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Door Card ↗

Door card is the first exposed up‑card in stud poker.

Double Belly Buster ↗

A double belly buster is a hand with two different inside straight draws.

Double Bluff ↗

A double bluff is bluffing again after an initial bluff gets called.

Double Suited ↗

A double‑suited hand in Omaha has two suited cards in two different suits.

Double Up ↗

Doubling up means increasing your stack by at least 100% in one hand.

Double‑Pop ↗

A double‑pop is making two successive raise bets in one round.

Down and Dirty ↗

Down and dirty is a stud poker variant where the lowest card is dealt face down.

Down Bet ↗

A down bet is a bet made on the current street after betting occurred on previous streets.

Down Card ↗

A down card is a hole card dealt face down in stud variants.

Down to the Green ↗

“Down to the green” refers to having only green chips left in your stack.

Downcard ↗

A downcard is a hole card dealt face down in stud poker.

Downswing ↗

A downswing is a period of sustained losses in your poker results.

Doyle Brunson ↗

“Doyle Brunson” is slang for the hand 10‑2 offsuit, famously used by the poker legend.

Draw ↗

A draw is a hand that needs additional cards to become strong.

Draw Card ↗

A draw card is a card that improves your hand by completing a straight, flush, or other combination.

Draw Dead ↗

Draw dead means no possible card can improve your hand to win.

Draw Down ↗

Draw down is losing a portion of your bankroll through a losing streak.

Draw For Deal ↗

Draw for deal is randomly determining dealer position by cutting the deck.

Draw For Seats ↗

Draw for seats means randomly assigning player positions by drawing cards.

Draw Game ↗

Draw game is a poker variant where players can discard and replace cards.

Draw Live ↗

Draw live means your drawing hand has potential to win against all remaining opponents.

Draw Lowball ↗

Draw lowball is a lowball variant where players draw cards to form low hands.

Draw Out ↗

To draw out means winning a hand despite being behind initially.

Draw Poker ↗

Draw Poker is a variant where players exchange cards to improve their hand.

Draw Snow ↗

“Draw snow” is slang for a slow-developing or unlikely draw.

Drawing ↗

Drawing is holding a hand that needs more cards to improve to a winner.

Drawing Hand ↗

A drawing hand is a hand that can improve to a strong hand with additional cards.

Drawing Thin ↗

Drawing thin means chasing a draw with very low equity.

Driver’s Seat ↗

Driver's seat is a positional and psychological advantage in a hand or tournament.

Drop ↗

To drop means to fold your hand in cash games, forfeiting the pot.

Drop Out ↗

To drop out means to leave a hand or game voluntarily.

Dry ↗

Dry describes a board with few connected or paired cards—unfavorable for draws.

Dry Board ↗

A dry board is a flop with little draw potential.

Ducks ↗

Ducks is slang for pocket Deuces (pair of twos).