Poker basic rules - Glossary of Poker Terms
Poker can be a confusing game, especially if you don't know your straights from your flushes!
Poker A-Z
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Dead card - A card no longer legally playable
Dead hand - A hand that is no-longer legally playable due to some irregularity
Dead Money - Money contributed to a pot by players who have subsequently folded
Declaration - In Hi-Lo Poker, declaring by the use of chips whether you are aiming to win the high or low pot (or both)
Declare games - Games in which you have to name the value of your hand to claim the pot
Deuce - Nickname for a two
Donkey - A term used to describe bad poker players who make loose calls
Door card - In Seven card stud, this is the first exposed card that is dealt to a player
Double through - Going all-in against an opponent in order to double your stack if you win the hand
Down cards - Another name for hole cards
Down to the felt - A player who has lost most of his chips
Draw out - To improve your hand so that it beats a hand that was ahead of you
Drawing dead - Drawing to a hand that can in no way win
Drawing hand - A potentially strong hand that needs a particular card from the draw to complete it
Drivers seat - The player that is making all the betting and appears to have the strongest hand is usually said to be in the drivers seat
Drop - Another name for folding
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- Staying in the game
- Check your position
- On the flop
- Turn and river
- Slow playing and trapping
- Large stack dominion
- Short stack aggressiveness
- Table image
- Choosing your table
- Choosing your style
- Projecting your image
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