Poker
Declaration
A declaration is how a player states which half of the pot they are going for in a hi-lo game.
Deep Stack
A deep stack is a large number of chips compared with the stakes or the starting stack.
Delay C-Bet
A delayed c-bet is a continuation bet made on the turn after checking the flop.
Deuce
A deuce is a two, the lowest card in most poker games.
Deuce-to-Seven
Deuce-to-seven is a lowball game in which the best hand is 7-5-4-3-2 and aces are high.
Deuces
Deuces are the cards with a rank of two.
Diamonds
Diamonds is one of the four suits of playing cards.
Dirty Stack
A dirty stack is a stack of chips that contains a chip of a different denomination.
Discard
To discard is to throw away cards from your hand in a draw game, or the cards you throw away.
Discards
Discards are the cards a player throws away in a draw game, or the pile they form.
Disconnect Protection
Disconnect protection is a tool that protects players if their internet connection drops during a pot.
Dog
Dog is short for underdog: the hand, or the player, with the lower chance of winning.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is a nickname for the starting hand nine-five, after the song '9 to 5'.
Dominated Hand
A dominated hand is a hand that is a big underdog against another specific hand, often because it shares a card with a better kicker.
Dominated Hands
Dominated hands are hands that are big underdogs against another hand, such as a lower pair against a higher pair.
Dominating Hands
A dominating hand has the same top card as another hand but a stronger second card, so it is far ahead of it.
Donk Bet
A donk bet is a bet made out of position into the player who was the aggressor in the previous betting round.
Donkament
A donkament is a derogatory word for a poker tournament with a weak field.
Donkey (Donk)
A donkey, or donk, is a weak player who makes poor decisions and loses money.
Doomswitch
Doomswitch is forum slang for the supposed hidden mechanism that online poker sites use to make winning players lose.
Door Card
A door card is the first face-up card dealt to a player in stud, and in hold'em sometimes the first visible card of the flop.
Double Belly Buster
A double belly buster is a hand with two inside straight draws at once.
Double Bluff
A double bluff is bluffing, being called, and then bluffing again on a later street.
Double Suited
Double suited is an Omaha starting hand with two cards of one suit and two cards of another.
Double Up
To double up is to double your stack in one hand, usually by winning an all-in.
Double‑Pop
Double-pop is a re-raise of a raise.
Down and Dirty
Down and dirty is the final hole card dealt in seven-card stud.
Down Bet
A down bet is a bet on a later round that is smaller than the bet before it.
Down Card
A down card is a card dealt face down, such as a hole card.
Down to the Green
Down to the green means being all in: your chips are gone from the felt.
Downcard
A downcard is a card dealt face down.
Downswing
A downswing is a period in which a player loses more than expected over a long stretch of play.