A slanted container used to hold the cards yet to be dealt, usually used by casinos or in professional poker tournaments.
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| call | See call. | U |
| handhistory, hand history | The textual representation of a hand (or hands) played in an Internet cardroom. See Poker tools. | U |
| defense | See defense (poker). | U |
| poker face | A blank expression that does not reveal anything about the cards being held. Often used outside the world of poker. | U |
| straight flush | See straight flush. | U |
| float | Calling a bet in order to take a pot down later, kind of like a bluff slowplay or a bluff call. e.g. You call suspected continuation bets on the flop in the hopes that the bettor will give up his unimproved AK and check on the turn. You then bet and hopefully take the pot away from the preflop aggressor. We are floating over the other guys flop bet looking for an opportunity to take the pot. | U |
| dealer's choice | A version of poker in which the deal passes each game and each dealer can choose, or invent, a new poker game each hand or orbit. | U |
| catch perfect | To catch the only two possible cards that will complete a hand and win the pot, usually those leading to a straight flush. Usually used in Texas hold 'em. Compare with "runner-runner". | U |
| five of a kind | A hand possible only in games with wild cards, or a game with more than one deck, defeating all other hands, comprising five cards of equal rank. | U |
| joker | A 53rd card used mostly in draw games. The joker may usually be used as an Ace, or a card to complete a straight or flush, in high games, and as the lowest card not already present in a hand at low. See bug. A joker may give a player a great many outs. | U |