Glossary of terms used on this site dealing with poker
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| Term | Definition |
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| Yard |
1) $100. 2) A $100 bill. |
| Yeast |
Raise.
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| Yerba mala |
marijuana |
| 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.
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| 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. |
