Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
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| Dark Bet |
To bet without looking at your hand.
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| Darken |
To make a bet without looking at one's cards; required in some forms of poker. |
| Dead Card |
A card that is not legally playable. |
| Dead Collection Blind |
A fee posted by the player having the dealer button, used in some games as an alternative method of seat rental. |
| Dead Hand |
A foul hand that cannot be played.
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| Dead Man's Hand |
Two pair - Aces and Eights.
There is also a computer game about these cowboys. |
| Dead Money |
Chips that are taken into the center of the pot because they are not considered part of a particular player’s bet.
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| Deal |
To give each player cards, or put cards on the board. As used in these rules, each deal refers to the entire process from the shuffling and dealing of cards until the pot is awarded to the winner. |
| Deal Me In |
Request to be dealt cards during a temporary absence
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| Deal Me Out |
Notice that a player is absenting himself from a game for at least one hand.
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| Deal Off |
To take all the blinds and the button before changing seats or leaving the table. That is, participate through all the blind positions and the dealer position. |
| Deal Twice |
When there is no more betting, agreeing to have the rest of the cards to come determine only half the pot, removing those cards, and dealing again for the other half of the pot. |
| Dealer |
The man or woman who handles the cards, gives out the pots, and monitors the game. |
| Dealer's Choice |
In home games, a rule that permits the dealer to name which poker game to be played that hand.
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| Dealer's Position |
Being the last to act in a betting round. On the button. |
