See dead button rule.
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| insurance | A "business" deal in which players agree to split or reduce a pot (roughly in proportion to the chances of each of them winning) with more cards to come rather than playing out the hand, or else a deal where one player makes a side bet against himself with a third party to hedge against a large loss. | U |
| dead man's hand | See Dead Man's Hand. | U |
| dark | Describing an action taken before receiving information to which the player would normally be entitled. I'm drawing three, and I check in the dark. Compare to "blind". | U |
| bring in | A 10 through ace straight. | U |
| 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. | U |
| starting hand | See starting hand. | U |
| limp-reraise | A reraise from a player that previously limped in the same betting round. I decided to limp-reraise with my pocket eights to isolate the all-in player. Also backraise. | U |
| home game | A game played at a private venue (usually the home of one of the players), as opposed to a casino or public cardroom. | U |
| redraw | To represent a hand is to play as if you hold it (whether you actually hold it or are bluffing). | U |
| satellite | A tournament in which the prize is a free entrance to another (larger) tournament. | U |