To achieve a better hand than one currently holds by adding or exchanging cards as provided in the rules of the game being played. I didn't think Paula was bluffing, so I decided not to call unless I improved on the draw.
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| starting hand | See starting hand. | U |
| dominated hand | A hand that is extremely unlikely to win against another specific hand, even though it may not be a poor hand in its own right. Most commonly used in Texas hold 'em. A hand like A-Q, for example, is a good hand in general but is dominated by A-K, because whenever the former makes a good hand, the latter is likely to make a better one. A hand like 7-8 is a poor hand in general, but is not dominated by A-K because it makes different kinds of hands. See Domination (poker). | U |
| overpair | In community card games such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em, a pocket pair with a higher rank than any community card. | U |
| cold deck | See cold deck. Also "stacked deck", "ice" or "cooler". | U |
| betting structure | The complete set of rules regarding forced bets, limits, raise caps, and such for a particular game. See betting (poker). | U |
| kill game, kill pot | See kill game. | U |
| rack | 1. A collection of 100 chips of the same denomination, usually arranged in 5 stacks in a plastic tray. | U |
| connectors | Two or more cards of consecutive rank. | U |
| hand-for-hand | See hand-for-hand. | U |
| offsuit | Cards that are not of the same suit. The ace of clubs and the king of spades are called ace-king offsuit | U |