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Also reversible. See single-ended. doubleton Only two cards of the same suit in the hand. [41] downcard A card lying face down. [50] draw To take a card from the stock . [39] Also 'buy' e.g. in Rummy. [51] draw lots To select e.g. the first dealer by letting players choose a card at random from the fanned pack or by cutting the pack draw pile
split two pair In community card poker, a two pair hand, with each pair made of one of a player's hole cards, and one community card. spread The range between a table's minimum and maximum bets spread-limit A form of limit poker where the bets and raises can be between a minimum and maximum value. The spread may change between rounds. squeeze play
DUPLEX (Any two cards can be used. Basically two sets of trips. Instead of a 5-card hand called "Full House" you have a 6-card hand which makes a "bigger full house" or Duplex) KKKAA: The Nativity (the famous Biblical story in which the Three Wise Men visit Joseph & Mary to witness Jesus Christ's birth) KKKQQ: Buckingham Palace: KKK
The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the French-suited standard 52-card pack. Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture.
Omaha hold 'em derives its name from two types of games. "Hold'em" refers to a game using community cards that are shared by all players. This is opposed to draw games, where each player's hand is composed only of concealed cards, and stud games, where each player's unique hand contains a mix of cards visible to the other players and concealed hole cards.
A holding of exactly two cards in a suit. Down. A contract that is defeated is said to be down. (Followed by a number) The number of tricks by which a contract fails: for example, "Down two." Down the line To bid the higher of two adjacent suits before the lower. For example, of two five-card majors, the spade suit is normally bid before the ...
If two players wished to challenge, the elder took precedence. Vying continued between the two players until one passed or said "I'll see you" or the equivalent whereupon both revealed their hands. A prial (or pair royal) beat a pair which beat a single card. Two pair royals were decided by their ranking; likewise two pairs and so on.
Then a second pass occurs, each player passing two cards to their right. A second betting round is followed by a third pass, each player passing one card to their left. Finally, a third betting round and a showdown, in which the player with the best five-card high hand made out of the seven in hand wins the pot.