Poker Glossary
Poker glossary

Played Card

A played card is a card dealt to a hand. It is a card that has been put into play, rather than left in the deck.

The simple explanation

After the cards are dealt, each card that is in a hand is a played card.

A closer look

The term is used in the rules of games to describe cards that are in play, as opposed to the stub. A dead or burned card is not played. It is rarely used in modern poker talk.

A practical example

The dealer deals two played cards to each player.

Full explanation

A played card is a card dealt to a hand. It is a card that has been put into play, rather than left in the deck.

A played card is a card dealt to a hand.

It is in play.

It is different from the stub.

The term is rare.

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