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Term	Definition
YGHN	The expression is used in e-mail, and is also heard at the table. The implication is that the speaker just beat a good hand held by the person to whom the comment is directed, probably by a longshot. Also see IGHN. Usage: "You go home now," in RGP speak.
Yo	Abbreviation of Yoleven.
Yoleven	11, in respect to the size of a bet. Probably comes from craps dealers who pronounce the word clearly, loudly, and distinctly to distinguish amid all the casino noise from the similar sounding seven. Often they drag it out to eeyoleven, and this is sometimes shortened to eeyo. Also, yo.
You Roll Two	See New Guinea Stud.
Younger Hand	An obsolete term for any player to the left of the eldest hand (that is, the one immediately to the left of the dealer).
Youngest Hand	An obsolete term for the player immediately to the right of the dealer.
Z-Game	The lowest-stake game in the house. Usage: Contrary to A-Game.
Zilch or Zip	Nothing. A dealt hand with no cards worth holding (i.e., you should redraw all five cards) or a final hand with no payoff. Also called a garbage hand.
Zip	In lowball, 4-3-2-A; always preceded by the rank of the highest card in the hand. Also, Nothing. Usage: For example, 8-zip is 8-4-3-2-A.
Zombie	A poker player with no tells (see tell), one who has a poker face, shows no emotion, and otherwise exhibits no behavior to give away his holdings.
Zuke	Toke. This term is generally used only by dealers.

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