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Continuation Bet (C‑Bet) ↗
A continuation bet is a bet on the flop by the player who took the lead preflop.
Cooler ↗
A cooler is a situation where two players hold very strong hands, and one loses despite having near‑nuts.
Coordinated ↗
A coordinated board or hand has connected and suited structure, enabling draws.
Counterfeit ↗
Counterfeit happens when shared cards make a strong hand weaker or tied.
Court Card ↗
A court card is a face card—King, Queen, or Jack.
Cowboys ↗
Cowboys is slang for pocket Kings.
Crabs ↗
“Crabs” is slang for weak, unplayable hands.
Crack ↗
To crack means to beat a premium hand—like defeating pocket Aces.
Cranberry ↗
“Cranberry” is slang for a 7‑2 offsuit starting hand—the worst in Hold’em.
Crap Shoot ↗
“Crap shoot” describes very luck‑dependent poker situations.
Cripple ↗
Cripple means your hand or draw is severely weakened or flawed.
Crossbook ↗
Crossbook refers to playing the same tournament in more than one platform.
Crying Call ↗
A crying call is a desperate call made with a weak hand hoping for the best.
Cut ↗
To cut is splitting the deck before dealing to ensure fairness.
Cut It Up ↗
“Cut it up” means split the pot if cards show identical hands.
Cut the Cards ↗
Cut the cards means physically dividing the shuffled deck before dealing.
Cut the Deck ↗
Similar to “cut the cards,” it refers to letting a player divide the deck pre‑deal.
Cut The Pot ↗
Cut the pot refers to splitting pot when ambiguity exists, like mis‑bets or side‑pots.
Cut-Card ↗
The cut‑card is a blank card inserted into the deck to prevent exposure of the bottom card.
Cutoff (CO) ↗
The cutoff is the seat immediately to the right of the dealer button.
Dark ↗
Dark describes an action taken without prior information or visible betting.
Dark Bet ↗
A dark bet is betting without first acting in that round.
Darken ↗
To darken is entering a pot without checking hole cards.
Darth Vader ↗
“Darth Vader” is slang for pocket kings in black suits (K♠ K♣).
Dead Blind ↗
A dead blind is a forced bet placed by a player who has busted or missed their turn.
Dead Card ↗
A dead card is a card removed from play and no longer contributes to the deck.
Dead Collection Blind ↗
Dead collection blind is mandatory blind paid by a player sitting out but required by house rules.
Dead Hand ↗
A dead hand is a hand not eligible to win—removed from play.
Dead Man’s Hand ↗
Dead Man’s Hand is a legendary poker hand: black Aces and black Eights.
Dead Money ↗
Dead money is chips in the pot from players unlikely to win.
Deal ↗
To deal is to distribute cards to players from the deck.
Deal Me In ↗
“Deal me in” is asking the dealer to include you in the next hand.
Deal Me Out ↗
“Deal me out” is asking not to be included in further hands.
Deal Off ↗
To deal off is sending cards to side games rather than your own table.
Deal Twice ↗
To deal twice is splitting the pot by dealing two separate boards or hands.
Dealer ↗
The dealer is the person handling the cards and controlling game flow.
Dealer’s Button ↗
The dealer’s button is a marker indicating who is dealer and positional order.
Dealer’s Choice ↗
Dealer’s choice lets the dealer pick the poker variant for that hand.
Dealer’s Position ↗
Dealer’s position is the seat considered the dealer for determining order of action.
Deck ↗
The deck is the full set of cards used in poker (52 cards standard).