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Declaration ↗

A declaration is verbally stating your hand before showdown or draw.

Deep Stack ↗

Deep stack refers to games where players have a large stack relative to blinds.

Delay C-Bet ↗

A delayed c‑bet is a continuation bet made on the turn instead of the flop.

Deuce ↗

Deuce is slang for the Two card.

Deuce-to-Seven ↗

Deuce‑to‑Seven is a lowball game where 2‑3‑4‑5‑7 is the worst hand.

Deuces ↗

“Deuces” is slang for any two (2‑rank card) in poker.

Diamonds ↗

Diamonds are one of the four suits in a standard deck.

Dirty Stack ↗

A dirty stack is a chip stack with mixed denominations, making it hard to assess size.

Discard ↗

To discard is to remove a card from your hand or play.

Discards ↗

Discards refer to cards you choose not to keep—folded or drawn out.

Disconnect Protection ↗

Disconnect protection safeguards your tournament entries if you lose connection online.

Dog ↗

Dog is short for underdog—the player or hand with the lower chance to win.

Dolly Parton ↗

“Dolly Parton” is slang for Q‑A off‑suit (Queen‑Ace unsuited).

Dominated Hand ↗

A dominated hand is one whose strength is heavily overshadowed by an opponent’s potential hand.

Dominated Hands ↗

Dominated hands are losers lexically in equity when facing higher hands.

Dominating Hands ↗

Dominating hands are those significantly ahead in equity over opponents.

Donk Bet ↗

A donk bet is leading out of position into the prior aggressor.

Donkament ↗

A donkament is a recreational, donk-heavy tournament with loose and wild play.

Donkey (Donk) ↗

“Donkey” (or “donk”) is slang for a poor or unskilled player.

Doomswitch ↗

Doomswitch refers to unpredictable, poorly timed aggression after a bad beat in online play.

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.