stack is a stack of chips that have its denominations mixed together, as opposed to having all denominations in ...

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    Dirty out

    A Dirty Out is a card that, if put on the board, may give a player a solid hand, but will give his opponent a better han...

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    Double belly buster

    This expresion is given to a player’s hand when he has two gutshots. In terms of outs, it is the same as an open ended...

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    Dry board

    A board where there are no possible draws is known as a dry board. An example of a dry board is –K 8 3- rainbow (all c...

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    Delayed continuation bet

    This is the name given to a situation in which the preflop aggressor checks the Flop, but bets the Turn. As the Continua...

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    Donk bet

    This is the name given to a bet from a player who is out of position against the original raiser. This is a very rare pl...

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    Dead hand

    A hand that is no longer active. Hand can be declared dead for several reasons; sometimes cards are exposed prematurely ...

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    Dead man's hand

    Aces and Eights (two pair). There are several legends that explain the name, one of them being that it was the hand that...

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    Dead money

    Money put in the pot by the players who are no longer active in the hand. Sometimes players use this term to also d...

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    Deal twice

    A practice sometimes found in the cash games with the community cards, especially in the high stakes games. Players...

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    Dealer

    Term is used both for the person dealing cards in a poker game and the position at the table which acts last....

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    Dealer's choice

    Although more common in the home games, this variation has been finding its way into official tournaments. Player w...

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    Declaration

    Other word for the option, e.g. check, bet, raise, all in, fold. Declaration can be verbal (spoken)and non-verbal, ...

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    Disconnect protection

    Term from online cash games. When a player gets disconnected during a hand he or she is involved in, they will some...

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    Dolly Parton

    A straight, from five to nine. Nickname given after Parton's role in the '9 to 5' movie.

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    Door card

    The first (of three) card that shows up on the flop.

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    Down and dirty

    The term often used for the final card dealt in the 7-card stud games.

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    Down card

    Any card dealt with the face down, e.g. visible only to one player. More often called a hole card....

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    Down to the green

    The term used when player has put all his chips into the pot, e.g. has gone all in, uncovering the usually green su...

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    Downswing

    A term used to describe a losing period in poker. Since luck is an element of poker, downswings are considered a na...

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    Draw dead

    When there are no outs left in a deck that could improve a player's hand in such a way that he would win the pot....

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    Ducks

    Pocket pair of twos (deuces)

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    Dry pot

    When a player moves all in and gets called by two or more players, a dry pot is created. Since the player who is al...

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    Draw thin

    This expression is used when a player has some outs that could improve his hand and turn it into a winner, but thei...

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    Double suited

    A term from Omaha games, where each player receives four cards. Two of the cards are in a one suit (hearts for example) ...

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    Down to the felt

    The term used when player has put all his chips into the pot, e.g. has gone all in, with nothing but a felt in fron...