A player's hand that is not entitled to participate in the deal for some reason, such as having been fouled by touching another player's cards, being found to contain the wrong number of cards, being dealt to a player who did not make the appropriate forced bets, etc.
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| represent | To represent a hand is to play as if you hold it (whether you actually hold it or are bluffing). | U |
| downcard | A card that is dealt facedown. | U |
| in the middle | To place high enough in a poker tournament to get prize money. Also "ITM". | U |
| chopping the blinds | See chopping the blinds. | U |
| pocket cards | See "hole cards". | U |
| wake up | To "wake up with a hand" means to discover a strong starting hand, often when there has already been action in front of the player. | U |
| add-on | In a live game, to buy more chips before you have busted. In tournament play, a single rebuy for which all players are eligible regardless of their stack size. This is usually allowed only once, at the end of the rebuy period. The add-on often offers more chips per dollar invested than the buyin and rebuys. Compare with "rebuy". | U |
| under the gun | The playing position to the direct left of the blinds in Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em. The player who is under the gun must act first on the first round of betting. | U |
| short buy | In no-limit poker, to buy in to a game for considerably less money than the stated maximum buyin, or less than other players at the table have in play. | U |
| double-ace flush | Under unconventional rules, a flush with one or more wild cards in which they play as aces, even if an ace is already present. | U |